Senate President Steve Sweeney attended the NAACP’s New Jersey State Conference today where he joined with the members of the oldest, largest and one of the most effective civil rights organizations in the country to discuss issues of importance in the continuing fight for equal justice and opportunities. This year’s theme, “The Evolution of the Revolution”, represents the NAACP’s intergenerational approach to civil rights in today’s multifaceted movement.
Senator Sweeney talked about the move to increase the minimum wage to $15, the expansion of the Earned Income Tax Credit, pay equity, bail reform, the legalization of marijuana, re-entry programs and his proposal for independent prosecutors for police involved shooting deaths.
Senator Sweeney also discussed school funding reform and the importance of equal education opportunities for all students, regardless of where they live in New Jersey.