CARLSVILLE - A frothy head, seated atop the small cup of coffee, evoked thoughts of Guinness before thoughts of caffeine.
The amber liquid — espresso mixed with liquid chai concentrate — reportedly tasted divine. The concoction, nitrogen infused cold coffee flavored with chai, was rich and creamy, with a smooth mellow flavor.
The taste-testers were co-workers at Door County Coffee & Tea Co sampling the brew created by Doug Wilson Jr., the company's sales director. Their accolades brought a triumphant smile to his face.
"We've tried a few flavors but we're only selling the nitro cold brew, " Doug Jr. said.
That may change as Doug Jr. and other Door County Coffee staff members tinker with the nitro combinations, as well as other combinations of flavored coffees, to determine which new products customers will enjoy.
Customer feedback and satisfaction is paramount to the Door County Coffee culture, said Vicki Wilson, who founded the company 25 years ago.
"Our cafe is like a lab and there are endless possibilities," Vicki said. "It's always going to be a surprise with something new to try."
Watching her son and the other employees share coffee banter and tweak ideas brings her endless joy and satisfaction she said.
"Before we created Door County Coffee & Tea, this was my dream — I wanted to find a way for me and my family to live in beautiful Door County," Vicki said.
Door County was her family's favorite vacation destination, she said.
"We had been coming up here for years and trying to think of a what kind of business would work," Vicki said.
Along with her husband, Doug Wilson, the couple researched product and retail businesses and discovered there were few coffee options in the county.
"Remember, 25 years ago, there weren't the coffee choices you have today in the county. Back then, Door County visitors, residents and businesses wanted and deserved a better tasting coffee and the idea was born," said Vicki, the company's founder and owner.
Her dream spawned a multi-million dollar business that has expanded over the years to include products sold in retail stores throughout the nation with shipments going abroad to customers overseas.
"Now, this isn't just my story anymore, it's the story of everyone who works here because our success is based on them," Vicki says.
Door County Coffee employs 53 people and also has a thriving online business, with phones answered proudly by staff members.
"There are no answering machines here, unless someone calls when we aren't open," said Marna Nejedlo, who's worked in sales with the company for 10 years.
Often customers calling to place orders are longtime patrons, who the sales people have come to know.
"We take our time to answer questions and help people make good choices. Some people like to chat and that's nice," Marna said. "Every year, at the holiday time, customers send us gifts and it shows the kind of impact we have."
The initial Door County Coffee opened in a 3,000 square foot storefront in Forestville with Vicki managing the business. It quickly outgrew the Forestville location and Vicki planned her "dream" store — an inviting building designed to look like a home.
Located at 5773 State 42, Carlsville, the storefront is reminiscent of a two-story farmhouse replete with a gazebo and lawn furniture that beckon visitors to take a load off and enjoy the outdoors.
A stone sidewalk leads to the wide front porch where inside the store, there's also a coffee shop, bakery and small restaurant.
The shelves are lined with more than 100 varieties of coffee and teas including the paraphernalia associated with the beverages — French presses, tea pots, mugs and equipment to make cold brew coffee at home. There's also a wide selection of gourmet products and accessories for home decor.
The Carlsville store was initially 10,000 square feet and over the years has expanded to 30,000 square feet for warehouse space.
A large window inside the store gives patrons a glimpse into the magic of Door County coffee. The floor to ceiling window at the back of the shop shows the inner workings of the coffee roasting, grinding and bagging section of the business.
Every work day, 3,000 to 5,000 pounds of coffee is processed and the action on the work floor is akin to a well-choreographed dance under the direction of the company's roasting team: Patrick Cole, Ryan Herlache and Supervisor Jay Roberts.
Door County Coffee tastes good because the company buys only the highest-grade Arabica beans available, grown in high altitude locations, Ryan said.
"Any defects tend to sour the taste and throws the taste off," he said. "The regions all have unique flavors like beans from Bolivia will be lighter, more mild and the Sumatra is more robust, an earthy taste."
The roasting kicks off the dance as beans are dumped into a stainless steel drum and roasted in a manner similar to a giant hot air popcorn popper.
"The air is constant so that none of the beans sit and collects heat and none burn." Ryan said. A burnt bean lends a bitter flavor to a batch of brewed coffee.
If any of the beans are flavored, that happens after the roasting as they are turned in large, plastic drums for 30 minutes or more to ensure an even coating and consistent flavor.
To celebrate the store's 25 birthday, Patrick created a line of bourbon flavored coffees.
"Bourbon is so popular right now. It was a good incentive to work with the flavors to develop some new products," Patrick said.
Similar to roasting, grinding strives to keep the product even. Too coarse and the coffee will be under-extracted and weak, and too fine the coffee will be over-extracted and bitter.
"Sometimes what we think will be good, isn't. So, a lot of this is trial and error," said Jay.
When the team was asked what was a flop, in unison they looked at the ground and murmured about a Mexican coffee.
"We have 25 years of recipes," Vicki said. "The ones that work, we keep."
Over the years the best-selling flavored coffee at Door County Coffee & Tea Co. is the Highlander Grogg which has a bit of spice and a smooth buttery flavor. Other popular flavors are Cinnamon Hazelnut and anything with chocolate, vanilla or peanut.
Since the company expanded its warehouse, a room has been dedicated to brewing and sampling coffee, where every tasting is done blind with only numbers to identify the sample. Employees are encouraged to sample and not discuss their thoughts so that they don't unintentionally influence each other's perceptions. They write the scores and their comments on cards which are reviewed by the roasting team.
"If someone thinks they smell or taste orange, someone else will say, 'yeah, I taste orange, too.' Then, that changes their opinion," Jay said. "Having this kind of feedback blind from everyone who works here is a big help."
Similarly, when the company's sales team is conducting a tasting with a business to sell the line for retail sales or for product use, they conduct a blind taste testing, said Doug Jr.
"Our coffee is chosen each time," he said.
When Vicki envisioned a coffee shop where she and employees would roast, grind and sell coffee, she didn't envision the booming business Door County Coffee & Tea Co. has become during it's first 25 years. Her children returned from college to work in the business. and her husband is the company's Chief Financial Officer. Her daughter-in-law is the firm's human resources director.
"I am so lucky," Vicki said. "I drive to work and I am driving to see my family and who could be so lucky. My daughter-in-law, my two sons, my husband and we all have different skills that blend really nicely. To have your children leave and come back and want to work with you, that is wonderful."


My uncle Donny is serving a mission, teaching others about the gospel. I've always been so close to him. We're best friends. I started looking for a pen pal for him on a Christian website. I found a girl named Jennifer, and she and my mom have become best friends. My uncle and Jenn have been writing each other for the past six months. My mom and Jenn became great friends, always texting one another. Jenn would send gifts in the mail or a card to us, and we sent cards to her.
This past weekend she came to visit us from Washington. On Friday we went out to eat and went to the mall. We even watched the new Twilight movie, so good! I'm almost done with the third book. Jenn and my mom have already finished all four books. Jennifer is very friendly and sweet. It was fun to get to know her more. She's also really beautiful. She's very funny and laughs a lot. We knew that my uncle would love her.
On Saturday she spent four hours with him. It was the first time they met. We weren't there but she told us all about it. They held hands the whole time and kissed at the end of the visit! They talked and asked each other questions. He asked her to come more so they can get to know each other even better! We are so happy!
On Sunday they visited each other again. She said that it was even better. They couldn't take their eyes off each other and Jennifer says she's in love! She had to go back today and we loved seeing her. We can't wait to see her next month. We had such a good visit with her. I hope they get married! Then I can tell their kids that I put their parents together! I just hope they can live happily ever after!
Nice piece, Amber–so now you're a matchmaker! And apparently a pretty good one, too! Are you available for consulting work?
Just because this one turned out o.k.-still to see- doesn't mean you can trust all the people on the computer,you must be very careful of strangers and remember,people on the computer are complete strangers and tell you only what they want you to know about them.Just be careful.
Amber you are an amazing girl. excellent job on the writing. you really should consider going into journalism. you have such a talent for it. and dont worry….we will def give you all the credit if this all works out 🙂 keep up the good work.


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Fear and Love review – Grindr and a Brexit living room light up Design Museum launch show
Design Museum, London
From the shocking secrets of dating apps to 3D death masks and the meet'n'greet robot, this is a fun ramble through the zeitgeist (but don't worry, there are still floor lamps)
Oliver Wainwright
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'A mocking rebuke to the fashion industry'... Christien Meindertsma's work made of discarded wool. Photograph: Luke Hayes
"How do you open a new Design Museum?" asks Justin McGuirk, the journalist-turned-curator given that very challenge, being responsible for the inaugural show in the London institution's new Kensington home. It's a tough question at a time when "design" no longer means the world of desirable objects that fill the pages of Sunday supplements, but has expanded to encompass everything from digital networks to artificial organs, extending its slippery tentacles into every field imaginable – and inventing new ones that don't yet exist.
When the Design Museum first opened in a former banana warehouse in Shad Thames in 1989, the world was a simpler place. The institution was the brainchild of Terence Conran, then proprietor of Habitat, who had made a career out of elevating design from an activity to a commodity. The museum was a sort of extension of his commercial empire, intended to educate the public about "good design", about nice things that you, as a refined consumer, might one day aspire to own.
Meet'n'greet … Madeline Gannon's Mimus. Photograph: Autodesk, Charlie Nordstrom
Since then, Eames chairs have spread from the lofty heights of the museum plinth to the aisles of Aldi. You can now buy all the design classics in John Lewis, where the stories of the designers are also on display. So the museum has to try a bit harder.
"Design is a more complicated thing today," says McGuirk who, as former editor of Icon magazine, has brought a critic's eye to his opening show, Fear and Love: Reactions to a Complex World. "Design's message is inherently positive, but everything has a side-effect. We've chosen designers whose work explores the anxieties around issues like technological change, automation, privacy and the environment."
He has cast his net far and wide, corralling 11 international practitioners from the worlds of fashion and architecture, graphics and technology, to provide a snapshot of the zeitgeist, tackling everything from the "sexualised transnational urbanism" of dating apps to the cultural identity of staple food crops. Before you write into Pseuds Corner, bear with me.
Neri Oxman's 3D printed death mask Photograph: Yoram Reshef
When you walk into the ground floor exhibition hall – which has been alluringly designed by Sam Jacob and OK-RM, with long silvery curtains separating the installations, giving the feeling of wandering around a futuristic hospital ward – the first thing to catch your attention is the convulsing robot. Standing in the centre of the space inside a protective acrylic cage, this robotic arm (of the kind that usually welds things together on car production lines) lurches and twitches as if possessed. As you approach the enclosure, it lunges out to meet your face, cocking its cyclopian head to size you up.
Playing on the fear that robots will steal our jobs – five million of them in the next five years, according to the World Economic Forum – Pittsburgh-based designer Madeline Gannon has reprogrammed this 1,200kg lump of steel to make it seem curious about the world around it. "I wanted to show that robots could be a companion species," she says. "We might overcome our anxiety by establishing a bond with the machines." Its behaviour is eerily lifelike. Just as you think you've struck up a bond, it gets bored and moves on to someone else.
Design Museum review – temple to design gets the space it deserves at last
The limits of human empathy are challenged in a different way by Dutch graphic designers Metahaven, across the room. In a characteristically gnomic video installation, they splice bloody footage of the Japanese whaling industry with animations showing the latest in artificial intelligence, displayed on monitors in front of a backdrop of protest banners for marine wildlife conservation group Sea Shepherd. "Their point is that humankind has an empathy deficit," says McGuirk. "Why are we investing so much energy in AI, while we are also killing this intelligent species that we still don't fully understand?" It is design as advocacy, from the provocative Dutch group that brought us Can Jokes Bring Down Governments?, charting internet memes as a form political protest, and a range of T-shirts and scarves for WikiLeaks.
Save the whale … a still from Metahaven's A Love Letter to Sea Shepherd.
On a table nearby, the iniquity of throwaway fashion culture is confronted in kaleidoscopic glory by Christien Meindertsma, along with a possible solution to the mass landfill/incineration problem. She has worked with a new generation of machines that can sort fibres by colour and material to transform 1,000 discarded woollen jumpers into little heaps of thread, displayed on a big table like the coloured mounds of a spice market. In a mocking rebuke to the fashion industry, she has lined the walls of her space with swatches snipped from jumpers, comparing the purported material ("100% merino wool!") with the machine's analysis (40% acrylic). Trading Standards would do well to pay a visit.
Elsewhere, there are things that feel familiar from recent biennales – a Mongolian yurt, a bamboo pavilion by a radical Latin American architecture practice – and at times the whole thing seems a bit self-consciously "now", with Neri Oxman's 3D-printed death-masks and clunky wearable tech accessories by Hussein Chalayan that project the wearer's emotions.
At the other end of the spectrum, the closest thing to a conventional design showroom comes from architectural provocateurs OMA (architects of the luxury flats outside), who have constructed a model room set in a corner of the exhibition. Ah, this is the old Design Museum you knew and loved, complete with a Dieter Rams wall clock and an Achille Castiglioni floor lamp.
OMA's living room, including their EU barcode, complete with UK portion peeled away. Photograph: Luke Hayes
But, of course, there is a bigger narrative at play. Each item in this charmingly retro living room comes from a different one of the 28 member states of the European Union, from a Romanian enamel coffee pot to an Ikea Billy bookcase, all arranged in front of a vertical blind of OMA's EU barcode flag – from which the British segment has come unhooked and lies forlornly crumpled on the floor. Just to rub it in, the UK contribution to this home decor Eurovision contest is not a Jasper Morrison chair or Barber & Osgerby table, but chintzy wallpaper from Osborne & Little, George Osborne's family business.
In this eclectic ramble, which sometimes feels like walking through an issue of Wired magazine (the media partner, it turns out), one of the most eye-opening spaces to linger is provided by Spanish architect Andrés Jaque with Intimate Strangers, a film installation about the gay dating app Grindr. Charting the phenomenal growth of the platform – which now counts 10 million users in 192 countries – it reveals how the app is used by police in authoritarian regimes, from Saudi Arabia to Egypt, to track down and arrest gay people, as well as how it has been mobilised as vital tool by LGBT refugees seeking safe passage to Europe. "If there is an urbanity that is still available for the huge part of humanity suffering displacement," the voiceover concludes, on an optimistic note, "it is probably the one growing among friendly strangers."
Andrés Jaque's Intimate Strangers, about the gay dating app Grindr
If it's all too much, you can still comfort yourself with the museum's more conventional permanent collection upstairs, where the iconic Underground roundel rubs shoulders with Louboutin high heels, their stories told from the perspectives of designer, maker and user. But with Fear and Love, McGuirk has set out a powerful stall for the institution to act as a forum for exploring a world of critical, provocative and unsettling ideas.
• Fear & Love: Reactions to a Complex World is at the Design Museum, London, from 24 November to 23 April. Box office: 020-3862 5937.

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Below is a list of prizes for which Penn State has been invited to apply. If you are interested in applying or nominating a faculty member for any of the prizes listed below, please contact Michelle Hutnik at mzh17@psu.edu.
The Hoffmann Academic Award for Intercultural Competence 2020
The University of Vechta annually confers the Hoffmann Academic Award for Intercultural Competence, sponsored by the Vechta-based travel company Hoffmann Reisen GmbH. The award comes with a cash prize of 10,000 Euros.
The Hoffmann Academic Award is part of a long-term programme aimed at promoting intercultural competence, which is the key to peaceful and constructive co-operation between people of various ethnic, cultural and religious backgrounds. Intercultural competence enables us to identify common ground and to learn from our characteristic features. In many ways, intercultural issues are an integrl element of academic research for numerous disciplines.
The aim of the Hoffmann Academic Award is to support the endeavours of an outstanding academic by awarding a prize to groundbreaking work on topics of intercultural competence. Such work may concentrate on researching the topic from the perspective of a single discipline or it may be interdisciplinary in nature.
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Created in 1998, the L'Oréal-UNESCO For Women in Science International Awards recognize and support eminent women in science throughout the world. Each year, five Laureates are recognized for their contributions to the advancement of science, in Life Sciences or Physical Sciences, Mathematics and Computer Science in alternating years. The 2021 edition of the Awards will designate five outstanding scientific researchers in the field of Physical Sciences, Mathematics and Computer Science, working in the following regions:
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One candidate will be selected for each of the five regions, the determining factor being the place of work for at least 5 years, not the nationality of the candidate. Each of the five Laureates will receive an award of €100,000. Deadline for nominations is MAY 31ST, 2020.
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In principle, the award is intended for a single person but small groups of researchers are also eligible. The person must be alive to be named a Japan Prize Laureate. A complete listing of the Laureates honored to date along with information about their research is available here.
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The LUI Che Woo Prize aims to recognise and honour individuals or organisations all over the world with outstanding achievements and contributions in respect of the following three objectives:
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Objective 3: Promotion of positive life attitude and enhancement of positive energy: This objective is to honour a model which can be an individual or an organisation of unwavering determination demonstrated in the adoption of a positive attitude and making constructive changes in the face of setbacks, hardship and adversity.
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require 'arel'
require 'arel/visitors'
require 'arel/visitors/to_sql'
require 'appengine-apis/datastore'

module Arel
  module Visitors
    class Datastore < Arel::Visitors::ToSql

      class QString
        attr :kind
        attr :q
        attr :options
        attr :connection

        def initialize( conn, kind, options = {} )
          @connection = conn
          @kind = kind
          @q = AppEngine::Datastore::Query.new( kind )
          @options = options
        end

        def to_s
          out = q.inspect
          out += " OFFSET #{options[:offset]} " if options[:offset]
          out += " LIMIT  #{options[:limit]} "  if options[:limit]
          out
        end

        alias :inspect :to_s

        def projections( projs )
          projs.each{|p|
            if( p.is_a? Arel::Nodes::Count )
              options[:count] = true
            end
          }
          self
        end

        def wheres( conditions )
          conditions.each{|w|
            w_expr  = w.expr rescue w
            if( w_expr.class != Arel::Nodes::SqlLiteral )
              key     = w_expr.left.name
              val     = w_expr.right
              opt     = w_expr.operator
              apply_filter( key, opt, val )
            else
              parese_expression_string( w_expr.to_s )
            end
          }
          self
        end

        TypeCast = {
          :primary_key => lambda{|k,v| AppEngine::Datastore::Key.from_path( k, v.to_i ) },
          :integer     => lambda{|k,i| i.to_i },
          :datetime    => lambda{|k,t| t.is_a?(Time)? t : Time.parse(t.to_s) },
          :date        => lambda{|k,t| t.is_a?(Date)? t : Date.parse(t.to_s) },
          :float       => lambda{|k,f| f.to_f },
          :text        => lambda{|k,t| AppEngine::Datastore::Text.new(t) },
          :binary      => lambda{|k,t| AppEngine::Datastore::Blob.new(t) }
        }
        InScan = /'((\\.|[^'])*)'|(\d+)/
        def apply_filter( key, opt, value )
          key, opt = key.to_sym, opt.to_sym
          column = @connection.columns(kind).find{|c| c.name == key.to_s }
          opt = :in      if value.is_a? Array
          type_cast_proc = TypeCast[ column.primary ? :primary_key : column.type ]
          if opt == :in or opt == :IN
            value = value.scan(InScan).collect{|d| d.find{|i| i}}   if value.is_a? String
            value.collect!{|v| type_cast_proc.call(kind,v) }        if type_cast_proc
            options[:empty], value = true, [ "EMPTY" ]              if value.empty?
          else
            value = type_cast_proc.call( kind, value ) if type_cast_proc
          end
          key = :__key__ if column.primary
          q.filter( key, opt, value )
        end

        RExpr = Regexp.union( /(in)/i,
                     /\(\s*(('((\\.|[^'])*)'|\d+)(\s*,\s*('((\\.|[^'])*)'|\d+))*)\s*\)/,
                     /"((\\.|[^"])*)"/,
                     /'((\\.|[^'])*)'/,
                     /([\w\.]+)/,
                     /([^\w\s\.'"]+)/ )
        Optr      = { "=" => :== }
        ExOptr    = ["(",")"]
        def parese_expression_string( query )
          datas = query.scan( RExpr ).collect{|a| a.find{|i| i } }
          datas.delete_if{|d| ExOptr.include?(d) }
          while( datas.size >= 3 )
            key = datas.shift.sub(/^[^.]*\./,'').to_sym
            opt = datas.shift
            val = datas.shift
            concat_opt = datas.shift
            apply_filter( key, Optr[opt] || opt.to_sym, val )
          end
        end

        def orders( ords )
          ords.each{|o|
            if( o.is_a? String )
              key, dir, notuse = o.split
            else
              key, dir = o.expr, o.direction
            end
            q.sort( key, dir )
          }
          self
        end
      end

      def get_limit_and_offset( o )
        options = {}
        options[:limit]  = o.limit.expr if o.limit
        options[:offset] = o.offset.expr if o.offset
        options
      end

      def visit_Arel_Nodes_SelectStatement o
        c    = o.cores.first
        QString.new( @connection, c.froms.name, get_limit_and_offset(o) ).wheres( c.wheres ).orders(o.orders).projections( c.projections )
      end

      def insert_type_case( value )
        value.is_a?( ActiveSupport::TimeWithZone ) ? value.time : value
      end

      def visit_Arel_Nodes_InsertStatement o
        e = AppEngine::Datastore::Entity.new(o.relation.name)
        o.columns.each_with_index{|c,i| e[c.name] = insert_type_case(o.values.left[i]) }
        e
      end

      def visit_Arel_Nodes_UpdateStatement o
        QString.new( @connection, o.relation.name, :values => o.values.collect{|v| [ v.left.name, insert_type_case(v.right) ] } ).wheres( o.wheres )
      end

      def visit_Arel_Nodes_DeleteStatement o
        QString.new( @connection, o.relation.name ).wheres( o.wheres )
      end

    end
  end
end

Arel::Visitors::VISITORS['datastore'] = Arel::Visitors::Datastore

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29 Years Ago: Red Hot Chili Peppers Release 'Mother's Milk'
Red Hot Chili Peppers underwent several changes earlier in their career and one of the key turning point for the band came when they released their Mother's Milk album on Aug. 16, 1989. The group had started gaining some traction with their 1985 album Freaky Styley and its 1987 follow-up, The Uplift Mofo Party Plan, but tragedy struck in June of 1988 when guitarist Hillel Slovak passed away at the age of 26 from a heroin overdose.
To say the least, it affected the band hard. Drummer Jack Irons, who had exited the original Chili Peppers lineup to form What Is This? with Slovak before they both returned to the Chili Peppers, decided to leave the group after the guitarist's death. Singer Anthony Kiedis entered rehab. And before settling on their lineup for Mother's Milk, the group would briefly try out Blackbyrd McKnight on guitar and Dead Kennedys' D.J. Peligro on drums. McKnight lasted three shows, Peligro a little longer, but even though their tenures were short, they did record with the band on the song "Blues for Meister" that was eventually included on the Out in L.A. rarities collection.
After McKnight's exit, Flea suggested a teenage guitarist named John Frusciante that he had initially recommended to audition for Thelonious Monster. Flea stated in the Chili Peppers' book Fornication that Frusciante was "a really talented and knowledgeable musician," adding, "He knows all the s--t I don't know. I basically know nothing about music theory and he's studied it to death, inside and out He's a very disciplined musician -- all he cares about are his guitar and his cigarettes." For his part, Frusciante wasn't really a funk musician, but did his due diligence by studying Slovak's playing.
As for the drums, they set up auditions, but once Chad Smith entered the room, he was the guy. "It lit a fire under our asses," said Flea, who added that his personality was a plus. Smith recalled to Rolling Stone, "[Denise Zoom] knew that they were looking for a drummer, and my friend, Newt Cole, who was dating Denise, said, 'I got your guy. I'm friends with Chad, man. He eats drums for breakfast.' Unbeknownst to me, that's how I was presented to the Chili Peppers. So, when I go in to audition, I'm bringing my drums in to the little crappy, s--thole hully-gully rehearsal place in Silver Lake, and I look at Flea and he goes, 'What is that, your breakfast?' And I'm like, 'What?' He's this little, short guy with a funny Mohawk. And they're looking at me like, 'Who is this Midwestern galoot, hairy, bandana-wearing... Get this guy out of here.'"
He adds, "At the time, there was that big Sunset Strip [scene]: The Guns N' Roses, Mötley Crüe thing was happening at that time, big-time. So they were like, anti that -- the Peppers weren't about that at all. Nor was I, I just looked that way 'cause I'm from Detroit. So as soon as we start playing, man, that all went out the window." Smith was hired in December 1988.
With the new lineup set, the band worked up their basic tracks at the Hully Gully studios in Silver Lake, Calif., before entering Ocean Way Recording in Hollywood in February of 1989. Many of the songs, like the breakout track "Knock Me Down," were formed out of jam sessions. "We played hard and fast and more than at any other time in our career, I think," said Flea. "A lot of chops were going down. We played constantly, got to know each other and came up with the record."
MIchael Beinhorn was chosen to produce the disc, but the band had issues over the sound. According to Anthony Kiedis in his Scar Tissue book, "[Beinhorn] wanted John to have a big, crunching, almost metal-sounding guitar tone whereas before we always had some interesting acid-rock guitar tones as well as a lot of slinky, sexy, funky guitar tones." He added, "I couldn't tolerate his direction any longer. He was trying to squeeze something out of me that I wasn't feeling, and we got in a fight and I knew that I was done with him." Beinhorn stated, "Suffice to say that I had a very intense personal relationship [with the band] and somewhere along the line I fell out with [them]."
As far as the music, Red Hot Chili Peppers scored their first major radio success with a heavier, funked-up cover of Stevie Wonder's "Higher Ground." "The lyrics are great," said Flea to BAM! magazine, "Especially as far as the situation that the band has been in, as far as the state of mind, for the past few months. That song is really about raising and uplifting yourself spiritually." The band shot a video for the track, initially hoping to lure Wonder to guest star in the clip, but the legend declined. But the visually chaotic and eye-catching clip became a big time favorite at MTV and helped introduce the band to a larger audience. Though the song only peaked at No. 11 on the Modern Rock chart, it has become one of their biggest hits.
The follow-up track has stood the test of time as well. "Knock Me Down" climbed to No. 6 on the Modern Rock chart and its frenetic energy has made it a fan favorite. Kiedis said of the track, "[The song] is about letting your friends know that you need help and then being willing to accept the help from others when you need it, whether it's from drugs, or from a number of personal problems."
The disc included several other standout cuts, including the more meditative "Taste the Pain," the self-explanatory "Punk Rock Classic," a cover of the Jimi Hendrix classic "Fire" and the beat-driven "Magic Johnson." The latter track sparked a little friendly in-band rivalry. Smith told Rolling Stone that the track was initially titled "Fairfax High" and featured a marching cadence from Flea and Anthony's old high school. But eventually the group reworked the track and changed the title while Smith was away. The drummer recalls, "I came back and I was excited to hear it -- they were putting overdubs on it. Anthony was like, 'Oh, man, wait until you hear what we did to 'Fairfax,' it's so great.' And you have to remember, me being from Michigan, I was a big Detroit Pistons fan, all right? And we love our basketball obviously. And those guys are big Laker fans." At the time, the Pistons and Lakers were meeting in the NBA Finals, and Smith recalls initially hating it because of the Laker-loving lyrics. He adds, "I've come to love the Lakers. I support the Lakers -- unless they're playing my Pistons, cause I'm loyal to my hometown in all sports."
While the album came together rather quickly and did result in some drama, Mother's Milk has gone on to become a classic and is viewed by many as a breakthrough moment in the band's career. The disc would peak at No. 52 on the Billboard Album Chart, their highest mark to that point in their career. It went gold within a year and eventually became a platinum seller. And the lineup of Kiedis, Flea, Frusciante and Smith would become the band's most prolific foursome, all starting with Mother's Milk.
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Эркин Файзиевич Гадоев (, родился в 1959 г., Ташкент, Узбекистан) — узбекский государственный деятель, кандидат экономических наук, заместитель председателя Государственного Налогового Комитета Республики Узбекистан, ректор Налоговой Академии Узбекистана, член Сената Олий Мажлиса, председатель комитета по вопросам бюджета и экономических реформ Сената Олий Мажлиса.

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Окончил Ташкентский институт народного хозяйства. С февраля 2010 года занимал должность первого заместителя председателя Налогового Комитета РУз. С февраля 2010 по декабрь 2018 года был ректором Налоговой Академии Узбекистана. С января 2020 года — член Сената Олий Мажлиса, первый заместитель директора департамента Министерства финансов Узбекистанa. А с 20 января 2020 года — председатель комитета по вопросам бюджета и экономических реформ Сената Олий Мажлиса.

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COVID-19 Update: Week of January 4
Today, Governor Murphy announced that there were 5,791 new positive cases and an additional 112 confirmed deaths resulting from COVID-19. To date, there have been 516,608 confirmed cases, and 17,697 confirmed deaths. The rate of transmission is 1.02. Sinc...
U.S. Department of Treasury Announces Emergency Rental Assistance Program
The U.S. Department of the Treasury has published information for state and local governments about the new $25 billion Emergency Rental Assistance (ERA) program that was enacted as part of the most recent COVID-19 emergency relief package. In general, fu...
Larger Stimulus Checks Unlikely
As of Thursday morning, Senate Majority Leader McConnell has not posted the CASH Act for a Senate vote. This legislation would provide an additional $1,400 stimulus check to the previously authorized $600 for a total of $2,000. The CASH Act passed the Hou...
President Signs Omnibus Funding and COVID-19 Relief Legislation
Despite his previous requests that Congress amend the Omnibus Spending and COVID-19 Relief Bill to increase stimulus payments from $600 to $2,000, President Trump signed the bill on Sunday night with no changes, after many features of the CARES A...
FEMA Releases $40 Million in Additional Funds for 2020 Mitigation Grants
Each year, FEMA identifies and makes available additional funds from previous grant cycles from projects that were completed under budget or were not implemented. This year, following the release of the fiscal year 2020 Notice of Funding Opportunity for t...
COVID Relief & Omnibus Bill Passed
Along with the passage of an omnibus bill to fund the government through September, Congress overwhelmingly passed a COVID-19 relief bill late Monday night. As previously reported, direct funding for state and local governments was not included in this pa...
Week of December 21 COVID-19 Update
Today, Governor Murphy announced that there were 4,871 new positive cases and an additional 80 confirmed deaths resulting from COVID-19. To date, there have been 449,842 confirmed cases, and 16,599 confirmed deaths. The...
NJLM Foundation Funding Opportunity for Connectivity
Walmart has been a great supporter of the League Foundation and has provided funding supporting, among other things, the small grants program from Sustainable Jersey. In a demonstration of the continued commitment to the State of New Jersey and its local ...
Federal Update: No Direct State & Local Government Funding
Congressional Leadership announced an agreement on a COVID-19 relief package, which is expected to be voted on Monday. Excluded from that agreement is direct funding for state and local governments.The deadline to utilize existing CARES funding will be ex...
Week of December 14: COVID-19 Update
Today Governor Murphy announced that there were 3,975 new positive cases and an additional 44 confirmed deaths resulting from COVID-19. To date, there have been 423,226 confirmed cases and 16,216 confirmed deaths. The rate of transmission is at 1...
State and Local Aid Excluded From COVID Relief Legislation
Congress continues to negotiate the details of a $900 billion COVID relief package, which will be attached to the $1.4 trillion omnibus spending package that funds the government through September. The current funding bill expires at midnight tonight and ...
Covid-19 Update: Week of December 6
Governor Murphy today announced that there were 3,821 new positive cases and an additional 55 confirmed deaths resulting from COVID-19. To date, there have been 390,256 confirmed cases, and 15,794 confirmed deaths. The rate of transmission is at 1.14. The...
Treasury OIG Coronavirus Relief Fund FAQs
Last week, the Department of Treasury Office of Inspector General (OIG) released an update to the Coronavirus Relief Fund "Frequently Asked Questions Related to Reporting and Recordkeeping." Part of the document lays out the process fo...
Covid-19 Update: Week of November 29
Earlier today, Governor Murphy announced that there were 5,673 new positive cases and an additional 48 confirmed deaths resulting from COVID-19. To date, there have been 356,662 confirmed cases, and 15,419 confirmed deaths. The rate of transmission is at ...
Covid cases in the Garden State continue to rise with Governor Murphy announcing today 3,635 new cases for a total of 297,370 cases to date, 23 new confirmed deaths for a total of 14,900 confirmed deaths to date, and the rate of transmission at 1.4%. Gove...
Covid-19 Update: Week of November 2
Today Governor Murphy announced that there were 2,199 new positive cases and an additional 13 confirmed deaths resulting from COVID-19. To date, there have been 249,380 confirmed cases, and 14,616 confirmed deaths. The ...
COVID-19 Update: Week of October 26, 2020
Today Governor Murphy announced that there were 2,089 new positive cases and an additional 7 confirmed deaths resulting from COVID-19. To date, there have been 236,523 confirmed cases, and 14,546 confirmed deaths. The rate of transmission is at 1.26, and ...
US Conference of Mayors Partnering with National Restaurant Association for Webinar
The National Restaurant Association is partnering with the US Conference of Mayors to host a webinar, "What Will Your City Be Like Without Restaurants?" They will discuss the challenges that the restaurant industry is facing and what mayors can d...
Comments Sought on Emergency Remote Meeting Regulations
As we have previously reported, the Department of Community Affairs (DCA) issued emergency regulations regarding emergency remote meeting protocols for local public bodies. The DCA is also taking action to make these emergency regulations permanent and wi...
Local Government Emergency Fund Grant Application Now Available
Counties and municipalities excluded from the federal government's direct Coronavirus Relief Fund (CRF) allocation plan, as well as those counties and municipalities that are currently the most impacted in comparison to their available resources, are elig...
Today Governor Murphy announced that there were 976 new positive cases and an additional 5 confirmed deaths resulting from COVID-19. To date, there have been 217,804 confirmed cases, and 14,413 confirmed deaths. The rate of transmission is at 1.18.&nb...
NJ Delegation Challenges FEMA Sanitation/PPE Policy Change
Bipartisan Members of New Jersey's Congressional Delegation are urging the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) to reverse a new policy stipulating the agency will no longer provide emergency reimbursement to school systems and local gover...
Bipartisant Problem Solvers Look to Break Coronavirus Logjam
On Tuesday, the U.S. House of Representatives' bi-partisan Problem Solvers Caucus (PSC) released the March to Common Ground, a framework for COVID relief designed to reignite negotiations on a critically important Coronavirus Relief bill.The 50-...
Governor Takes Action on Bills
Earlier this week, Governor Phil Murphy signed two bills of interest into law – S-349 (P.L. 2020, c.80), which requires developers to offer electric vehicle charging stations as an option in certain new home construction, and S-2380 (P.L. 2020, ...
NLC Seeks Clarity on Permitted CRF Funding Uses
The March CARES Act provided direct Coronavirus Relief Fund (CRF) assistance to the State of New Jersey and the State's nine most populous counties. The law allowed those direct recipients to 'sub-allocate' some or all of tho...
No Congressional Coronavirus Relief Forthcoming
Yesterday, the U.S. Senate failed to advance a scaled-down Coronavirus Relief measure when a procedural motion to invoke closure was defeated on party lines.The $500 billion proposal would have provided zero support for local and state governments. It wou...
Week of September 6: COVID-19 Update
Today Governor Murphy announced that there were 518 new positive cases and an additional nine confirmed deaths resulting from COVID-19. To date, there have been 195,888 confirmed cases and 14,234 confirmed deaths. The rate of transmission is at 1.08. The ...
Governor Signs Coronavirus Relief Bonds Legislation
On Monday, Governor Murphy signed into law A-3971/S-2475, reflecting both the initial intent of the legislation and his recommended changes made through a previous conditional veto. This new law will allow municipalities and counties to issue a special em...
Local Aid Crucial for Economic Recovery
In a recent article, originally appearing in the August 13 'Bond Buyer,' Mark Zandi, Chief Economist for Moody's Analytics, predicts a 'double-dip' recession for the U.S. economy if Congress and t...
FEMA Announces Funding for Hazard Mitigation Grants
The Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) has posted funding notices for two hazard mitigation grant programs for more than $660 million. The two grant programs, the Flood Mitigation Assistance (FMA) grant and the Building Resilient Infrastructure an...
Week of August 10: COVID-19 Update
Today Governor Murphy announced that there were 585 new positive cases and an additional 10 confirmed deaths resulting from COVID-19. To date, there have been 187,164 confirmed cases, and 14,064 confirmed deaths. There are also 1,839 probable deaths assoc...
NJ Supreme Court Rules COVID-19 Emergency Bond Act Constitutional
The New Jersey Supreme Court ruled Wednesday that the State's plan to bond for up to $9.9 billion to deal with revenue shortfalls brought on by the COVID-19 pandemic is constitutional, provided certain restrictions are followed.The case was brou...
President Trump Takes Steps to Address COVID-19 Relief
On Saturday, President Trump signed an Executive Order and three presidential memorandums after talks between the Administration and Democratic leaders on a new COVID-19 relief package broke down. The Democratic leaders are pushing for the HEROES Act ($3 ...
Week of August 2: COVID-19 Update
Tropical Storm Isaias Update from Board of Public Utilities (BPU)
As of 1:00 p.m. on Friday approximately 300,000 utility customers remain without power statewide, down from a peak of 1.4 million.The BPU understands that being without power is extremely frustrating and is in constant contact with all utilities to ensure...
Governor Conditionally Vetoes CRB Bill
On July 31 Governor Murphy issued a conditional veto for A-3971, which authorizes the issuance of "coronavirus relief bonds" (CRBs) by municipalities and counties. In the conditional veto language the Governor acknowledge the need for local gove...
DLGS Issues LFN on Enery Tax Receipt & CMPTRA Payment Program
The Division of Local Government Services issued Local Finance Notice 2020-17 summarizing the Energy Tax Receipt and CMPTRA payment program for CY 2020 and SFY 2020 extension budgets. The Energy Tax Receipt and CMPTRA August 1 installment payment was 45% ...
Local Aid Among Many Issues Delaying Federal Help
Negotiations over Washington's next response to the COVID-19 continue, with no end in sight, as Congressional Leaders meet with the White House bargaining team. Meanwhile, and also with no end in sight, municipalities across the Nation, and all ...
COVID-19 Research Volunteers Needed
Please let your citizens know about these heroic service opportunities.First, anyone who has recovered from the virus, who has been symptom-free for at least 14 days, and who is otherwise able to donate blood, could be eligible to save lives by donating t...
Governor Issues Four New COVID-19 Related EOs
Since our last update, Governor Murphy issued four new COVID-19 related executive orders: Executive Order 170, which extends certain statutory deadlines across state government; Executive Order 171 which extends the Public Health Emergency that was declar...
Storm Update from NJBPU
As of 2 pm on Wednesday, approximately 908,000 utility customers remain without power statewide, down from a peak of 1.4 million yesterday. More than 2,000 out of state crews are helping our utilities restore electricity. This includes crews from Canada, ...
Week of July 24: COVID-19 Update
New Federal COVID Relief Bill Offers No Relief for New Jersey Municipalities
Yesterday in Washington, U.S. Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell unveiled a new COVID Relief bill. The product of negotiations within the Senate Republican caucus, and between it and the White House, the Health, Economic Assistance, Liability Protecti...
Coronavirus Relief Bond Legislation Advances, Before Senate
Today the Senate Budget and Appropriations Committee released S-2475/A-3971, which authorizes the issuance of "coronavirus relief bonds" (CRB) by municipalities and counties. The legislation permits municipalities to issue bonds for th...
Portal Bridge Replacement Project Progress
On Monday, NJ Transit's Board of Directors approved a project development agreement with Amtrak, moving the Portal Bridge replacement project one step closer to a start. The project, which is expected to cost $1.8 billion, is now scheduled to be...
COVID-19 Rundown: Week of July 20
Today Governor Murphy announced that there were 488 new positive results and an additional 36 confirmed deaths resulting from COVID-19. To date, there have been 178,345 confirmed cases, and 13,845 confirmed deaths. There are also 1,920 probable deaths ass...
Governor Murphy Announces Main Street Commercial Corridors Relief
Yesterday, Governor Murphy announced a new relief program for small businesses impacted by the COVID-19 pandemic. The Small Business Lease – Emergency Assistance Program (SBL-EAGP) will allow businesses in 64 eligible municipalities&...
Negotiations Continue on the Second Federal Coronavirus Relief Package
Efforts in Washington continued this week as Federal legislators attempt to negotiate a second round of pandemic relief aid. While many were hopeful to have a Senate bill proposal released before the end of this week, Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnel...
Murphy Ok's COVID-19 Borrowing Bill
Yesterday, both the Assembly, by a 46-26 vote, and the Senate, by a 22-15 vote, passed the amended State COVID-19 Borrowing bill. Late yesterday Governor Murphy signed it into law. P.L. 2020, c. 60 authorizes the borrowing of up to $9.9 billion in State g...
Local Aid to be Debated as Congress Reconvenes
On Monday, Congress will return to Washington. Press reports indicate that leaders in both Houses and in both political parties will seek bipartisan agreement on a new legislative response to the economic impact of the Coronavirus.
As the next COVID respon...
CARES Act CRF Guidance Permits use of Funds for TANs Costs
The U.S. Treasury has been using FAQs to expand permissible uses of Coronavirus Relief Fund (CRF) monies, distributed pursuant to the CARES Act. You can view the latest (July 8) at Treasury CRF FAQs.
On page 7, that guidance states (emphasis added):
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Week of June 29, 2020 COVID-19 Update
Yesterday the Governor announced that there were 423 new positive results and 45 confirmed deaths resulting from COVID-19 since the day before. To date, there have been 171,928 confirmed cases, and 13,224 confirmed deaths. There are also 1,854 probable de...
Virtual Press Conference Recording Available
If you missed NJLM's Virtual Press Conference last week, a recording is now available on the NJLM's YouTube page.
The #MunisAreEssential Press Conference addressed the current and long term effects of the revenue loss ...
Additional Info... Emergency Management & Public Health
On Thursday, the Governor announced that there were 406 new positive results and 26 deaths for COVID-19 since the day before. The Governor also announced that they identified an additional 1,854 probable deaths. These are fatalities in which no test was c...
Bridge Budget Bill Introduced
Because of the extension of the State's current Fiscal Year for an additional three months, the Legislature must pass and the Governor sign a Supplemental Appropriations bill by midnight, June 30. On Thursday, June 24, Assemblywoman Eliana Pinto...
New Law Provides Local Units with Flexibility to Waive Penalties on Overdue Sewer or Water Charges
Last Friday, Governor Murphy signed into law A-4126 (now, P.L.2020, c.39), which gives municipalities, counties, and utility authorities the ability to waive interest and lien enforcement for certain delinquent water and sewer utility payments during emer...
DCA Announces COVID-19 Emergency Rental Assistance Enrollment Period
Department of Community Affair's COVID-19 Emergency Rental Assistance Program (CVERAP) will provide temporary rental assistance to low and moderate-income households that have had a substantial reduction in income or became unemployed due to the...
Time's Running Out for Small Business help
The Payroll Protection Program (PPP), a key component of the Federal CARES Act, will end on June 30. Please let all of your struggling small businesses know that they can apply for forgivable PPP loans, through the Small Business Administration (SBA). But...
Feds Allow State & Counties Flexibility in CARES Act Aid
Yesterday, the U.S. Department of the Treasury again updated its Coronavirus Relief Fund Frequently Asked Questions (FAQs) web page. With this update, Treasury is again giving states and qualifying local governments greater flexibility in the use of Coron...
NLC to Host Northeast & Mid-Atlantic Issues Update
Join our federal partner the National League of Cities for timely information via a webinar focused on issues affecting the Northeast and Mid-Atlantic region.
The last few weeks have been turbulent and challenging for local leaders. From fighting a global ...
On Thursday, the Governor announced that there were 442 additional positive results since yesterday and 38 deaths. That brings the statewide totals to 168,107 positive results and 12,800 COVID-19 related deaths. Yesterday, 73 people were admitted to the h...
150 Economists Call For State & Local Funding in Next Package
A letter urging more Congressional action in response to the economic impact of the pandemic calls for "new assistance to states and localities" as part of new legislation. "An adequate response must be large, commensurate with the...
Share the Message: MunisAreEssential
The League has launched the MunisAreEssential campaign in response to budget shortfalls local governments are experiencing due to the COVID-19 pandemic, and is encouraging local officials to contact their state and federal legislators to support ...
Week of June 8, 2020 Covid-19 Update
Yesterday marked the 100th day since the first identified case of COVID-19 in New Jersey. Since that day, there have been 165,816 lab-confirmed cases of the virus in New Jersey, and 12,443 confirmed deaths. On that 100th day, Governor Murphy reported 539 ...
Please Take Action: Update State Bonding Proposal and Local COVID Bond Legislation
Last week, the State Assembly approved A-4175, the "New Jersey COVID-19 Emergency Bond Act,'' by a vote of 51-28. This bill authorizes the issuance of $5 billion in State general obligation bonds to be used in response to the...
Yesterday, the Governor reported an additional 603 positive lab test results for COVID-19, for a statewide total of 162,530. He also reported an additional 92 deaths attributed to the virus, for a statewide total of 11,970. Of particular significance was ...
COVID Bond Bill Clears NJ Assembly; NJLM Committee Set to Review Legislation
Yesterday, the State Assembly approved A-4175, the "New Jersey COVID-19 Emergency Bond Act,'' by a vote of 51-28. This bill authorizes the issuance of $5 billion in State general obligation bonds to be used in respon...
Congress Looks to INVEST in America's Infrastructure
We have received a summary of a soon-to-be-introduced bill – the Investing in a New Vision for the Environment and Surface Transportation (INVEST) in America Act. Among other provisions, the bill would dedicate $19 billion, over five years, in L...
Gov. Executive Order Greenlights Outdoor Dining & In-Person Non-Essential Retail
Yesterday Governor Murphy signed Executive Order 150 permitting outdoor dining and in-person non-essential retail effective Monday, June 15 at 6:00 a.m.
In-person service at outdoor areas for restaurants, cafeterias, dining establishments, an...
ABC Issues Guidance on New Outdoor Dining Permits
The Division of Alcoholic Beverage Control (ABC) has created a new permit for licensed premises to expand their premises to allow for reasonable seating capacity while observing social distancing guidelines. The COVID-19 Expansion Permit is available to a...
Surgeon General Urges Continued Precautions
The White House Office of Intergovernmental Affairs has been conducting weekly briefings on the Federal government's COVID response and recovery efforts. League staff has been monitoring the weekly calls for state, local, and tribal leaders. Thi...
Week of May 25: COVID-19 Update
Yesterday, the Governor reported an additional 1,261 positive lab test results for COVID-19, for a statewide total of 157,815. He also reported an additional 66 deaths attributed to the virus, for a statewide total of 11,401.
Also, the Governor s...
Legislature Focuses on State Three-Month Budget Plan
Yesterday in Trenton, the Assembly Budget Committee heard testimony from the nonpartisan Office of Legislative Services' Budget and Finance Officer, Frank Haines, and State Treasurer, Elizabeth Maher Muoio, regarding Governor Murphy's ...
Gov. Signs Legislation Setting 2020 Tax Appeal Date
Yesterday Governor Murphy signed into law A-4157, which extends the statutory deadline to file a property tax appeal from May 1, 2020 to July 1, 2020 and provides the County Board of Taxation until September 30, 2020 to render a decision on a tax...
ACT NOW Coronavirus Emergency Supplemental Funding Program Applications Due May 29
This Friday, May 29 is the deadline to apply for the Coronavirus Emergency Supplemental Funding (CESF) Program for state and local municipalities identified as eligible for funding under the 2019 State and Local Edward Byrne Memorial Justice Assistance (J...
MEL Safety Institute CV-19 Resources
The MEL Safety Director's office has created a central repository on the NJ MEL website for updated COVID-19 information specific to municipal operations, including several bulletins addressing specific subject areas during the COVID-19 pandemic...
Yesterday, the Governor announced that an additional 1,304 confirmed positive test results for COVID-19, bringing the statewide total to 151,472. He also announced another 98 deaths, bringing the statewide total to 10,843.New hospitalizations continue a d...
State Budget Update
Today State Treasurer Liz Muoio issued a report on the fiscal condition of the state budget. The report indicates that the State can expect an up-to $10 billion shortfall between now and June 2021. The data reflects a shortfall of $2.75 billion through th...
DEP Launches "Mask Up!" Campaign
Today, the Department of Environmental Protection (DEP) announced the launch of their "Mask Up!" campaign, encouraging residents and visitors to wear face coverings in state parks, beaches and public spaces.
The campaign inclu...
Bipartisan Local & State COVID Assistance Bills Introduced in Both Houses of Congress
On Monday, Senator Bob Menendez introduced in the Upper House S.3752, the State and Municipal Aid for Recovery and Transition (SMART) bill. Yesterday, Congresswoman Mikie Sherrill introduced its companion, H.R. 6954, in the House.
We thank Senator Menendez...
Representative Sherrill to Sponsor House SMART Companion
New Jersey Representative Mikie Sherrill, along with New York's Peter King, announced that they will introduce a bipartisan House companion to S.3752, Senator Menendez's bipartisan State and Municipal Aid for Recovery and Transition (S...
Your Action Needed on COVID-19 Bonding
On Thursday the Assembly passed by a vote of 57-20 A-3971 which authorizes the issuance of "coronavirus relief bonds" by municipalities and counties. Specifically, A-3971 permits municipalities to issue bonds for the loss of revenue an...
Gov. Signs States of Emergency Law Addressing Timeframes & Deadlines
On May 15 Governor Murphy signed A-3969/S-2392 into law. P.L. 2020, c. 34 provides for local government flexibility with regard to various timeframes, deadlines, and other statutory requirements in order to help them continue to function and meet their ob...
Senator Menedez to Introduce Municipal Aid Bill
Sometime this week, New Jersey's senior Senator Bob Menendez and Louisiana Senator Bill Cassidy, M.D., will formally introduce legislation that could help all New Jersey local governments. It would create a $500 billion fund to help states and a...
House Passes HEROES Bill with Local Aid Provision
On Friday night, the U.S. House of Representatives passed H.R. 6800–the HEROES Act. The vote, largely along party lines, was 203-199. Though declared 'dead on arrival' in the Senate by Majority Leader Mitch McConnell, this ac...
Week of May 11 COVID-19 Update
Today the Governor announced that an additional 1,297 confirmed positive test results for COVID-19, bringing the statewide total to 143,905. He also announced another 201 deaths, bringing the statewide total to 10,138.
New hospitalizations conti...
Call to Action: Assembly Passes A-3971
Yesterday the Assembly passed by a vote of 57-20 A-3971 which authorizes the issuance of "coronavirus relief bonds" by municipalities and counties. Specifically, A-3971 permits municipalities to issue bonds for the loss of rev...
2020 Tax Appeal Date Bill Awaits Gov's Signature
Yesterday both the Assembly and Senate unanimously approved A-4157/S-2387, which extends the statutory deadline to file a property tax appeal from May 1, 2020 to July 1, 2020 and provides the County Board of Taxation until September 30, 2020 to render a d...
Senate OKs Civil Service Transfers During States of Emergency Bill
Yesterday the Senate unanimously approved S-2477, which would permit State and local government employees in civil service to be transferred under certain circumstances. The legislation, which the League supports, awaits consideration by the Assembly.
S-24...
Timeline, Deadline Bills on Governor's Desk
Yesterday both the Assembly, by a vote of 70-6, and the Senate, by a vote of 37-1, passed A-3969/S-2392, which provides for local government flexibility with regard to various timeframes, deadlines, and other statutory requirements in order to he...
HEROES Act Includes Hometown Help
On Wednesday, Jerome Powell, Chairman of the Federal Reserve Board, raised the specter of a devastating multiyear recession if Congress and the White House do not authorize more aid to address the COVID pandemic's economic fallout. "Ad...
HEROES Act Would Aid All NJ Municipalities
Yesterday in Washington, The Chairs of 12 key House Committees, including New Jersey Congressman Frank Pallone, introduced legislation that would, in addition to several other items, provide substantial, flexible, and assured funding to every municipality...
Register Now: NLC Events May 12 and 13
Our Federal Partners at the National League of Cities (NLC) have scheduled three learning opportunities this week, meant to help local officials navigate the recovery. Here they are.
a. WEBINAR | Doubling Down on an Equitable and Resilient Recovery | Tuesd...
Federal OSHA COVID Resources & Information Available
Federal OSHA has asked us to share their resource page with you. It includes links to posters, flyers, and information about business reopening, general workplace Covid-19 safety, and industry-specific safety, such as transportation, healthcare, ...
Senate Budget Committee Releases S-2387
Yesterday the Senate Budget Committee released S-2387, which extends the statutory deadline to file a property tax appeal from May 1 to July 1 and provides the County Board of Taxation until September 30 to render a decision on a tax appeal. The deadline ...
Urging Support for A-3971/S-2475 Permissive COVID-19 Reflief Bills
Yesterday the Assembly Commerce and Economic Development Committee released A-3971 which authorizes the issuance of "coronavirus relief bonds" by municipalities and counties. Specifically, A-3971 permits municipalities to issu...
Week of May 4 COVID-19 Update
Yesterday, the Governor announced an additional 1,827 confirmed positive test results for COVID-19, bringing the statewide total to 133,635. He also announced another 254 deaths, bringing the statewide total to 8,801.There were 325 new hospitalizations an...
Call to Action: NLC Cities Are Essential Campaign
Please act on this important communication and call to action from the NJLM national affiliate, the National League of Cities. Help amplify the message that cities are essential and require direct federal economic relief.
Cities Are Essential. Jo...
U.S. Treasury Guidance Allows CARES Flexibility
Yesterday, the U.S. Treasury updated its Frequently Asked Questions CARES Act guidance. This revision will provide CARES Act recipient States (including New Jersey), and recipient units of local government (including New Jersey's nine most popul...
NLC "Cities are Essential" Campaign Calls for Direct Municipal Aid
Today, the National League of Cities, our federal level partner and the voice of the over 19,000 cities, towns and villages in the United States, launched a campaign to secure economic relief for all communities on the frontline of America's res...
Upcoming Legislative Briefings on A-3971 for Coronavirus Relief Bonds
Mayors Keith Kazmark of Woodland Park, Colleen Mahr of Fanwood, and Matt Moench of Bridgewater invite you, your business administrators, and your chief financial officers to a panel discussion on prospective legislation (A-3971) that would permit counties...
Mayors to Discuss COVID Response in Mayors Wellness Campaign Webinar
Mayors Wellness Campaign Webinar
The Community Response to COVID-19 from 2 NJ Mayors
Thursday, May 7th, 12:00 p.m. - 1:00 p.m. EST
Featured Speakers: Mayor Sara Todisco of Garwood and Mayor Andre Sayegh of Paterson
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Week of April 27 COVID-19 Roundup
Yesterday, the Governor announced that an additional 2,633 confirmed positive test results for COVID-19, bringing the statewide total to 118, 652. He also announced another 460 deaths, bringing the statewide total to 7,228 and 6,137 patients that were hos...
Electronic Submission & Signature of Initiatives & Referenda Focus of EO 132
Yesterday, Governor Murphy signed Executive Order 132, allowing electronic petition submission and signature collection for initiatives and referenda. The Order requires county and municipal clerks to accept, in addition to hand delivery, electronic submi...
Gov. Murphy OK's May 2 Park Reopening
Yesterday Governor Murphy signed Executive Order 133 that will reopen golf courses and State parks for passive recreational activities effective Saturday, May 2 beginning at 6:00 a.m. The Executive Order details the activities that are permissive and proh...
Possible Help for Seasonal Businesses
If your municipality hosts seasonal businesses, you might want to share this information with them.
The U. S. Department of the Treasury has issued final interim rules, effective immediately, designed to allow seasonal businesses to apply for for...
Additional Federal Resources for Local Citizens & Businesses
Please share this as you see fit.Any individuals or families waiting for their Economic Impact Payments–the stimulus checks that most are entitled to–should visit the IRS "getmypayment" site. They may need to file a...
New Federal Help for Local Businesses
On April 24, 2020, the Paycheck Protection Program and Health Care Enhancement Act of 2020 was signed into law. The new law expands and modifies the significant new resources for businesses from the U.S. Small Business Administration (SBA) that were estab...
EO 129 Extends Retired Officer Carry Permits, Allows Range Access
Yesterday the Governor issued Executive Order 129 extending Retired Officer Carry Permits that expired during the Public Health Emergency until 90 days after the end of the Public Health Emergency. However, the retired officer must submit their r...
Property Tax Payment Grace Period Gets Executive Order
Governor Murphy has issued Executive Order 130, which permits a governing body to adopt a resolution extending the grace period for the May 1 property tax payment. The grace period cannot go later than June 1, 2020. A copy of the resolution must be filed ...
Update on Federal Efforts to Aid Municipalities
We want to thank Congressman Andy Kim, who is the latest – but hopefully not the last – member of the New Jersey Congressional Delegation to sign-on as a cosponsor of H.R. 6467, the Coronavirus Community Relief Act (CCRA). This bill wo...
Clarification on Essential Businesses Issued
Yesterday State Director of Emergency Management Patrick Callahan issued Administrative Order 2020-10 providing clarification on essential businesses. The order expands essential businesses to include pet grooming, pet daycare, pet boarding, and ...
Governor's Office Briefing Calls for Mayors
The Governor's office is hosting Mayor calls throughout the week. They ask that Mayors especially make every effort to call in as it's the most effective way to direct important information to Mayors and receive Mayors' input...
Upcoming 2nd Quarter Property Tax Payment
For the past several weeks we have been receiving numerous inquiries regarding the upcoming 2nd Quarter Property Tax payment. To date, there has been no administrative or legislative action to extend the May 1 property tax payment date. We have issued an ...
Urgent Alert: NLC Update Call for New Jersey
Your New Jersey League of Municipalities is a key member, with all other state Leagues, in the National League of Cities (NLC).
Through that membership, NLC will be launching state calls to share the latest federal updates/insights, and hear questions and ...
Week of April 20 COVID-19 Update
Yesterday the Governor announced that there were 4,247 additional positive results since the day before, and 307 deaths attributed to COVID-19. That brings the statewide totals to 99,989 positive results and 5,368 COVID-19 related deaths.
The Go...
Municipal Courts Get OK to Resume from NJ Supreme Court Order
Today, the New Jersey Supreme Court issued an Order that allows municipal court sessions to resume, to the extent possible based on facilities, technology, and other resources. Municipal court sessions had been suspended through April 26, 2020, c...
Local Governments Seek Support, Flexibility in Next Federal COVID-19 Bill
When Congress passed the Coronavirus Aid, Relief, and Economic Security Act - $2.2 Trillion CARES Act - it included a $150 Billion State and Local Stabilization Fund. Minus funding for U.S. Territories, and autonomous Tribal Governments, about $139 Billio...
IRS issues notice on Scams & Homeland Security Warns on Disinformation
The individual and family 'economic impact payments' that come as a part of the CARES Act are going out to Federal Income Taxpayers and others, all around the country. Inevitably, scammers see this as a once in a lifetime opportunity.
Municipal Tonnage Grant Applications Deadline Extended to July 1
In accordance with Administrative Order No. 2020-05, the DEP is extending the April 30, 2020, due date under 7:26-15.5(b) for submitting the 2019 MTG applications to July 1, 2020.Complete applications, consistent with the MTG Guide, are now due to the Dep...
Washington Needs to Recognize Municipal Efforts
At this time–and it could change in a heartbeat–it seems that aid to New Jersey municipalities will not be included in the compromise legislation being negotiated in Washington. There appears to be strong opposition coming from Senate ...
Yesterday the Governor announced that there were 4,391 additional positive results since the day before, and 362 deaths attributed to COVID-19. That brings the statewide totals to 75,317 positive results and 3,518 COVID-19 related deaths. &n...
Week of April 12 Bills Signed Into Law
Earlier this week both Houses of the State Legislature met virtually and sent a number of bills to the Governor. The Governor took action a number of these bills.
Please see the League's April 17 Town Crier blog post for a breakdown of these new ...
ABC Extends Retail License Terms
Earlier this week, Acting Director James Graziano of the Division of Alcoholic Beverage Control (Division) issued an Order extending the term of the 2019-2020 retail consumption and distribution license. The Order extends both municipality- and ...
League Officers Urge State Leaders to Remember Local Budgets
Yesterday, your League Officers – President Jim Perry, Committeeman, Hardwick; First Vice President Janice Kovach, Mayor, Clinton; Second Vice President Bill Chegwidden, Mayor, Wharton; and Third Vice President Sue Howard, Mayor, Monmouth Beach ...
Congress Considers Local Aid Bills
Legislation has been introduced in both Houses of Congress to provide COVID-19 impact assistance to all New Jersey municipalities. League Officers have sent letters and e-mails to all the Members of our New Jersey Congressional Delegation, urging them to ...
EPA Resources for COVID-19
The US Environmental Protection Agency is updating its coronavirus website to include new resources for state, local, and tribal agencies and intergovernmental associations. These resources will help EPA and its partners continue to provide the environmen...
Resolution & Options for Changing Delinquent Property Taxes Interest
As we approach the May 1 property tax deadline, we would like to advise you of options currently available to you to assist property owners facing fiscal challenges.
N.J.S.A. 54:4-67 permits municipal governing bodies to establish the rate of int...
Sustainablity Summit Moved to Virtual Content Offerings
In order to adhere to current public health standards and social distancing guidelines, Sustainable Jersey has canceled the June 12 Sustainability Summit. Instead, they are offering four weeks of FREE virtual "Summit-like" content from Apri...
Free Webcast: Cost Recovery for COVID-19 and Beyond
Ernst & Young is offering a free half-hour webcast Thursday, April 16 at 2:00 reviewing how to start tracking costs now at a level of detail that can be analyzed for recovery later — costs may be eligible starting from January 20, 2020.Webca...
COVID-19 Response Legislation for First Responders and Local Governments
Yesterday, the Legislature acted on a number of COVID-19 response bills, including these.
S-2351/A-3924 – Protects paid and volunteer members of first aid, rescue, and ambulance squads from termination, dismissal, or suspension by an employer for...
OPRA Recommendations Issued by GRC, DLGS
The Government Records Council (GRC) has issued a Special Statement regarding P.L. 2020, c.10 and COVID-19 impacts on the Open Public Records Act (OPRA) and offering guidance for records custodians dealing with requests during these unprecedented times.
Am...
Primary Election Day Moved to July 7
Governor Murphy signed Executive Order 120 moving the June primary election from June 2, 2020 to Tuesday, July 7, 2020. In addition, any election scheduled between May 13, 2020 and July 7, 2020 is postponed and rescheduled to July 7, 2020. All statutory d...
Congress Introduces CCRA, & FCC, DOL Developments
Yesterday in the House of Representatives, Colorado Congressman Joe Neguse, a member of the Speaker's leadership team, introduced legislation that would allocate $250 Billion in emergency funding to communities with populations under 500,000. Th...
May Election School District Deadlines Extended
As a result of changing the April school board elections to May, yesterday Governor Murphy signed Executive Order 116, extending certain statutory deadlines for school districts with elections postponed until May. The executive order extends the statutory...
Government Technology COVID-19 Resource Page
The New Jersey Digital Government Summit scheduled for May 19 is being rescheduled. However, Government Technology magazine, which organizes the annual Summit with the NJ Office of Information Technology, has assembled a helpful COVID response resource pa...
LEAP Grant Application Period Extended
Division of Local Government Services has extended the application periods for two LEAP (Local efficiency Achievement Program) grants – LEAP Challenge and County Coordinator Fellowship Grants.The application period for both initially expired on ...
Gov. Issues EO 115 Permitting Retirees' Return to Public Employment
Governor Murphy issued Executive Order 115 permitting retirees to return to public employment as part-time, full-time, or special law enforcement for the duration of the public health emergency.The Executive Order, which took effect immediately, permits r...
Smaller Municipalities Seek Federal Support
As you know, the CARES Bill left in doubt federal financial support for municipalities below an arbitrary 500,000 population threshold. Last Thursday, 128 Members of the House sent a 'Members Letter' to Speaker Nancy Pelosi urging cons...
Local Governments Get Ok for Further Restrictions on Short-Term Stays
Over the weekend, the Governor issued Administrative Order 2020-08, which authorizes local governments to impose additional restrictions on hotels, motels, guest houses, and private residences for certain guests or seasonal tenants.Contact: Michael F. Cer...
Call for Volunteers in Healthcare for COVID-19 Response
We ask that you help get the word out on the need for qualified health, mental health, and related professionals to supplement our health care capacity on a temporary basis. The Governor's Executive Order 112 permits doctors that are retired or ...
COVID-19 Rundown: Week of March 30
Yesterday Governor Murphy announced there were 3,489 additional positive results since the day before and 182 deaths. That brings the statewide totals to 25,590 positive results and 537 COVID-19 related deaths. The negative cases are 33,520. These results...
League Queries Property Tax Options
We have received many inquiries regarding the May 1 property tax deadline. We have communicated these issues to the Administration. We will advise you of any guidance provided.Meanwhile, we suggest you review N.J.S.A. 54:4-67 with your Tax Collector and C...
Joint Federal-State COVID-19 Task Force Formed to Stop Misconduct
U.S. Attorney for New Jersey Craig Carpenito, New Jersey Attorney General Gurbir S. Grewal, and New Jersey Acting State Comptroller Kevin D. Walsh have announced the formation of a joint federal-state task force to investigate and prosecute a wide range o...
Clarification of Business Operations & Additional Business Added as Essential Under EO 107
Governor Murphy and State Police Colonel Patrick Callahan, this week, enacted Administrative Order 2020-06 amending which businesses are permitted to operate and clarifying ways in which some businesses may operate in accordance with Executive Order No. 1...
CARES Act Information Update
Posted on our Town Crier blog is a Federal CARES Act Update. It provides information on the $150 billion State and Local Stabilization Aid component of the massive $2.2 Trillion CARES Act. These funds can only be used to fund extraordinary costs, caused b...
Crisis Communications to Crush the Curve
We know how you are rising above the current chaos to continue to serve your citizens. Federal experts estimate that the Country could see between 100,000 and 200,000 deaths before this is through. But it doesn't have to be that way. If people a...
Power Companies Review Hospital Circuits
New Jersey's utility providers are taking additional steps to assure power supply to hospitals, medical and care facilities which are so important as part of the COVID-19 response.
Based on conference calls and phone calls, they have advised that...
Urgent Effort: Securing Fedal Funding of all NJ Municipalities
Our partners at the National League of Cities (NLC) have launched an effort to secure CARES Act funding for all COVID-19 impacted municipalities, regardless of size. NLC Executive Director Clarence Anthony has written to U.S. Treasurer Steve Mnu...
State Budget & Income Tax Deadline Extension
This morning, Governor Murphy, Senate President Sweeney and Assembly Speaker Coughlin issued the following joint statement, "The ongoing COVID-19 pandemic has caused hardships, financial strain, and disruptions for many New Jerseyans and New Jer...
Time-Senstive Response: Fiscal Impact of Pandemic on Municipalities
The National League of Cities and United States Conference of Mayors have worked together to develop a short, easy-to-complete survey to all municipalities to demonstrate the direct fiscal impact of the pandemic on municipal governments of all sizes.&...
Clarification of Business Operations and Additional Businesses Added as Essential under EO 107
Governor Murphy and State Police Colonel Patrick Callahan, yesterday, enacted Administrative Order 2020-06 amending which businesses are permitted to operate and clarifying ways in which some businesses may operate in accordance with Executive Or...
NLC COVID-19 Webinars Offered
Our partners at the National League of Cities (NLC) have scheduled webinars to help local officials dealing with different COVID-19 challenges. We have posted more details for those scheduled for tomorrow and Thursday. Visit Upcoming-NLC-COVID-Webinars to...
CARES Bill Follow-up
The $2 Trillion aid package passed last week in Washington will do a lot of good. But for the State of New Jersey and for New Jersey municipalities preparing their budget, at a time when all face almost certain revenue losses, more will need to be done. P...
NJEDA Grants and Loans Available for Small Businesses
Last week the New Jersey Economic Development Authority (NJEDA) announced small business initiatives providing grants and loans for small businesses. For more information on the various programs available to small and medium-size businesses and non-profit...
Enhancing Liquidity in the Municipal Debt Market
The Division of Local Government Services notified Chief Financial Officers of new State and Federal programs related to enhancing liquidity in the municipal debt market. On the federal level, the Federal Reserve has expanded the Money Market Liquidity Ma...
COVID-19 Update Week of March 22
Yesterday, Governor Murphy announced that the statewide total of confirmed positive test results for the coronavirus was 6,876. Unfortunately, the Governor also reported that are now 81 fatalities associated with the virus. Both numbers are likely to incr...
DCA Guidance and Temporary Rule Change to UCC
The Department of Community Affairs (DCA) this week issued a Notice of Rule Waiver/Modification/Suspension Pursuant to Executive Order No.103, which temporarily relaxes certain provisions of Uniform Construction Code (UCC). In this notice the DCA announce...
NJ Historic Trust Grant Deadline Extended
In the wake of COVID-19 Civil Service has suspended all civil service exams and training until further notice.
Civil Service Exam Suspended
Guidance on Fire Code Enforcement Issued
The State Division of Fire Safety has issued operational guidance for local enforcing agencies, providing them with information and suggestions and how fire code enforcement operations should proceed during the COVID-19 pandemic.Some of the suggestions of...
CY 2020/SFY2021 State Aid Remains Flat
The Division of Local Government Services has issued Local Finance Notice 2020-08 noting that no municipality will receive less total State formula aid in CY2020/FY2021 than it received last year. However, the Division does not that the proposed budget se...
Federal CARES Act Analysis Continues
On Wednesday, we posted a preliminary analysis of S.3548, the Coronavirus Aid, Relief, and Economic Security Act (CARES Act) on our Towne Crier blog. The bill passed the Senate, late Wednesday night. The House just passed the bill as well. As our analysis...
CARES Act Preliminary Snapshot
See our Town Crier blog for a preliminary rundown on some of the items included in the Coronavirus Aid, Relief, and Economic Security Act (the CARES bill), which the Senate passed overnight. This is the 3rd emergency supplemental measure being passed by C...
A Message from the National League of Cities
Our national counterpart, NLC, conducted two important surveys over the past week–one asking city leaders about their responses to the health crisis and another in partnership with Morning Consult asking 2,200+ U.S. adults about tough decisions ...
NJ Received Major Disaster Declaration
President Donald J. Trump has issued a Major Disaster Declaration for the State of New Jersey. The declaration will provide federal assistance to supplement statewide recovery efforts affected by the COVID-19 pandemic beginning on January 20, 2020. Govern...
Order Expands Essential Retail & Addresses Boardwalk/Beach Access
Colonel Callahan, in his role as State Director of Emergency Management, issued an Administrative Order expanding the essential retail businesses to include the following:
Mobile phone retail and repair shops
Bicycle shops, but only to provide service and r...
COVID-19: Free Informational Webinar
COVID Update: Municipal Guidance and Update on LegislationThursday, March 26, 20203:00 p.m.-4:00 p.m.Location: Your Computer
We expect a series of new guidance documents from the Division of Local Government Services. At the same time the Legislature is wo...
State Freezes Spending
State Treasurer Muoio issued a new voluntary disclosure statement to bond holders providing detail on the potential impact COVID-19 may have on the State's finances, including revenue collection and pension fund contributions. The disclosure sta...
Guidance on Budget Deadline Extension, Levy Cap Exemption, and Tax Bills
In response to COVID-19 the Division of Local Government Services issued Local Finance Notice 2020-07 providing emergency budget, levy cap exemption, tax bill and depositing fund guidance. Please see our blog post for information. We strongly rec...
Contact Your Washington Representatives: COVID-19 Emergency Bill
Late last night, we received word that a final deal has been reached on the 3rd emergency supplemental measure in response to COVID-19. If late night reports are accurate, the deal completely eliminates direct stabilization aid to municipal governments, w...
DLGS Provides Additional Guidance on Hosting Remote Public Meetings
In light of the need to maintain social distancing to avoid the spread of COVID-19, along with Governor Murphy's Executive Order 107, local governments have been encouraged to host remote public meetings. However, many municipalities are unfamil...
First Responders' COVID-19 Training Online
Yesterday, the National Institutes of Health (NIH) launched a new website with important educational resources for Coronavirus workers dealing with the spread of COVID-19. The initiative got underway after Congress passed a supplemental appropria...
White House COVID-19 Briefing Scheduled
On Wednesday, March 25, at 1:00 PM ET, U.S. Surgeon General Jerome Adams and Senior Administration Officials will conduct a briefing call on COVID-19 (coronavirus). The purpose of this call is to provide State and local elected officials with up-to-date i...
Bill Permits DLGS Director to Extend Deadlines Before Assembly
Tomorrow, the Assembly will be considering A-3902, which permits extension of certain deadlines applicable to local government units under emergency circumstances. Specifically, A-3902 would authorize the Director of the Division of Local Government Servi...
March 23, 2020 Daily COVID-19 Update
At a 12 noon press conference today, Governor Murphy indicated there are 935 new reported positive tests for coronavirus since yesterday, with 7 additional deaths. This brings the statewide total to 2,844 positive results statewide and 27 deaths. He also ...
Additional COVID-19 Executive Orders Issued
Governor Murphy has issued two new Executive Orders. The first Executive Order 107 ordering all New Jersey residents to remain at their place of residence unless they are obtaining goods or services from retail businesses; obtaining takeout food or bevera...
Update on Murphy Administration Actions on COVID-19
On Monday, March 16 Governor Murphy held a joint press conference with Governor Cuomo of New York and Governor LaMont of Connecticut. There they announced that gatherings larger than 50 people will be prohibited. Gyms were closed at 8 PM and remain closed...
NJSC Chief Justice Issues Orders Extending Deadlines for Property Tax Appeals
Yesterday, in response to the disruptions caused by the COVID-19 public health crisis, New Jersey Supreme Court Chief Justice Rabner issued an Order extending the filing deadlines for complaints and counter-complaints for local property tax appeals.The de...
NJLM Advocates for Public Employers Representation in Families First Coronavirus Response Act
We have contacted our Congressional delegation to seek, for public employers, the same consideration that has been extended to private employers, concerning paid family and sick leave requirements.The Families First Coronavirus Response Act (HR 6201) crea...
NJLM Delivers COVID_19 Requests to Congressional Delegation
On Wednesday, the New Jersey League of Municipalities delivered letters to Senators Menendez and Booker and all Members of New Jersey's delegation in the House of Representatives. We thanked them for the steps they have already taken to address ...
Governor Signs EO on Elections
Earlier today (Thursday, March 19) Governor Murphy signed Executive Order 105 regarding upcoming elections against the backdrop of the State of Emergency in place because of the COVID-19 pandemic.
To summarize, all March and April elections will ...
Senate to Consider COVID-19 Bill Package
On Thursday the Senate will consider the COVID-19 bill package passed by the Assembly earlier this week. The bill package includes legislation addressing budgetary, election, Open Public Meetings Act, Open Public Records Act, and employee leave issues tha...
Social Security Offices Will Only Offer Phone and Online Service
All local Social Security offices will be closed to the public for in-person service starting Tuesday, March 17, 2020. This decision protects the population they serve—older Americans and people with underlying medical conditions—and t...
Federal Update on COVID-19 Response by the National League of Cities
From our colleagues at the National League of Cities we are providing the following brief update on Federal legislative action in response to COVID-19.The White House released new guidelines aimed at reducing the spread of the COVID-19 virus. The changing...
COVID-19 Bill Package Released from Assembly
On Monday under emergency voting rules, the Assembly considered a bill package related to COVID-19. At this time the bill text is unavailable but we will provide a more detailed update once the bill text becomes available. The Senate voting session is sch...
DLGS Issues Guidance on Emergency Procurement, Use of Storm Recovery Reserves
The Division of Local Government Services has issued Local Finance Notice 2020-06 on emergency procurement and use of storm recovery reserves in response to the COVID-19 public health emergency. In circumstances where an emergency affecting the ...
Gov. Issues EO 104 on Closings to Combat COVID-19
Yesterday Governor Murphy issued Executive Order 104 instituting various closings and limiting social interaction in attempt to combat COVID-19. The Order:
Limits all gatherings to 50 or fewer people. Excluded from this is normal operations at airports, bu...
Gov's Executive Order and Press Conference
Later today, we will pass along the Executive Order and other relevant information but here is a synopsis.
Governor Murphy held a joint press conference with Governor Cuomo of New York and Governor LaMont of Connecticut. Gatherings larger than 50 people wi...
COVID-19 Bill Package
On Monday, the Assembly is considering a bill package related to COVID-19. Bills that will be considered are listed below. At this time the bill text is unavailable but will provide a more detail update once the bill text becomes available. At t...
March 13, 2020 COVID-19 Update
The State is conducting daily calls with designated representatives in each county. We strongly suggest you discuss local concerns with your county's designated official. We have stressed to both the Governor's Office and the county of...
Seeking State Waiver on Deadlines and Compliance
The League has begun reaching out to State agencies and departments requesting consideration of waivers and adjustment to compliance requirements while municipalities are shifting resources and responding to COVID-19.
Some of these requests include address...
Civil Service Issues Guidance on COVID-19
Earlier this week the Civil Service Commission issued guidelines and FAQ's for state employees following the Governor's Executive Order responding to COVID-19. While most of the guidance pertains to State employees the Civil Service Co...
Governor Declares Public Health Emergency, State of Emergency
Last night, Governor Murphy issued Executive Order 103, declaring both a State of Emergency and Public Health Emergency across New Jersey, effective immediately. By declaring a State of Emergency, the State is provided with more flexibility to waive or su...
State & Local COVID-19 Briefing
On Wednesday, March 11, at 1:00 PM ET, White House Senior Administration Officials are hosting a briefing call on the coronavirus public health emergency. If you would like to join, register now. Please feel free to share this invitation with you...
Share Your Cities' Pandemic Plan
If your city has a pandemic plan or related emergency procedures plan and you are willing to share with other cities, please send it to Amy Spiezio ASpiezio@njlm.org. The League will post models we receive on our Public Health Issues page.
Coronavirus (COVID-19) Resources for Local Leaders
Local responses might be essential if the coronavirus (COVID-19) hits New Jersey hard. The League is committed to providing you with the best information and advice available. League Attorney Frank Marshall has analyzed your legal rights during a public h...
Congress Sends Coronavirus Response Funding Bill to White House
Congress has sent President Trump an $8.3 billion emergency funding bill to combat the coronavirus.
The bill, H.R. 6074 (116) includes almost $6.5 billion to the Department of Health and Human Services, nearly $1.3 billion to the State Department, and $20 ...
Administration Asks Congress for Coronavirus Funding
On Monday night, the Executive Branch sent a supplemental funding request to Congress, asking for authorization to spend an additional $2.5 billion to fight the Coronavirus. The total would include unexpended moneys that were originally appropriated to ad...
Coronavirus Task Force Established
On Monday, Governor Murphy signed Executive Order 102 establishing the Coronavirus Task Force. The task force chaired by the Department of Health Commissioner Judith Persichilli will coordinate all State efforts to appropriately prepare for and respond to...


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Ron Heifetz
CLA co-founder Ron Heifetz, is also the founding director of the Center for Public Leadership at the Harvard Kennedy School. He is renowned worldwide for his seminal work on the practice and teaching of leadership; he speaks and consults extensively in the United States and abroad with leaders in business, government, and nonprofit organizations.
Dr. Heifetz's research at Harvard focuses on how to build adaptive capacity in societies, businesses, and nonprofits. His courses on leadership and authority are among the most popular in the university, and his widely acclaimed book, Leadership Without Easy Answers has been translated into many languages and is currently in its twelfth printing. Leadership on the Line: Staying Alive through the Dangers of Leading, written with Marty Linsky, was published in 2002, and his newest book, The Practice of Adaptive Leadership – Tools and Tactics for Changing Your Organization and the World, written with Marty Linsky and Alexander Grashow, published in May 2009.
A graduate of Columbia University, Harvard Medical School, and the Harvard Kennedy School, Heifetz is also a physician and a cellist, having studied with the Russian virtuoso, Gregor Piatigorsky.