From a verified voter in Middletown, NJEnforcing bans on LGBTQ+ “conversion” practices against talk therapy may be unconstitutional after the Supreme Court ruled that such therapy is robustly protected under the First Amendment. The Supreme Court held on March 31, 2026, in Chiles v. Salazar that, as applied to licensed therapists engage
From a verified voter in Middletown, NJHe was beaten, threatened, shamed for who he was, forced to watch violent pornographic imagery, and subjected to electroshock treatment at the age of 13. Maplewood Township Committeeman Dean Dafis lived through gay conversion therapy and now is sharing his story in the hopes of ending what he calls
From a verified voter in Middletown, NJAn Act concerning the protection of minors from attempts to change sexual orientation and supplementing Title 45 of the Revised Statutes. Be It Enacted by the Senate and General Assembly of the State of New Jersey: 1. The Legislature finds and declares that: a. Being le
From a verified voter in Middletown, NJout 36,000 Connecticut residents are at risk of losing access to food stamp benefits due to new eligibility requirements outlined in a recent federal bill. The cuts to food assistance in H.R. 1, the One Big Beautiful Bill Act, will directly affect thousands of immigrants, young adults, veterans and
From a verified voter in Middletown, NJI am writing to share an important update on the EPA's early this month announcement about microplastics that I think PSR might be interested in. Earlier this month, Administrator Lee Zeldin announced that the EPA is including microplastics on the draft Sixth Contaminant Candidate List (CCL 6). Here
From a verified voter in Middletown, NJThe EPA is currently deciding which contaminants to monitor in our nation’s drinking water. As health professionals, we know that microplastics are no longer just an environmental issue—they are a matter of public health. Research shows these particles accumulate in human organs, cross the placenta
From a verified voter in Middletown, NJSenator Mark Kelly's PEACE ACT: S4278—please sponsor it, please vote for it. Trump's ongoing usurpation of congressional powers is an abomination. Congress needs to reassert those powers, item by item and issue by issue if necessary. "Senator Mark Kelly (D-AZ) introduced the Prohibiting Expenditur
From a verified voter in Middletown, NJDoorDash inserted itself into politics yesterday by participating in a PR stunt involving Trump and a DoorDash driver (who may or may not have been a paid plant) in a photo op. I personally deleted the app this morning. They had a choice about participating in anything related to this administration
From a verified voter in Middletown, NJFirst, please ask the Congressmember to oppose a clean reauthorization of Section 702 of FISA. Section 702’s numerous loopholes allow for unwarranted government surveillance and can be easily manipulated at the expense of Americans’ civil liberties. The Congressmember should only support its extensi
From a verified voter in Middletown, NJmericans have defended one core principle: the government does not get to decide what we are allowed to read. H.R. 7661 threatens that principle. By tying federal education funding to restrictions on certain books and educational materials, this bill pressures schools to remove titles that discuss
From a verified voter in Middletown, NJWhat books are banned in 2026? Across the United States, thousands of books have been removed from public school classrooms and libraries as part of an unprecedented wave of censorship. Since 2021, PEN America has documented nearly 23,000 book bans in public schools, a number never before seen in t
From a verified voter in Middletown, NJPrinceton, NJ — Climate Revolution Action Network (CRAN) today announced its endorsement of Adam Hamawy for Congress in New Jersey’s 12th Congressional District. A trauma surgeon, Army veteran, and climate disaster first responder, Hamawy has spent his life responding to people in moments of cri
From a verified voter in Middletown, NJNew Jersey Society of CPAs Clarifies One Big Beautiful Bill’s Hourly Worker Tax Deductions ROSELAND, N.J. — The New Jersey Society of Certified Public Accountants (NJCPA) reminds New Jersey taxpayers that new tax deductions exist for hourly workers in the One Big Beautiful Bill (OBBB) signed into la
From a verified voter in Middletown, NJPublic Citizen filed the first lawsuit of Trump’s second term — literally one minute after he was sworn in. We have filed 35 more lawsuits against the regime since then (and there will be more). We have won some, we have lost some, and many are still working their way through the courts. Stay tuned
From a verified voter in Middletown, NJTo help retake the House, Blue Tent is recommending that we support three coalitions working to engage, persuade, and mobilize voters in 46 swing districts: Battleground Alliance, Battleground California, and Battleground New York. These coalitions are comprised of scores of organizing groups and u
From a verified voter in Middletown, NJYou’ve heard me talking about data centers and how they have the potential to destroy our communities, like we are seeing in Vineland. Well, if we want an even scarier glimpse into New Jersey’s future, we can look at Michigan, which has become ground zero for where Big Tech is trying to take over a
From a verified voter in Middletown, NJIn announcing one of the largest reorganizations in the 120-year history of the U.S. Forest Service, the Trump administration declared that there would be “no interruption or change” to the agency’s firefighting force. But critics say the upheaval comes at the worst possible time—with the agency’s
From a verified voter in Middletown, NJTowns across New Jersey are stepping up to prevent construction-related pollution— and yours can too. Inspired by Margate, many towns in New Jersey are adopting a simple ordinance that requires builders to implement basic containment measures for construction dust and debris. This ensures sites re
From a verified voter in Middletown, NJThe horrifying mistreatment by Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) agents of pregnant and nursing mothers in detention facilities is coming under increased scrutiny from both advocates and members of the federal judiciary. In a new report from federal judges are calling out ICE and reporting t
From a verified voter in Middletown, NJOn Friday, the Idaho Senate passed the most extreme anti-transgender bathroom ban in the United States: a law that applies to both public buildings and private businesses and carries severe criminal penalties. A first offense would be a misdemeanor punishable by up to one year in jail; a second offe
From a verified voter in Middletown, NJLawmakers consider a controversial bill that could significantly change how gender-related medical care is handled across the state. The proposed legislation would introduce new reporting requirements for gender clinics, mandate additional oversight, and limit the ability of local governments to re
From a verified voter in Middletown, NJData centers and AI are driving higher energy bills, more climate chaos, dwindling water supplies, and much more. Based on the latest research, here are the top 10 worst ways data centers leech off our communities and the planet for Big Tech’s profit. 1. Data Centers Raise Energy Demand and Electri
From a verified voter in Middletown, NJDear Sen. Johnson, I urge you to vote NO on BS676 in the Senate Finance on March 17. Under the appearance of helping people de-transition, this bill is actually a massive data grab. It requires that providers submit to the state a huge amount of information on patients, procedures, and the providers
From a verified voter in Middletown, NJJersey Director Nedia Morsy released the following statement applauding New Jersey Governor Mikie Sherrill and Attorney General Davenport for suing to stop the Roxbury ICE detention facility from proceeding: “Protecting New Jersey families from the Trump regime’s racist, classist, and xenophobic t
From a verified voter in Middletown, NJThe State of New Jersey and the Township of Roxbury come to this Court to seek relief from the unlawful decision of the U.S. Department of Homeland Security (DHS) and Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) to establish a large-scale immigration detention facility in an industrial warehouse in Rox
From a verified voter in Middletown, NJ(New section) The Legislature finds and declares that: a. All citizens of this State, and those who travel to this State for health care services, deserve the ability to safely access health care facilities in this State and the critical reproductive health and gender- affirming care services that t
From a verified voter in Middletown, NJ4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 31 32 33 34 35 36 37 38 39 40 41 42 43 44 45 A4656 SPEIGHT, PARK 2 AN ACT concerning reproductive rights, and amending, supplementing, and repealing various parts of the statutory law. BE IT ENACTED by the Senate and General
From a verified voter in Middletown, NJGov Sherrill and State PLAINTIFF’S ORIGINAL VERIFIED PETITION TO SET ASIDE CIVIL INVESTIGATIVE DEMANDS, FOR DECLARATORY JUDGMENT, AND APPLICATION FOR A TEMPORARY RESTRAINING ORDER AND TEMPORARY AND PERMANENT INJUNCTIVE RELIEF Plaintiff PFLAG, Inc. (“PFLAG”) files this Original Verified Petition to S
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