John Butler

NJ Proud - PI Lawyer & Advocate - Policy Advisor @NJgov - Formerly @courtinnovation and FJP - Trustee at @FrostValley. Tweets my own.

[New Jersey Monitor || bsky newjerseymonitor.com @NJMonitor]

Governor Murphy's budget plan pitches ending fees for clients of public defenders https://t.co/lFfwpad7Ne via @DanaDiFilippo

[NJ Harm Reduction Coalition @NJHarmReduction]

Today, @GovMurphy committed to investments in harm reduction in the state budget.

Budgets are moral documents. Harm reduction is moral drug policy. 🧡

[John Butler @JSButler1985]

Another great day at work. I'm lucky to work for a Governor who understands and supports Harm Reduction. Thanks to @NJHarmReduction and your partners for all of your work to get this over the finish line.

[Governor Phil Murphy @GovMurphy]

Today, I signed a legislative package to expand harm reduction efforts. These bills will strengthen our ability to save lives and further our commitment to ending the opioid crisis in New Jersey.

[NJ Harm Reduction Coalition @NJHarmReduction]

Today @GovMurphy became the first New Jersey governor to mention harm reduction in the #NJSOTS address.

And these words are backed by action.

@GovMurphy, thank you for investing in & supporting harm reduction.

[Governor Phil Murphy @GovMurphy]

A bill to codify a woman's right to choose into state law and expand access to reproductive health care for all just passed both houses of the Legislature.

I will sign this bill into law this week. With Roe v. Wade under attack, the need for this bill is more urgent than ever.

[New Jersey @NJGov]

gabaghoul season 👻

[The Marshall Project @MarshallProj]

President Biden quietly extended a policy that critics call a betrayal of his campaign promise to end mandatory minimum sentences. The measure could land more low-level drug dealers in prison for longer and with less proof than is usually required. https://t.co/6O0ZE0VTHM

[sofia 💘💕💞 @shawtycorner]

Everyone meet our new union leaders comrade Joe and comrade Riley
#bachelorinparadise

[John Butler @JSButler1985]

@a_s_raposo @liteskinjazz21 SOMEONE GIVE THEM THEIR PAYCHECKS! 👏

[Katie Brennan @katiebrennan_32]

Survivors are not your props. We are not your political pawns. To use me as such, without my consent, is disrespecting survivors. It is disrespecting women. Take note @Jack4NJ and Diane Allen.

[Fair and Just Prosecution @fjp_org]

In a new article in the @StanfordLaw Journal of Civil Rights and Civil Liberties, @miriamkrinsky & @JSButler1985 discuss "21 Principles for the 21st Century Prosecutor," a blueprint that has helped shape policies in prosecutors’ offices across the country: https://t.co/zTBbspQUOR

[NJ Harm Reduction Coalition @NJHarmReduction]

💥HUGE NEWS💥

@GovMurphy & @LtGovOliver called on legislative leaders to modernize NJ's restrictive syringe access law.

This would expand & protect syringe access in ALL towns, including @AtlanticCityGov, where the fight to #SaveOasis continues.

https://t.co/n4kp7SJlNt

[John Butler @JSButler1985]

Great thread encouraging nuanced readings of the new Census data:

[Peter Chen 陳逸群 @ptrchn1]

Stray Census thought #2: It's not enough to say NJ is getting more diverse. The diversity is also more complex than simpler racial categories, and that complexity may also create unpredictable results.

[Pete Genovese @petegenovese]

The greatest thing about every single NJ town. Yes, all 565 municipalities. My epic series, months in the making, starts Monday. Here's what it's all about: https://t.co/mKdMBLAa8g

[John Butler @JSButler1985]

Love it when my old job shouts out my new one.😃

[Center for Justice Innovation @innovjustice]

New Jersey is turning to restorative⁠—not punitiv⁠e—approaches to juvenile justice. Community-based services, like employment help and mentoring, and restorative justice hubs will invest in our young people and their futures. More from @nj1015: https://t.co/PKAdQM3vyK

[Ryan P. Haygood @RyanPHaygood]

BREAKING: Our collective #150YearsIsEnough advocacy led NJ to pass legislation reinvesting 8.4 million of NJ’s youth prison budget into restorative justice programs in Camden, Newark, Paterson & Trenton.

Proud to partner w/ @GovMurphy, @LtGovOliver, @ASWReyJackson & @SandSJ_NJ!

[John Butler @JSButler1985]

This is really lovely. I'm a firm believer in the power of camp, and this is a real testament to that.

[John Butler @JSButler1985]

@PhilMurphyNJ Six Brothers Diner RIP 😭

[John Butler @JSButler1985]

Oh! A superhero movie I am actually looking forward to...

[The New Yorker @NewYorker]

The celebrated artist Kerry James Marshall is working on a visual Black superhero narrative, which will become the basis for an animated film, and then a live-action feature film. “My goal is to match the iconic level of ‘Star Wars,’ ” he said. https://t.co/imcBwz2Ucs

[John Butler @JSButler1985]

I was wondering about this...

[@traceytully.bsky.social @traceytully]

“Bruce Springsteen respectfully declined to have a service area named after him," NJ Hall of Fame spokeswoman Natasha Alagarasan told the Record's @Colleenallreds https://t.co/RycP2hc5pF