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Assemblyman Troy Singleton proposes state registry for animal abusers
A New Jersey lawmaker is proposing an online registry for people convicted of abusing animals.
Assemblyman Troy Singleton says that he would like to see a database that would be made public on the New Jersey Health Department’s website that would show anyone either criminally convicted of animal cruelty or found civilly liable for abuse.
N.J. animal abusers could soon be named in online registry
A new bill would roll out a digital public database of animal abusers in New Jersey, a report says.
The Democratic Assemblyman Troy Singleton from Burlington County, who sponsored the bill, told The Wall Street Journal the site would list those convicted or held liable in an animal cruelty case.
NO NEW FUNDING FOR PROGRAM THAT PAIRS PSYCHIATRISTS, PEDIATRICIANS
Collaboration helps bridge traditional gap between treating kids’ physical and emotional distress
STATE DELAYS MOVE TO NEW MEDICAID PAYMENT MODEL FOR MENTAL HEALTH SERVICES
Some providers still worried that fee schedule is too low to support behavioral health, substance-abuse programs for poorest residents
Hefty Surprise Medical Bills Can Be a Burden for Families
When Sienna D'Andrea was just two months old, her mother Raquel got the shock of her life.
"The cardiologist said, 'Go home, pack your bags, your daughter needs surgery today.'"
Congress can no longer ignore N.J.'s aging water, sewer infrastructure
Opinion
You cannot see it, but below New Jersey, a catastrophe is brewing. Underneath our state lay thousands of miles of century-old water and sewer lines whose shelf life is set to expire any day.
The result will be a catastrophic danger to the health of all residents of New Jersey.
New overtime rules could raise pay for 132K N.J. workers
WASHINGTON � New U.S. Labor Department overtime rules to be announced Wednesday would make an additional 131,854 New Jersey salaried employees eligible for extra pay, the White House said.
Drinking water legislation advances from Senate panel
TRENTON — State lawmakers are trying again to pass legislation to force the New Jersey Department of Environmental Protection to create a water safety standard for an unregulated chemical that has turned up in municipal wells in Moorestown.
NOT A PRETTY PICTURE: NEW JERSEY THIRD MOST-INDEBTED STATE IN THE UNION
NJ’s finishes third from the bottom when it comes to total debt, as well as unfunded pension and unfunded retiree-healthcare costs