I strongly support NJ Casino workers who are fighting for legislation to ban indoor smoking in the gambling halls of Atlantic City’s casinos. The science is clear, tobacco smoke presents dire health risks for those who choose to smoke – and, unfortunately, also to...
Irish immigrants entering the US from the sixteenth to twentieth centuries made incalculable contributions to our politics, organized labor, religion, literature, music, and art. But today’s appreciation of the Irish wasn’t always the case – when Irish refugees...
Women’s History month is the perfect time to consider that the struggle for pay equity between American men and women dating back to at least the early 1960s – remains a stubbornly elusive goal today. During the COVID-19 pandemic, we all recognized our dependence on...
I strongly support New Jersey’s commitment to reducing carbon emissions by harnessing wind energy. Newly-approved offshore turbines are expected to power roughly 1.5 million homes, create 7,000 new jobs and bring $3.5 billion into our economy. Phase 1 production of...
