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The ACLU-NJ joined 11 organizations in signing an open letter urging the NJ Legislature to allocate $500 million in rental assistance for low-income families in New Jersey.
High school seniors, school districts scrambling to file portfolio appeals
New Jersey can be a national leader by prioritizing equity and building a cannabis industry that reflects the diversity of the state. The goals of creating an inclusive industry, promoting racial justice, and beginning to repair the harms of prohibition are too important to be rushed.
In comments to the NJ Attorney General, ACLU-NJ and partners caution against the uniquely dangerous threats to civil liberties and racial justice that facial recognition technology poses.
ACLU-NJ recommends further funding for pandemic relief, rental assistance, and universal representation and calls for inclusive process in determining how cannabis community reinvestment dollars are spent.
The Excluded New Jerseyans Fund (ENJF) was never funded enough to reach all New Jerseyans excluded from federal pandemic relief, according to a new report by New Jersey Policy Pers