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Assembly panel advances bill inspired by Cinnaminson firefighter's death
TRENTON — Legislation inspired by a Cinnaminson firefighter’s sudden death and his family’s ensuing loss of health coverage was voted out of the Assembly Labor Committee on Thursday, but not before some questions were raised about the measure’s costs and constitutionality.
Assembly panel advances bill imposing stricter safety regulations on ride-sharing services
Under a new bill advanced Thursday by the Assembly Transportation and Independent Authorities Committee, ride-sharing services like Uber and Lyft would face a stricter set of safety regulations in order to operate in New Jersey.
Assembly committee approves bill to double allowances for disabled NJ vets
New Jersey lawmakers are considering legislation to double the state allowances for certain disabled veterans for the first time in decades and to make future increases automatic.
Choking in a domestic violence incident would bring prison time under new N.J. bill
Choking someone during a domestic dispute would become an indictable offense in New Jersey under a bill proposed by a group of state Assemblymen.
N.J. Senate acts to force Christie administration to restore property tax info
The state Senate today passed a bill forcing the Christie administration to restore property tax information that it removed from a state website last year.
Bill to aid schools with large numbers of military children sent to Christie
New Jersey lawmakers have approved legislation intended to help school districts with large populations of students from military families.
Bill establishing EDA loans for small businesses passes assembly
A bill aimed at helping small businesses go green passed the Assembly in Trenton on Monday.
NJBIZ: Bringing out-of-network costs into the light
So just how are those doctors able to charge so much? Stakeholders point to a 20-year-old state law that was meant as a consumer protection. The regulation says that, for someone in an emergency situation, patients who have no control over where they are treated and who treats them are protected from paying out-of-network costs.
Singleton bill aims to lower college tuition
A bill encouraging New Jersey’s colleges and universities to offer baccalaureate degree programs that cost no more than $10,000 in tuition and fees was approved Monday by the Higher Education Committee.