TRENTON, N.J. – Gov. Phil Murphy’s wasteful spending on personal office furniture while sacrificing the needs of schools and students can still be rectified with an auction say Assemblywomen Kim Eulner and Marilyn Piperno. The Monmouth County lawmakers are calling on the state to sell Murphy’s expensive office décor...
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TRENTON, N.J. – Democrats in the Senate stuck to their deal (S3732/A5238) today with Gov. Phil Murphy that school districts losing funding should settle for a partial return of their state aid. Assemblywomen Kim Eulner and Marilyn Piperno criticized Democrats unwillingness to join Republicans in protecting schools from funding cuts....
TRENTON, N.J. – Assemblywomen Kim Eulner and Marilyn Piperno are advocating for structural changes to school funding to increase state aid for schools and lower property taxes at the same time. The Asbury Park TapInto reported Thursday that Democrat Sen. Vin Gopal is looking for a temporary Band-Aid to...
TRENTON, N.J. – Record-high rates of suicide, depression and poor mental health indicators among teens should be met with increased funding for in-school services, not an outsourced experiment, say Assemblywomen Kim Eulner and Marilyn Piperno. The Monmouth County lawmakers are specifically criticizing Gov. Phil Murphy’s $43 million proposal to...
TRENTON, N.J. – Assemblywomen Kim Eulner and Marilyn Piperno are calling Gov. Phil Murphy’s ‘historic’ school funding announcement Thursday a slap in the face to suburban districts. Murphy is cutting nearly $21.5 million in state aid to 11 schools the lawmakers represent in Monmouth County. “Indefensible is how I...
TRENTON, N.J. – In July 2022, Assemblywomen Marilyn Piperno, Kim Eulner and Aura Dunn wrote to the Assembly Women and Children Committee chair to request her immediate support and consideration of a bill that would expand the definition of child abuse to ensure the state’s Division of Child Protection...
TRENTON, N.J. – Municipalities flouting employee vacation and sick pay laws to the tune of hundreds of millions of taxpayer dollars must be held accountable, Assemblywomen Kim Eulner and Marilyn Piperno say. The lawmakers recently introduced two bills (A4590 and A4591) that would create additional layers of oversight to...
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. – Assemblywomen Kim Eulner and Marilyn Piperno argue it’s time to drop the onerous Covid-19 testing and vaccine requirements in schools following a top health official’s statement rejecting more mandates and amid the statewide teacher shortage. In an interview with NJ Spotlight News, state health commissioner Judy...
TRENTON, N.J. – Despite Republican efforts to provide long-lasting and immediate tax relief, Democrats passed a record-high budget full of short-term gimmicks and backroom deals, say Assemblywomen Kim Eulner and Marilyn Piperno. “Like anyone that has followed New Jersey’s budget hearings this year, we have found ourselves frustrated by...