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National Technology Day: Expanding Broadband Access to All New Jerseyans
Yesterday, Jan. 6, National Technology Day, is a worthy moment to consider the impact and importance of technology on how we live. Whether it’s the wheel or the smartphone, we feel its impact every day. For most of us in recent years, the internet has produced an inevitable leveling of access for the first time to worldwide information.
House Overrides Trump's veto Of Defense Bill Set To Boost Joint Base McGuire-Dix-Lakehurst
Members of the U.S. House of Representatives have voted to override President Donald Trump's veto of a defense spending bill that would provide a big boost to Joint Base McGuire-Dix-Lakehurst.
Senior Property Tax Freeze Application Deadline Pushed To Feb. 1
New Jersey seniors and disabled individuals who are homeowners now have another month to apply for the state's 2019 "Senior Freeze" property tax reimbursement, pushing the deadline from Dec. 31 to Feb. 1, 2021, state Treasurer Elizabeth Maher Muoio announced Wednesday.
Driver's License Suspensions For Non-Moving Violations No Longer Mandatory In NJ
A New Jersey law intended to dissuade judges from suspending driver’s licenses over parking ticket fines and other non-moving violations will finally go into effect Friday.
Minimum Wage Up By $1 An Hour In NJ, Bringing It To $12 For Most Low-Income Workers
GOP Sen. Declan O’Scanlon wants to suspend the increase because businesses are struggling in the pandemic
Can't Pay Rent Or Mortgage During COVID? Here Are The Latest Housing Protections In NJ
New Jersey renters, homeowners and landlords negatively affected by the COVID pandemic have some new options for relief because of recent action at both the federal and state levels.
NJCPA Supports Legislation That Provides Tax Fairness To Cannabis Businesses
ROSELAND, N.J. – We are pleased to announce our support for legislation (S3240) introduced on Dec. 10 by Senator Troy Singleton (D-7) that would decouple cannabis businesses in New Jersey from Internal Revenue Code (IRC) Section 280E. New Jersey currently follows this federal rule which prohibits cannabis businesses from deducting business expenses.
Habitat For Humanity Awarded Grant To Build 10 Units In Township
BORDENTOWN TOWNSHIP, NJ – The Murphy Administration on Wednesday announced the award of $2,077,280 to nonprofit agency Habitat for Humanity of Burlington and Mercer Counties to build 10 new affordable homeownership units in Bordentown Township through the Affordable Housing Trust Fund (AHTF). The Fund, which was restored as part of Governor Murphy’s FY2020 budget, is administered by the Department of Community Affairs (DCA) and allows for the development of different types of affordable housing projects to support stronger, fairer, and more affordable communities.