TRENTON, N.J. – Today’s Joint Committee on the Public Schools remote meeting highlighted the importance of getting teachers and children back in the classroom for full in-person learning, said the committee’s Assembly Republican members. Legislators, state officials, education advocates, and concerned parents discussed how New Jersey can successfully reopen...
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TRENTON, N.J. – In anticipation of an adult-use recreational marijuana market in New Jersey, Sen. Michael Testa and Assemblyman Erik Simonsen introduced a bill to educate students in grades 3 through 12 on the risks of cannabis and marijuana use. The bill (S3360/A5168) specifies schools must include age-appropriate instruction...
TRENTON, N.J. – The Senate and Assembly overwhelmingly approved a bill yesterday that ensures students won’t be stripped of their opportunity to represent their schools. Committees in both houses amended the bill to allow any student join sports for the fall season. Assemblyman Erik Simonsen, a school athletic director...
TRENTON, N.J. – South Jersey lawmakers, Sen. Mike Testa and Assemblymen Antwan McClellan and Erik Simonsen called upon the U.S. attorney for New Jersey to monitor the state’s upcoming primary elections on July 7. The lawmakers also introduced a resolution Monday in the Assembly (ACR185) calling for fair and legal...
TRENTON, N.J. – Assembly Republican Leader Jon Bramnick will hold a hearing with South Jersey Assemblymen Antwan McClellan and Erik Simonsen on restarting New Jersey’s tourism economy with business owners. Hearings will be broadcast on Facebook Live, Wednesday, June 3 at 4 p.m. The public and media can watch...
TRENTON, N.J. – South Jersey Assemblymen Antwan McClellan and Erik Simonsen are calling on Gov. Phil Murphy to reopen the state’s youth sports leagues for the summer season after he cleared professional teams to resume activities noting the immense benefits this action would provide to local businesses which have...
TRENTON, N.J. – Farmers across America without schools, hotels and restaurants to buy their food are being forced to dump millions of gallons of milk, mulch produce back into the soil, and smash hundreds of thousands of eggs. As mandatory shutdowns leave farmers with few options and hundreds of...
LOWER TOWNSHIP, N.J. – Assemblyman Erik Simonsen recorded an original song that pays tribute to all those serving on the frontlines of the coronavirus pandemic from his home in Lower Township in Cape May County. Simonsen, who has spent more than two decades as a singer/songwriter, performs his “Thank...
CAPE MAY COURT HOUSE, N.J. – In honor of all New Jerseyans who have been serving as essential workers and abiding by stay-at-home orders during the coronavirus pandemic, Assemblyman Erik Simonsen is performing a free Facebook Live concert on Thursday, April 16 at 6 p.m. “I have been so...
CAPE MAY COURT HOUSE, N.J. – Following Assembly Republican Leader Jon Bramnick’s press conference on the long lines at the Springfield motor vehicle agency, Cape May County legislators, Assemblymen Erik Simonsen and Antwan McClellan, are confirming similar issues in the southern portion of the state. “Two constituents have contacted...