Murphy presses claims to attack crisis that ‘transcends people lines’ as the governors assemble during the An effective.,” by NJ Advance Media’s Brent Johnson and Adam Clark: “With nearly two dozen of his fellow governors from across the country gathered in Atlantic City, New Jersey Gov. Phil Murphy on Thursday unveiled a playbook that states can use to combat what experts say is a dangerous mental health crisis among young people in the U.S. ‘This topic transcends party lines,’ Murphy said in a speech during the opening session of the annual meeting of the National Governors Association, which he chairs, at the Hard Rock hotel and casino … The plan has four pillars: building prevention and resilience; increasing awareness and reducing stigma; access and affordability of quality treatment and care; and caregiver and educator training and support.”

WINDMILLS OF THE GROUND – “Turbulence since the state agencies denies solar plans,” by NJ Spotlight News’ Tom Johnson: “It wasn’t a good day Wednesday for advancing clean-energy goals at the New Jersey Board of Public Utilities. The state agency rejected proposed solar projects that would have generated more than 300 megawatts of electricity and it postponed action on a much-touted plan to begin electrifying buildings, the second-biggest source of greenhouse gas emissions in New Jersey. The twin setbacks marked the latest turbulence encountered by the Murphy administration in aggressively pushing its goal to shift to a 100% clean-energy economy, an issue now facing the most sustained opposition of Gov. Phil Murphy’s first six years in office.”

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