NJ residents who need substance abuse treatment
Legislation to aid the estimated 94,000 New Jersey residents in need of substance abuse treatment was signed into law Friday.
The new laws focus on making medicines that help treat the effects of opioids more accessible, including opioid antidotes such as naloxone, which can help save the life of someone experiencing an overdose, and buprenorphine, which is used to help treat opioid use disorder.
“As a doctor, I know just how important it is to prepare for and respond to medical emergencies patients may encounter,” said Assemblyman Herb Conaway (D-Burlington). “With thousands of lives lost to overdoses each year, we need a system in place to help residents struggling with substance use disorders who may be at risk for overdoses.”
NJ Transit is still slow-walking electric bus conversion | Editorial
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Today, the MTA has 25 electric buses humming on the streets of New York City. Los Angeles, with an eye on having a zero-emission fleet in time for the 2028 Olympics, ordered 155 electric buses last year. The Chicago Transit Authority, thrilled by how well these vehicles performed in extreme temperatures, just rolled out six new electrics last week, with 17 more on the way.
They all boast of extraordinary benefits: The CTA says one electric bus saves the agency $50,000 each year in fuel and maintenance costs, and that a single bus saves the city $55,000 each year in avoided healthcare expenses resulting from cleaner air.
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Vainieri Huttle & Benson Resolution to Make May 23rd “Renewable Energy Day” in New Jersey Clears Assembly Committee January 27, 2021, 4:39 pm | in
Vainieri Huttle & Benson Resolution to Make May 23
rd “Renewable Energy Day” in New Jersey Clears Assembly Committee
(TRENTON) – New Jersey continues to make strides toward increasing renewable energy usage. Wind turbine manufacturing facilities are going to be constructed and the State sees clean energy as a fundamental component to focus on for the future.
A resolution (AJR-203), sponsored by Valerie Vainieri Huttle (D-Bergen) and Daniel Benson (D-Mercer, Middlesex), that would acknowledge the importance of renewable energy for the future of our State was approved Wednesday by the Assembly Environment and Solid Waste Committee. Under the legislation, May 23
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NEW JERSEY Gov. Phil Murphy signed four bills into law this week that are intended to provide a boost to New Jersey amid the coronavirus crisis such as smoothing out issues at Motor Vehicle Commission sites while vetoing two others.
Murphy signed a bill into law that allows new drivers who passed their road tests to drive for 60 days while they are waiting to get their probationary driver s license. He also signed legislation to ensure hospitals and long-term care facilities have enough personal protective equipment
(see the signed and vetoed bills below).