TRENTON, New Jersey, April 20 -- The New Jersey Department of Education issued the following news release: A national report on the state of preschool commends New Jersey for its continued commitment to preschool, even while facing the COVID-19 pandemic. "For the third year in a row, Governor Murphy allocated new funding for preschool expansion in the 2019-2020 school year," said the State of Preschool Yearbook, a report by the National Institute for Early Education Research (NIEER) at the Rut more PR

TRENTON, New Jersey, April 20 -- Gov. Phil Murphy, D-New Jersey, issued the following news release on April 19, 2021: Governor Murphy today announced the appointments of Babatunde P. Odubekun, Stephanie Brown, Patricia C. Morgan, and Victor J. Herlinsky, Jr., to the State Ethics Commission. The Commission administers and enforces the New Jersey Conflicts of Interest Law and the Casino Control Act, and also operates under administrative authority granted by Governors Kean, Codey, Corzine, Christ more PR

TRENTON, New Jersey, April 23 -- Gov. Phil Murphy, D-New Jersey, issued the following news release: Governor Phil Murphy, New Jersey Department of Transportation Commissioner and NJ TRANSIT Board Chair Diane Gutierrez-Scaccetti, and NJ TRANSIT President & CEO Kevin Corbett today recognized the result of years of dedication to restoring the ranks of NJ TRANSIT's locomotive engineers to a full roster. NJ TRANSIT's latest Locomotive Engineer Training Class is in the final stages of their field tra more PR

TRENTON, New Jersey, April 20 -- Gov. Phil Murphy, D-New Jersey, issued the following news release on April 19, 2021: Governor Murphy today applauded Attorney General Grewal's sweeping directive effectively eliminating mandatory minimums for non-violent drug offenses, while conditionally vetoing Senate Bill No. 3456 with recommendations for reconsideration. The Governor's conditional veto removes a series of provisions that would have weakened penalties associated with public corruption offense more PR

TRENTON, New Jersey, April 22 -- Gov. Phil Murphy, D-New Jersey, issued the following news release: Governor Phil Murphy and a group of bipartisan governors from across the country issued a letter calling on President Biden to further advance transportation infrastructure improvements and work quickly toward a zero-emission transportation future by leveraging the American Jobs Plan investments with additional regulatory action, as well as increased funding and financing. The letter requests tha more PR

TRENTON, New Jersey, April 20 -- Gov. Phil Murphy, D-New Jersey, issued the following news release on April 19, 2021: Governor Phil Murphy today signed a series of bills strengthening how law enforcement agencies handle sexual assault cases. These bills direct law enforcement agencies to allocate additional resources to sexual assault cases, increase training for prosecutors on how to manage these cases, and change reporting structures to ensure that survivors are properly notified about their  more PR

TRENTON, New Jersey, April 20 -- Gov. Phil Murphy, D-New Jersey, issued the following news release: Governor Phil Murphy signed S2815, which directs the New Jersey Department of Military and Veterans' Affairs (DMAVA) to assist former Armed Forces service members who were denied an honorable discharge due to their sexual orientation or gender identity. DMAVA will assist veterans with completing and submitting the appropriate forms to petition the United States Department of Veterans Affairs to c more PR

TRENTON, New Jersey, April 22 -- Gov. Phil Murphy, D-New Jersey, issued the following news release: Governor Phil Murphy signed A5405, which will direct $10 million from the Coronavirus Relief Fund established under the Federal Coronavirus Aid, Relief, and Economic Security (CARES) Act to the New Jersey Department of Agriculture. This funding will be distributed to seven New Jersey food banks in order to continue providing families with food assistance during the pandemic. Governor Murphy previ more PR

TRENTON, New Jersey, April 24 -- Gov. Phil Murphy, D-New Jersey, issued the following statement: * * * "President Biden has made a tremendous choice in his nomination of Sue Fulton to serve our nation as Assistant Secretary of Defense for Manpower and Reserve Affairs. "Our nation needs leaders who understand our global challenges and have the skills to empower and inspire our men and women in uniform. "Sue has been a trailblazer since her days as part of the first West Point class to inclu more PR

TRENTON, New Jersey, April 20 -- Gov. Phil Murphy, D-New Jersey, issued the following news release: Governor Phil Murphy signed the following bills and resolutions into law: SJR-93/AJR-180 (Lagana, Cunningham, Pou/Wimberly, Reynolds-Jackson, Quijano) Designates February 14 of each year as Frederick Douglass Day in NJ. S-275/A-2142 (Kean, Cruz-Perez/Tully, Swain, Dancer) Provides resident tuition rate to certain non-resident dependent children of United States military personnel attending publ more PR

TRENTON, New Jersey, April 24 -- Gov. Phil Murphy, D-New Jersey, issued the following news release: Governor Phil Murphy, New Jersey Department of Transportation (NJDOT) Commissioner Diane Gutierrez-Scaccetti, Ship Bottom Mayor William Huelsenbeck, and Stafford Township Mayor Gregory Myhre today marked the beginning of the final phase of the award-winning Route 72 Manahawkin Bay Bridges project. "Today, work on the final aspect of the long-term rebuild and rehabilitation of the Route 72 Manaha more PR

STILLWATER, Oklahoma, April 21 (TNSAwa) -- Oklahoma State University issued the following news: The Oklahoma State University College of Education and Human Sciences is pleased to recognize six Outstanding Seniors for 2021. With more than 800 seniors expected to graduate from the college in 2021, these students represent the top 1%. They were selected for the prestigious honor based on their commitment to the land-grant mission through research, outreach and coursework. Anna Rankin, from Verno more PR

TRENTON, New Jersey, April 21 -- Gov. Phil Murphy, D-New Jersey, issued the following statement: * * * George Floyd, like countless other Black Americans whose futures have been unjustly stolen from them, should be alive today. While today's verdict provides some measure of justice and accountability for the Floyd family and millions of our fellow Americans, all of us must remember that systemic racism is still pervasive in American life. While we are glad that justice has prevailed in thi more PR