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NJ Senate Passes Legislation Waiving Licensing Fees For Veterans
Edison, NJ - Two bills were passed recently, both of which were sponsored by Senator Patrick J. Diegnan Jr. (D - Middlesex) and Senator Troy Singleton (D - Burlington).
Another Chance For Plastic, Paper Bag Ban?
Senate votes to amend statewide ban on single-use bags, but its future is still uncertain in Assembly
Singleton, Kean Bill To Require Spinal Muscular Atrophy Screenings For Newborns Advances From Senate
Trenton – Legislation sponsored by Senator Troy Singleton and Senate Minority Leader Tom Kean, Jr., which would require newborn infants to be screened for spinal muscular atrophy (SMA), advanced from the Senate today.
NJ Library Construction Funding Is Finally Available; Grant Applications Due In April
While the long wait is over, libraries face a quick deadline to submit their applications for a share in the available funding. Detailed applications must be completed and submitted by April 6 in order to be considered for the first round funding.
NJ Drug Overdose Deaths Drop Slightly, But Thousands Are Still Dying
The number of people who died from drug overdoses in New Jersey appears to be down for the first time in years.
NJ Lawmakers Move Bills To Create Safety Net If GOP Succeeds In Sinking ACA
Future of Affordable Care Act may be uncertain, but legislators are putting legal backstop in place that would guarantee coverage regardless of what Trump & Co. do
Bipartisan Anti-Hazing Bill Clears Budget Committee
TRENTON – Bipartisan legislation sponsored by Senators Kip Bateman, Troy Singleton and Linda Greenstein to crack down on hazing in colleges and schools was approved by the Senate Budget and Appropriations Committee. The bill, S-3150/S-3628, would increase penalties for hazing activities resulting in injury.
The concept of mentoring is so important that the Harvard School of Public Health, NJ Advocates Warn That Affordable Care Act Remains Under Attack
The law remains in effect pending the lower court’s review and an appeal to the U.S. Supreme Court appears likely. But advocates claim the uncertainty surrounding the future of the law has already had a “chilling” effect on enrollment and that the threat to the law is both real and alarming.
Legislature Passes Sarlo-Singleton Bill To Restore Deductibility Of State Taxes For Small Business, LLCs
Modeled on Connecticut statute, bill is ‘IRS-proof’ because it restores entity-level payment system that was in place in NJ prior to 1993