State of New Jersey secondary Archives: on Families & Children
Phil Murphy:
Ensure that all workers have the right to earned sick leave
One million New Jersey workers do not receive earned sick leave. Too often as a result, these individuals must choose between their health and their job. Opponents of earned sick leave claim it will hurt workplace morale and lower performance,
a claim unsupported by experience. In fact, earned sick leave creates a more healthy and productive workplace. Phil Murphy will work to ensure that all workers have the right to earned sick leave.
Source: 2017 New Jersey Gubernatorial website, Murphy4NJ.com
Sep 19, 2016
Phil Murphy:
We all can contribute, including the differently abled
We must immediately resist Washington's all-out assault on New Jersey. This is not as much a battle between Democrats and Republicans, but a battle between right and wrong--between standing up for the people of New Jersey or standing for failed
Washington politics.We will resist every move from President Trump and a misguided Congressional leadership that would worsen income inequality; or divide families or deny access to college for our Dreamers; or defund essential infrastructure;
or gut health care for our children, seniors, and the working poor.
A stronger and fairer New Jersey is rooted in an economy that creates better jobs and provides higher wages ... that creates places where industries can grow and communities can rise,
where innovative companies are born and where millennials want to live and where seniors want to retire ... and, which remembers that we all have value and we all can contribute, including, and especially, the differently abled.
Source: 2018 New Jersey Inauguration/State of the State speech
Jan 16, 2018
Phil Murphy:
Make New Jersey safest place to deliver and raise babies
We haven't lost sight of the maternal and infant health crisis that threatened the lives of our mothers and babies -- especially mothers and babies of color--long before the COVID-19 pandemic.
No mother should ever endure the pain of losing her baby and no child should ever feel the deep loss of growing up without a mother. We are determined to make New Jersey the safest place in the nation to deliver and raise a baby.
Source: 2021 State of the State Address to New Jersey legislature
Jan 12, 2021
Phil Murphy:
Committed to more robust child-care support system
We cannot afford to miss out on the contributions of half our population. Harnessing the full economic power of all of our people requires providing real affordable options for child care that work for all
families. We remain committed to easing the burden of working parents, especially moms, and creating an even more robust child-care support system.
Source: 2021 State of the State Address to New Jersey legislature
Jan 12, 2021
Seth Kaper-Dale:
Address problems specific to LGBTQ community
New Jersey must be more inclusive for everyone in the LGBTQ community. Most insurance companies in New Jersey do not cover mental health therapy, sex reassignment surgeries and hormone prescriptions. This is unacceptable.
LGBTQ teen and adult homelessness is at an all time high in our region, as well. Seth will address this on two fronts: trying to keep kids from being kicked out by their families and creating safe spaces for these children to live and grow up.
Source: 2018 New Jersey Governor website KaperDaleForGovernor.com
Aug 8, 2017
Seth Kaper-Dale:
Earned paid sick leave is a must
Work is important, but the work of caring for oneself and one's family while in crisis is more important still. I would suggest that if the state really cares about this it not put the full onus of responsibility on small business.
There should be in place state matching funds to meet the costs of earned paid sick leave after a % threshold is reached annually by the employer.
Source: 2018 New Jersey Governor website KaperDaleForGovernor.com
Aug 8, 2017
Steve Fulop:
Require companies to grant paid sick leave
Unemployment has dropped from 8.8% when Mr Fulop was elected to 5%. While Mr Fulop, a Democrat, has streamlined regulations and expedited business approvals, he is protective of the city's industrial past. "Grittiness makes the city special.
We don't want to become a Main Street with chain stores."
He has also pushed a progressive agenda. Under his watch, the city became the first in the state (and sixth in the country) to require companies to grant paid sick leave.
It is the first New Jersey city to have a transgender health care programme. More affordable housing has been built, even along the desirable waterfront, in the past two and a half years than in the previous ten.
Source: The Economist on 2017 New Jersey Gubernatorial race
Jan 27, 2016
Phil Murphy:
Introduce a new paid parental leave policy for state workers
I also believe that every working New Jerseyan should be entitled to another right: the right to paid parental leave. And with that in mind, today, I am proud to announce that our Administration will be taking a new step--as part of First Lady Tammy
Murphy's Nurture NJ initiative--to strengthen the economic security of our state's families. Starting this year, we will introduce a new paid parental leave policy for the tens of thousands of public servants who work in state government.
Source: 2025 State of the State Address to New Jersey legislature
Jan 14, 2025
Josh Gottheimer:
Expand Child Tax Credit to help cover cost of child care
I'll expand the state Child Tax Credit to help cover the cost of child care and build senior housing,
so folks can stay near their families when they retire.
Source: 2025 New Jersey Governor campaign website Josh4Jersey.com
Feb 26, 2025
Mikie Sherrill:
I will expand New Jersey's child tax credit
As governor, I will expand New Jersey's child tax credit, which would reduce child poverty and help families afford child care--or anything else their family needs.
Our local businesses feel the significant strain when their employees can't find reliable child care. I will work with New Jersey employers to establish support programs that enable them to offer the child care options their employees need.
Source: 2025 New Jersey Governor campaign website MikieSherrill.com
Feb 28, 2025
Stephen Sweeney:
Authored New Jersey's Paid Family Leave program
He was called to serve New Jerseyans after battling through challenges when his daughter was born with Down Syndrome. As Senator, Steve authored New Jersey's
Paid Family Leave program, working to ensure parents have the resources they need to take time with their children--something he values deeply after spending nearly two months in the hospital with his newborn daughter.
Source: 2025 New Jersey Governor site: SteveSweeneyForGovernor.com
Mar 3, 2025
Steve Fulop:
Sixth city in the US to ensure paid sick leave
During his time as Mayor, Steven has shown what smart, progressive leadership can accomplish--opening a new chapter for Jersey City. Under his leadership, Jersey City became the 1st city in New Jersey--and the 6th city in the United States--to ensure
paid sick leave. Mayor Steven Fulop has led the city to record economic development, benefiting families of all income levels--all without raising taxes.
Source: 2025 New Jersey Governor campaign website StevenFulop.com
Feb 25, 2025
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