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Trenton Bureau The New Jersey Legislature passed a resolution Monday condemning President Donald Trump for inciting a riot at the Capitol last week, despite objections from several Republicans who said the action would further political division, among other concerns. The resolution sponsored by Sen. Ron Rice, D-Newark and chair of the Legislative Black Caucus, condemns President Trump and his extremist supporters who were incited by the president to lawlessly attack and occupy the United States Capitol on Jan. 6. It urges Trump to resign or be removed for being unfit to serve. The purely symbolic and non-binding resolution drew an hour of heated debate in the Senate, moreso than any other item on the chamber s to-do list of 31 bills. Lawmakers had opened their first voting session of 2021 with a moment of silence in honor of Capitol Police Officer Brian Sicknick, a South River native killed in the attack in Washington, D.C. ....
Diversity would be taught in N.J. schools under bill that just cleared Legislature Updated Dec 17, 2020; The state Senate on Thursday gave final passage to a bill that would require public school districts in New Jersey to teach diversity and inclusion. Under the bill (S2781) which passed, 26-13, the instruction will be taught to students grades kindergarten through 12th starting in the 2021-22 school year. The bill would ensure students “examine the impact that unconscious bias and economic disparities have at both an individual level and on society as a whole,” it states. It also “encourages safe, welcoming, and inclusive environments for all students regardless of race or ethnicity, sexual and gender identities, mental and physical disabilities, and religious beliefs.” ....