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Lawmakers, Advocates Push For Prescription Drug Affordability Board

Supporters say board would review prescription affordability and set limits on cost of medications

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Lawmaker, Advocates Urge Creation Of Drug Affordability Board

Pharmaceutical companies claim price controls would stifle innovation

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State Senator Pushes Lawmakers To Pass Legislation To Help Lower Costs Of Prescription Drugs

Time is running out for the state Legislature to pass a bill that advocates say will help lower sky-high prescription drug costs. But pharmaceutical companies say that the measure would be bad for consumers.

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Workforce Development: A Path to Solving the Labor Crunch

Gov. Phil Murphy recently signed a $3 million funding bill for a basic skills training program by the New Jersey Community College Consortium. I sponsored this legislation because it will allow for the expansion of workforce development that New Jersey needs.

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Singleton, Cruz-Perez Introduce Legislation To Allow Small Businesses To Deduct Pandemic Related Health & Safety Purchases From Taxes

Trenton – Senators Troy Singleton and Nilsa Cruz-Perez today introduced legislation that would allow owners of small businesses, with 50 or less employees, to deduct purchases made to maintain health and safety compliance for the COVID-19 pandemic from their corporation business and gross income taxes.

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Singleton Bill Addressing Renters’ Property Taxes Advances

Trenton – In an effort to make renting more affordable, the Senate Community and Urban Affairs Committee today advanced legislation sponsored by Senator Troy Singleton that would increase rent constituting property taxes from 18 percent to 30 percent to deduct from one’s gross income tax payments.

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Singleton, Advocates And Consumers Call For Passage Of Bill Holding Big Pharma Accountable For High Rx Prices

Establishing an independent affordability board would help lower prescription drug prices for New Jersey residents.

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Legislature Approves Bill Expanding Child Tax Credit

A fracas over Statehouse vaccine rules waylaid much of the Assembly’s legislative agenda for Thursday, but the chamber did clear a handful of bills.

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Addiego, Singleton Bill To Expand Tax Credit For Child And Dependent Care Goes To The Governor

Proposal will make child and dependent care more affordable for New Jersey families

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December is National Identity Theft Prevention & Awareness Month

As the joy of the holiday season fast approaches, we should bear in mind two elements that could turn happiness into despair. While we've heard much about the supply chain issues (order as early as you can), another culprit is waiting in the wings (or in your computer, more accurately) to harm you. I'm referring to identity theft, and unsurprisingly, December is National Identity Theft Prevention & Awareness Month.

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