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Singleton Resolution Condemns HUD Proposal To Weaken Protections For Homeless Transgender Persons Clears Committee
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 Urban and Community Affairs Committee today.
‘Patient Protection Act’ Approved By Senate Committee
Singleton-Sweeney Bill Would Provide Transparency for Out-of-State Transfers and Referrals, Protect Against Surprise Billing
Trenton – Acting to protect patients and their families against unexpected costs for transfers to out-of-state health care facilities, a Senate committee today approved the “Patient Protection Act,” a bill sponsored by Senator Troy Singleton and Senate President Steve Sweeney requiring that patients are informed in advance of financial liabilities and care options.
Singleton, Andrzejczak Bill To Help Some First Responders Receive Health Care Coverage Passed Committee
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 Community and Urban Affairs Committee today.
Affordable Housing In New Jersey: No Turning Back From Court Control?
At NJ Spotlight roundtable, assemblywoman makes case for resurrecting Council on Affordable Housing, but advocates say current court-controlled process must continue
State Again Pares Role Of Hedge Funds In Pension Holdings
Investment returns for the state’s beleaguered retirement systems have totaled 4.68 percent during the fiscal year that ends June 30, well shy of assumptions
The Power Of Transparency In Politics
In recent years, independent expenditure campaign committees have become a growing influence over our electoral process – not just here in New Jersey, but nationally as well. They funnel millions and millions of dollars in order to sway elections without ever disclosing the identities of their donors. This has led to a system that is dominated by wealthy special interests who remain anonymous.
Officials Stress The Need For Joint Base Overpass At Senate Hearing
Most of the discussion during the hearing Thursday was centered on funding construction of a $15 million overpass on Route 539, which bisects Joint Base McGuire-Dix-Lakehurst in Ocean County, in order to allow large convoys of military vehicles to safely and easily travel beneath the public highway from one side of the sprawling military installation to the other.
Greenstein, Singleton Bill To Require State Agencies To Use A 20-Year Time Horizon To Measure The Effects Of Air-Pollutants Advances
Trenton – Legislation sponsored by Senate Environment and Energy Committee Vice-Chair Linda Greenstein and Senator Troy Singleton, which would require the state to use a 20-year time horizon and the most recent Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change Assessment Report to measure global warming impact of greenhouse gases advanced from the Senate Environment and Energy Committee.
Libraries Must Wait For Access To Much-Needed Bond Funds
It’s 18 months since voters approved $125 million to upgrade municipal and county libraries, but officials are still teasing out the regulations