Faith based action does not take the summer off. This year it is especially important to use this “down” time to plan for the coming legislative session. The recently passed budget diverted $50 million from the Clean Energy Fund to the General Fund and did little to mitigate the estimated $2.5-5 billion in anticipated Medicaid Funds. The legislature has not taken action on the Second Look NJ Bill, the Immigrant Trust Act, nor the NJ Climate Super Fund Bill. Three major issues espoused by our task forces. Given this year’s gubernatorial race and that all Assembly seats are up for election, it is likely there will be little if any major legislative movement before November. UUFANJ and its coalition partners are now strategizing around legislative priorities for the Lame Duck. Join us for ACTION HOUR July 18th at noon to start this urgent work at bit.ly/1st-fridays. If you can’t attend at this time, you can participate in taking action at any time. There will be a special SUMMER ACTIONS SUPPLEMENT.
Planning for the UU THE STATEHOUSE FALL CAMPAIGN is ongoing. Training will include how to schedule and conduct meetings with legislators at their local offices. No long trips to Trenton – except for the initial training. More info to come.
