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Facing Large Financial Hurdles, Phil Murphy Sticking To Costly Plan For NJ
Gov.-elect Phil Murphy plans to move ahead with a long and costly list of policy proposals once he takes office, despite identifying signs of greater financial instability in the month since winning the election.
Governor-Elect Makes Historic Choice For State Attorney General
Gurbir S. Grewal, if confirmed by Senate, will be first South-Asian AG in New Jersey and first Sikh to hold position in any state.
It's Up To Parents To Make Sure Kids Get To School
Editorial
When the nonprofit group Advocates for Children of New Jersey reported last year that nearly one third of public school students in Trenton regularly miss more than 10-percent of their classes, one Trenton school had already leaped into action.
Losing Your NJ Income Tax Break In Trump Plan Could Hurt More Than Property Tax Shift
WASHINGTON -- The truncated property tax break included in Republican tax reform legislation would be of little benefit to most New Jerseyans, who deduct far more in state and local income or sales taxes, according to a study released as congressional Republicans begin writing their final bill.
Human Rights Are Everyone's Rights
December is Universal Human Rights Month. It began out of the ugliness, terror and cruelty of World War II. In the wake of that devastation and documented cruelty, the United Nations came to a thoughtful, strategic and empowering decision. They issued the Universal Declaration of Human Rights (UDHR) Dec. 10, 1948, which codified a standard for the treatment of everyone.
Assembly Panel Releases Singleton Bill To Help Job Seekers With Criminal Records Secure Employment & Rebuild Lives
(TRENTON) - An Assembly panel on Thursday released legislation sponsored by Assemblyman Troy Singleton (D-Burlington) to help remove barriers to employment for convicted offenders so they can rebuild and avoid the pitfalls that land many ex-offenders back behind bars.
Water Advocates Seek Public Backing For Massive Infrastructure Upgrade
Jersey Water Works, a collaborative with some 350 members, wants to make water systems and their problems highly visible, even though they’re typically underground.
Vainieri Huttle, Muoio, Singleton & Caputo Bill To Address Chronic Absenteeism In Public Schools Clears Assembly Panel
(TRENTON) - Legislation sponsored by Assembly Democrats Valerie Vainieri Huttle, Elizabeth Muoio, Troy Singleton & Ralph Caputo to tackle student absenteeism in public schools was released Monday by an Assembly panel.
Assembly Panel OKs Wisniewski, DeAngelo, Jimenez & Singleton Bill To Ensure Safety Of Students When School Is Used As Polling Place
(TRENTON) - Legislation sponsored by Assembly Democrats John Wisniewski (D-Middlesex), Wayne DeAngelo (D-Mercer/Middlesex), Angelica Jimenez (D-Bergen/Hudson) and Troy Singleton (D-Burlington) to require school districts to develop a security plan when a school is used as a polling place and classes are in session was released Monday by an Assembly panel.
Why Experts Think NJ Will Win Sports Gambling Case
Sports gamblers rely on trends to help them wager successfully. When the U.S. Supreme Court hears oral arguments Monday in the Christie v. NCAA case, recent history makes New Jersey the favorite in its more than eight-year battle against the NCAA and federal law, which prohibits sports wagering here and around the country.