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NJ Senator Loretta Weinberg pushes for restoration of family planning funding
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NEW JERSEY STATE Senate Majority Leader Loretta Weinberg (D-Bergen) and Assemblyman Vincent Mazzeo (D-Atlantic) announced their fight to restore $7.5 million in this year’s state budget for family planning services that Governor Chris Christie eliminated in 2010. At a news conference at…
Loretta Weinberg calls for Equal Pay legislation on Equal Pay Day
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APRIL 12TH marked “Equal Pay Day,” the date on the calendar that marks the amount of extra time the average woman needs to work to match the earnings of the average man from the previous year. On that day, NJ State Senate Majority Leader…
NJ State Sen. Loretta Weinberg pushing paid sick leave, gender equity bills
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LEGISLATION IS moving forward in New Jersey that would mandate all workers receive paid sick time, time, along with a pair of bills aimed at ensuring women get equal pay on the job. The prime sponsor? State Senator Majority Leader Loretta Weinberg. Read more about…