Apr 4, 2025 | Administrative Procedure Act (APA) | Arizona | California | Colorado | Connecticut | Delaware | Dramatic Cuts to Institute of Museum and Library Services (ILMS) | Executive Order 14238 | Federal Mediation and Conciliation Service | FMCS | Hawaii | Illinois | Lawsuit | Maine | Maryland | MBDA | Michigan | Minnesota | Minority Business Development Agency | Nevada | New Jersey State Library | New Mexico | New York | Oregon | Rhode Island | Trump Administration | Vermont | Washington | Wisconsin | Press Release | Protecting New Jersey in Court
New Jersey Attorney General Matthew J. Platkin joined a coalition of 21 attorneys general in filing a lawsuit against the Trump Administration to stop the dismantling of three federal agencies—the Institute of Museum and Library Services, the Minority Business Development Agency, and the Federal Mediation and Conciliation Service– that provide services and funding supporting public libraries and museums, workers, and minority-owned businesses nationwide.
Apr 4, 2025 | coalition of 15 attorneys general | Illegal Funding Cuts and Delays | Lawsuit | Medical and Public Health Research | medical and scientific research | National Institutes on Health (NIH) | public health needs | termination of already-issued grants nationwide | Trump Administration | U.S. District Court for the District of Massachusetts | unreasonable delays | Press Release | Protecting New Jersey in Court
New Jersey Attorney General Matthew J. Platkin joined a coalition of 15 attorneys general in suing the Trump Administration over its unlawful attempt to terminate and disrupt grant funding issued by the National Institutes of Health (NIH).
Apr 3, 2025 | Arizona | California | Colorado | Connecticut | Delaware | Federal Funding | Governors of Kentucky and Pennsylvania | Hawaii | HHS Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. | Illinois | Lawsuit | Maine | Maryland | Massachusetts | Michigan | Minnesota New Mexico | Nevada | New York | North Carolina | Oregon | public health grants | Rhode Island | temporary restraining order | the District of Columbia | Trump Administration | U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) | Washington | Wisconsin | Press Release | Protecting New Jersey in Court
New Jersey Attorney General Matthew J. Platkin commended a ruling by the U.S. District Court for the District of Rhode Island granting a temporary restraining order that prevents the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) and HHS Secretary Robert F. Kennedy, Jr., from abruptly and illegally terminating $11 billion in critical public health grants to the states, including more than $350 million in federal funding for New Jersey.
Apr 3, 2025 | Arizona | California | Colorado | Connecticut | Delaware | Executive Order No. 14248 | federal Election Assistance Commission | Hawaii | Illinois | Lawsuit | Maine | Maryland | Massachusetts | Michigan | Minnesota | Nevada | New Mexico | New York | Rhode Island | sweeping voting restrictions | the Elections Executive Order | Trump Administration | U.S. Attorney General Pam Bondi | Vermont | Wisconsin | Press Release | Protecting New Jersey in Court
New Jersey Attorney General Matthew J. Platkin today joined a coalition of 19 attorneys general in filing a lawsuit against President Donald J. Trump, U.S. Attorney General Pam Bondi, the federal Election Assistance Commission, and other Trump Administration officials over Executive Order No. 14248 (the Elections Executive Order), which imposes sweeping voting restrictions across the country.
Apr 1, 2025 | Arizona | bird flu | California | coalition of 23 states | Colorado | Complaint | Connecticut | critical mental health and substance abuse services | Delaware | Essential Public Health Funding | expand access to vaccinations | federal funding for New Jersey | fight the spread of infectious diseases | Hawaii | HHS Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. | illegally terminating critical public health grants to the states | Illinois | key public health initiatives | Lawsuit | Maine | Maryland | Massachusetts | measles | Michigan | Minnesota New Mexico | Nevada | New York | North Carolina | Oregon | Rhode Island | strengthen the state’s emergency preparedness | the District of Columbia | Trump Administration | U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) | U.S. District Court in Rhode Islan | Washington | Wisconsin and the Governors of Kentucky Pennsylvania | Press Release | Protecting New Jersey in Court
New Jersey Attorney General Matthew J. Platkin joined a coalition of 23 states and the District of Columbia in filing a lawsuit against the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) and HHS Secretary Robert F. Kennedy, Jr., for abruptly and illegally terminating nearly $11 billion in critical public health grants to the states, including more than $350 million in federal funding for New Jersey.
Mar 31, 2025 | "Put the Phone Away or Pay." | cell phone use | Distracted Driving | distracted driving enforcement | Division of Highway Traffic Safety | fatalities | Grants | HTS | National Distracted Driving Awareness Month | New Jersey State Police | New Jersey Turnpike | public-awareness campaign | reduction of crashes | serious injuries | the Garden State Parkway | Division of Highway Traffic Safety | Highway Safety | Press Release
Attorney General Matthew J. Platkin and the Division of Highway Traffic Safety (HTS) have announced the launch of a high visibility enforcement effort to reduce distracted driving. The campaign, known as “Put the Phone Away or Pay,” runs from April 1 through April 30, and provides funding for law enforcement agencies throughout the state to bolster enforcement of laws prohibiting texting and other forms of distracted driving.
