Non-partisan Election Victories
The New Jersey State AFL-CIO in partnership with our central labor councils, building trades councils, and progressive community partners,…
Video: Four Years of Family Leave — A Personal Perspective
On the fourth anniversary of the enactment of the NJ Family Leave Program, legislators, labor leaders, business owners and…
Does Mitt Romney Have an Education Platform?
Beyond breaking the unions, what kind of education policy can we expect from a Romney presidency? Photo Credit: Christopher…
Make Tax Fairness the Law of the Land— Urge Your Senator to Support the ‘Buffett Rule’
What is the Buffett Rule? President Obama has proposed the Buffett Rule. It is a simple principle: Millionaires and…
Despite similarities, officials say they did not use model ALEC bills for Christie’s education legislation
By Salvador Rizzo/Statehouse Bureau TRENTON — Even the shortest, simplest bills in New Jersey are products of a long,…
Some of Christie’s biggest bills match model legislation from D.C. group called ALEC
By Salvador Rizzo/Statehouse Bureau TRENTON — Let’s say you’re a state lawmaker, passionate about charter schools, and you want…
Gov. Chris Christie’s higher ed aim claim just political spin
By Star-Ledger Editorial Board The words were unambiguous. Gov. Chris Christie, in his budget address, promised a big boost…
GOP Candidates Embrace Anti-Labor, Free-Market Fundamentalism
John Nichols Much is being made, and appropriately so, about the extremism of the Republican presidential field when it…
Christie proposes increased aid to higher education
By Mary Diduch and Jovelle Tamayo / Staff Writers Gov. Chris Christie outlined his third annual budget address for…
Christie’s hypocrisy evident on proposed gay marriage, charter school referendums
By Bob Braun/Star-Ledger Columnist Democracy is a wonderful thing, except when it’s not, but it’s often difficult to know…
Weingarten Urges Activism and Advocacy in New Jersey
Adrienne Coles, AFT As the New Jersey legislative session was set to begin, AFT president Randi Weingarten took some…
ALEC’s Latest Actions
Ben Adler The American Legislative Exchange Council (ALEC), a conservative organization that has been leading recent coordinated attempts to move…
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