TRENTON, N.J. – Assemblywoman Aura Dunn is pushing legislation she drafted codifying cannabis packaging regulations following the New Jersey Poison Control Center’s report of 30 children receiving medical treatment for accidentally ingesting marijuana edibles in July. “An increasing number of children are gaining access to cannabis products following the...
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TRENTON, N.J. – Passaic County will soon pause civil and divorce trials like Hunterdon, Somerset and Warren counties because of a severe judge shortage that Assemblywoman Aura Dunn says is endangering children caught in limbo. She is calling on Gov. Phil Murphy and Senate leadership to prioritize the judicial...
TRENTON, N.J. – Assemblywomen Kim Eulner and Marilyn Piperno say the Department of Education’s directive to schools requiring additional Start Strong assessments in the fall fails to help students who need the extra support now. The Monmouth County lawmakers argue it illustrates the Murphy administration’s lack of planning and...
TRENTON, N.J. – Forty-four states’ and territories’ Attorneys General recently called on social media giants TikTok and Snapchat to collaborate with parental control applications so fathers, mothers and guardians can monitor their children’s social media usage on those platforms. Conspicuously missing from that March 29 letter is the signature of...
TRENTON, N.J. – Maybe it’s better late than never that Gov. Phil Murphy—one of only two holdouts in the entire country, the other being Hawaii’s Gov. David Ige—finally decided to lift most of the state’s indoor and outdoor mask mandates, effective May 28. While the science declares it’s safe...
TRENTON, N.J. –Assemblywoman Aura Dunn’s legislation prioritizing children’s safety by requiring daycares and parents to notify each other in the event of an absence was signed by the governor today. “We have to remain vigilant to protect our children,” said Dunn (R-Morris). “We can’t let our guard down while...
TRENTON, N.J. – The Assembly advanced a measure, sponsored by Assemblywoman Aura Dunn, requiring parents or guardians to notify child care centers of an absence and vice versa when the center experiences an unexcused absence. It now goes to the governor for his signature. From Sesame Street to State...