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The world moves fast. Daybreak keeps you up-to-date.
Enjoy everything you need to know to stay informed — on campus and off — in this digestible, efficient podcast. Daybreak is produced by Vitus Larrieu '26, Isabel Jacobson '25, and Eden Teshome '25 under the 147th Managing Board of The Daily Princetonian. The theme music was composed and performed by Ed Horan, and the cover art is by Mark Dodici.
NJ-03 Candidate Forum in Whig-Clio ft. Charlie Roth — Tuesday, April 16
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For the Daily Princetonian, I’m Yusuf Abdelnur. You’re listening to Daybreak.
Today, we cover a candidate forum for New Jersey’s third district held by Whig-Clio, a New Jersey bill to address a shortage of Emergency Medical Technicians or EMTs, a bill banning the sale and transfer of semiautomatic weapons in Colorado, and funds raised for Sudan at an international conference.
It’s Tuesday, April 16th.
Today, the American Whig-Cliosophic Society will hold a candidate forum for the Democratic primary of the third district of New Jersey. I talked to senior news writer Charlie Roth to learn more about the event.
You can read more at dailyprincetonian.com or at the link in the show notes.
In local news, the New Jersey General Assembly is currently considering a bill that may help address a major shortage of EMTs across the state. The bill would expand eligibility for volunteer squads to be reimbursed for training new EMTs, which would lower the cost of training in the hopes of attracting more prospective volunteers. According to current EMT Noah Staashaught, towns often have to pitch in to help one another meet emergency demands, leading to many squads being stretched past their capacity and burnout among volunteers. The bill has already been approved by the state senate and is now being considered by the New Jersey General Assembly.
In national news, yesterday the Colorado House of Representatives passed a bill that would ban the sale and transfer of semiautomatic weapons within the state. A similar bill was introduced last year but failed to make it through committee due to concerns over excessive government oversight. There were, however, four less-expansive laws passed that year which outlined various limitations on the distribution of any gun. The current bill is now on the way to a Democrat-majority Senate that, if passed, would lead to Colorado joining New Jersey and ten other states with prohibitions on semiautomatic firearms. In the Frosh survey of the class of 2026, 70.6% of respondents selected “strongly favorable” in response to the prompt [quote] “What is your view of expanding gun control laws and limitations on firearm purchases?”
In international news, French President Emmanuel Macron announced yesterday that world donors have pledged $2.1 billion in aid for Sudan after war in the region brought about a humanitarian crisis. The war, which broke out a year ago yesterday, started as a power struggle between army chief Abdel Fattah al-Burhan of the Sudanese Armed Forces and his former deputy Mohamed Hamdan Dagalo, commander of the rebel paramilitary Rapid Support Forces. The struggle expanded into a major conflict, exacerbating the country’s humanitarian crisis and forcing millions to evacuate. Macron’s announcement came at the end of an international conference held in Paris yesterday to gather support for the people of Sudan. Almost two decades ago, Princeton—in protest of the genocide—divested from companies complicit in the genocide in the Darfur region of Sudan. This is one of only three times the University has engaged in divestment, most recently from fossil fuels in 2022.
Weather: Today, you can expect sunny skies, with a high of 71 and a low of 46 degrees Fahrenheit.
That’s all for Daybreak today.
Today’s episode was written by Twyla Colburn and me, sound engineered by Theo Wells-Spackman, and produced under the 148th managing board of the ‘Prince.’ Our theme was composed by Ed Horan, Class of ’22. For the Daily Princetonian, I’m Yusuf Abdelnur. Have a wonderful day.
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