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Wreaths Across America Set For Dec. 14 At Beverly National Cemetery
On Dec. 14, the Beverly National Cemetery will host the annual Wreaths Across America event. For one Moorestown woman, the event matters now more than ever.
Thousands In NJ Could Lose Federal Food Assistance Due To Change In SNAP Program
Anti-hunger advocate says rule change, which would limit SNAP assistance to certain adults unless they work at least 20 hours a week, is ‘unconscionable’
BPU Debuts Solar Transition Plan To Help Ease Costs For Utility Customers
New incentive program reduces the subsidies given to developers and owners of solar arrays in New Jersey
Diegnan, Singleton Bills To Waive Licensing Fees For Veterans Clears Committee
Trenton – Two pieces of legislation sponsored by Senator Patrick J. Diegnan, Jr. and Military and Veterans’ Affairs Committee Chair Troy Singleton, which would waive certain professional and occupational licensing fees, and commercial driver’s license fees for veterans and spouses of veterans’, cleared the Senate Budget and Appropriations Committee today.
Singleton, Kean Bill To Require Spinal Muscular Atrophy Screenings For Newborns Clears Committee
Trenton – Legislation sponsored by Senator Troy Singleton, which would require newborn infants to be screened for spinal muscular atrophy, cleared the Senate Budget and Appropriations Committee today.
NJHA Study, Database Ranks State’s Most Vulnerable Zip Codes In Health Status
Many factors determine the health of a community including access to health services, housing, food access, education, income and unemployment.
NJ Assembly Scheduled To Vote On Tax Cap Workaround Next Week
The “Pass Through Business Alternative Income Tax Act” was introduced and approved by the state Senate nearly a year ago before stalling. Now it’s back on lawmakers’ radar.
Code Blue And You: Staying Sheltered In The Frigid Months
There are over 9,000 people experiencing some form of homelessness on a given day in the state of New Jersey, according to the United States Interagency Council on Homelessness.
LGBTQ Advocates Call On N.J. To Ban ‘Gay Panic’ Defense For Violent Crimes
One of the men convicted of fatally stabbing and dismembering Francisco Gonzalez Fuentes’s body in Cliffside Park during 2011 attempted to use what is known as the “gay panic defense” on appeal.
Assembly Passes Bill Returning Voting Rights To Parolees, Probationers — But Not Prisoners
Activists, former prisoners see advance as social-justice victory, since losing right to vote disproportionately affects African Americans in New Jersey