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Senate Passes Singleton Bill To Expand LAD To Rental Of Certain Housing

Trenton – Legislation sponsored by Senator Troy Singleton, which would expand provisions of the Law Against Discrimination (LAD) to the rental of certain non-publicly assisted housing accommodations, passed the Senate today.

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Singleton Resolution Condemns HUD Proposal To Weaken Protections For Homeless Transgender Persons Clears Senate

Trenton – A resolution sponsored by Senate Community and Urban Affairs Committee Chair Senator Troy Singleton, which would condemn the US Department of Housing and Urban Development proposal to weaken protections for homeless transgender persons, cleared the Senate today.

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Senate Passes Singleton Bill To Establish Prescription Drug Pricing Disclosure Website

Trenton – Legislation sponsored by Senator Troy Singleton, which would require the New Jersey State Board of Pharmacy to establish a prescription drug pricing disclosure website, passes the Senate.

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Senate Passes Singleton, Andrzejczak Bill To Help Some First Responders Receive Health Care Coverage

Trenton – Legislation sponsored by Senate Community and Urban Affairs Chair Senator Troy Singleton and Senator Bob Andrzejczak, which would permit the inclusion of volunteer firefighters and other emergency responders into the small employer health benefits plan statutes, passed the Senate today.

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River Line Back Running On Weekend Schedule As Lawmakers Seek Answers

No exact timetable has been released for when full service will be restored, but transit officials said they hope to complete the inspections on all 19 of the system’s trains before the end of the weekend.

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How Is Climate Change Affecting New Jersey?

Count the ways: Warmer air temperatures, shortened seasons, and increased rainfall are already taking a toll

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After Viral Outbreak That Killed 11 Kids, State Vows To Make Big Changes

In a long-awaited report obtained by NJ Advance Media, state health officials are calling for a dramatic overhaul of how nursing homes respond to an emergency in the wake of the deadly viral outbreak at a New Jersey pediatric care facility that led to the deaths of 11 children last fall.

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State Lawmakers Seek To Improve Drug-Pricing Transparency

Public website listing wholesale costs for specific meds, as well as dose, brand, and generics, could transform prescribers into savvy shoppers

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The Gallant Men

tt-d-day_1100px.jpgI recently penned a blog about Memorial Day that honored the military men and women who sacrificed their lives to preserve our freedoms.

I return to a similar theme about a momentous military event whose effects we still feel. We celebrate it today, the 75th anniversary of the D-Day landing, June 6, 1944. The invasion of Europe during World War II has become forever etched in our nation’s military history.

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Drug Info Transparency Bill OK'd By State Senate Panel

A bill that would require a drug pricing website to mandate transparency for pharmaceutical companies marketing products in the state cleared the Senate Health, Human Services and Senior Citizens Committee on Monday.

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