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Advocates rally in Washington for immigration reform
Clip: 11/17/2022 | 1m 8sVideo has Closed Captions
NJ advocates were among those urging lawmakers to do something before end of the year
Immigrant advocates from New Jersey and around the nation rallied in Washington Thursday, calling on Congress to move forward on immigration reform during the lame-duck session, prioritizing a pathway to citizenship for "Dreamers," the young immigrants currently enrolled in the federal DACA program. On Wednesday, Sen. Bob Menendez (D-NJ) called on Republicans to work on bipartisan changes.
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Advocates rally in Washington for immigration reform
Clip: 11/17/2022 | 1m 8sVideo has Closed Captions
Immigrant advocates from New Jersey and around the nation rallied in Washington Thursday, calling on Congress to move forward on immigration reform during the lame-duck session, prioritizing a pathway to citizenship for "Dreamers," the young immigrants currently enrolled in the federal DACA program. On Wednesday, Sen. Bob Menendez (D-NJ) called on Republicans to work on bipartisan changes.
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CRC takes input on how to spend social equity excise fees
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Clip: 11/17/2022 | 4m 20s | The CRC projects the Social Equity Excise Fee will bring in roughly $225,000 in 2022 (4m 20s)
New 'tiny home' program is aimed at helping people on parole
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Clip: 11/17/2022 | 3m 48s | The Village of Hope Transitional Housing Program, temporary housing to support reentry (3m 48s)
Pressure on property taxes looms over municipal discussions
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Clip: 11/17/2022 | 4m 19s | Financial pressures were the focus of State League of Municipalities annual convention (4m 19s)
School-based mental health funding extended
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Clip: 11/17/2022 | 3m 58s | School leaders, advocates call for programs to be made permanent (3m 58s)
‘Tripledemic’ of respiratory viruses surges in schools, ERs
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Clip: 11/17/2022 | 5m 1s | A surge in RSV among children has led some hospitals to expand pediatric unit capacity (5m 1s)
Workers stage one-day strike at many Starbucks stores
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Clip: 11/17/2022 | 1m 6s | In NJ, workers at three unionized locations joined the demonstration (1m 6s)
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