Archive for Tag: Higher Education

Bill addressing cyberattacks passes Assembly committee

TRENTON, N.J. – Cyberattacks targeting schools are on the rise. The real-life implications were felt in January when an attack compromised essential network systems and forced the entire Freehold Township School District to close for a day. To combat this growing threat, a bill that requires institutions of higher...

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Dunn bill requiring NJ colleges to stock opioid overdose drug goes to governor

TRENTON, N.J. – Assemblywoman Aura Dunn’s bill requiring public and private higher education institutions in the state to stock a nasal spray that acts as an opioid overdose antidote made it a step closer to becoming law Monday after passing both the Assembly and Senate. “Having the drug readily...

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NJ colleges required to stock opioid overdose drug under Dunn bill passed by committee

TRENTON, N.J. – Assemblywoman Aura Dunn’s state and national efforts to make college campuses safer for students paid off Thursday as the Assembly Appropriations Committee advanced her legislation requiring New Jersey’s public and private higher education institutions to stock an opioid overdose antidote known as naloxone hydrochloride nasal spray....

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Why is Middlesex County College being favored under Murphy’s Budget?

TRENTON, N.J. – During Monday’s Assembly Budget hearing with the Department of Higher Education and representatives from the state’s public, private and community colleges, Assemblywoman Aura Dunn asked why Middlesex County College is getting special treatment. The college is getting a $20 million boost in the budget over last...

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VIDEO: Democrats want N.J. taxpayers to foot bill for UFO and alien research

TRENTON, N.J. – Do state taxpayers need to spend money on UFO research? The answer should be an easy “nope,” because this is real life, not a Jordan Peele sci-fi horror film. But, Assembly Democrats prioritize the paranormal over residents with their $250,000 proposal to fund UFO and alien...

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Sawyer says NJ’s flagship university’s fall Covid policy flies in face of common sense and CDC

TRENTON, N.J. – Assemblywoman Beth Sawyer is calling on Rutgers University officials to revise its fall Covid-19 masking and testing requirements to align with new guidance from the Centers for Disease Control that relaxes or eliminates many of those rules. The state’s flagship university will continue to mandate testing...

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Dunn sounds alarm over severe shortage of child mental health professionals, asks Dems to support bill

TRENTON, N.J. – Assemblywoman Aura Dunn says New Jersey is woefully unprepared to address the mental health crisis facing children and is calling on Democrats to support her bill to increase the number of counselors for children and teens. “The money set aside in the state budget to train...

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Dunn bill ensuring college students have access to mental health services signed into law

TRENTON, N.J. – Addressing the increased stress, anxiety and depression on campuses in New Jersey, Assemblywoman Aura Dunn’s bill requiring colleges to connect students to mental health services was signed into law on Tuesday. “The college life that many had imagined was put on hold or canceled because of...

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