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Tag: Shanique Speight

Could N.J. become a haven for transgender health care?

March 17, 2023   4:46 pm
Over the last year, one of the major focuses for Republican-led state governments across the country has been to restrict gender-affirming care, a broad term for medical care for transgender people. Many states have instituted bans on medical transitioning for...
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Ruiz, Speight back Silva in Newark Council runoff

June 1, 2022   9:47 am
State Sen. Teresa Ruiz (D-Newark) and Assemblywoman Shanique Speight (D-Newark) announced today that they are endorsing Mike Silva in the runoff election for the East Ward of the Newark City Council; their fellow 29th district legislator, Assemblywoman Eliana Pintor Marin...
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Bill requiring menstrual products in school bathrooms clears Senate committee

May 9, 2022   4:06 pm
The Senate Education Committee passed a bill requiring that school districts provide feminine hygiene products, defined in the bill as “tampons and sanitary napkins for use in connection with the menstrual cycle,” in school bathrooms for grades 6 through 12,...
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Hopatcong councilman slapped down by 29th district legislators over offensive comments

May 6, 2022   2:34 pm
A Hopatcong councilman under fire for recent offensive remarks – he said Gov. Phil Murphy’s school aid plan “raped” his Sussex County school district and gave funding to “crackheads” instead – received a further rebuke today from the representatives of...
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Policing and racial bias bills pass Assembly, with some Republican opposition

February 28, 2022   6:28 pmFebruary 28, 2022   7:21 pm
Three bills addressing police accountability and racial bias training passed the Assembly today, marking the final day of Black History Month and the first controversial pieces of policy-focused legislation of this session. If eventually signed into law, the three bills...
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Ruiz, Pintor Marin, Speight win in the 29th district

November 2, 2021   8:01 pmDecember 17, 2021   4:33 pm
The New Jersey Globe is projecting that State Sen. Teresa Ruiz (D-Newark), Assemblywoman Eliana Pintor Marin (D-Newark), and Assemblywoman Shanique Speight (D-Newark) have won re-election to the 29th legislative district. The single candidate who filed to run against them in...
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Despite law, Newark voters won’t get to fill city council vacancy because it’s too difficult to run an election

August 25, 2021   3:25 pm
Should voters get to decide who fills the seat of longtime Newark City Councilwoman Mildred Crump, who resigned for health reasons on Monday? “Technically, yes,” said City Clerk Kenneth Louis.  “But in reality, it’s impossible to do.  There really isn’t...
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