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.
Mar 11, 2025 | cancelled courses | create a new teacher pipeline | Early Court Decision | Grants | hard-to-staff school districts | improve teacher quality | larger class sizes | math | Montclair State University (MSU) | Preliminary Injunction | science | special education | Teacher Quality Partnership and Supporting Effective Educator Development grant programs | teacher residency program | teacher shortages | temporary restraining order | The College of New Jersey (TCNJ) | The U.S. Department of Education | train teachers | Trump Administration | Unlawful Termination of K-12 Teacher Preparation Pipeline Grants | Press Release | Protecting New Jersey in Court
New Jersey Attorney General Matthew J. Platkin today secured a decision by the U.S. District Court for the District of Massachusetts temporarily blocking the Trump Administration’s unlawful termination of K-12 teacher preparation pipeline grants while the states seek a preliminary injunction.
Apr 12, 2024 | 9-8-8 mobile response | A5326/S4250 | ARRIVE Together | Camden County | CCRTs | Community Crisis Response Teams | Essex County | Funding | Grants | Hudson County | Mental health crisis | Mercer County | Middlesex County | Passaic County | Pilot Program | Seabrooks-Washington Community-Led Crisis Response Act | Arrive Together | Behavioral Health | Mental Health | Office of Alternative Community Responses | Press Release
Governor Phil Murphy and Attorney General Matthew J. Platkin announced today that up to $12 million in funding will be made available to establish the Community Crisis Response Team (CCRT) Pilot Program.
Apr 3, 2024 | Distracted Driving | Division of Highway Traffic Safety | Grants | National Distracted Driving Awareness Month | saturation patrols | traffic fatalities | U Drive. U Text. U Pay | Division of Highway Traffic 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.
Apr 28, 2023 | Auto Theft Task Force (“ATTF”) | Automated License Plate Reader Technology | Grants | Law Enforcement Technology | Lock It or Lose It | Press Release | Tackling Auto Theft
Grants Achieve Statewide ALPR Coverage; Underscore Work leading to 16% Drop in Auto Thefts For Immediate Release: April 28, 2023 Office of the Attorney General- Matthew J. Platkin, Attorney General For Further Information: Media Inquiries-Lisa...
