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Congressman Andy Kim Pays Tribute To Republican Senator

Held at the Hotel ML on Route 73, the breakfast also featured remarks from Burlington County Freeholder Dan O’Connell and state Sen. Troy Singleton, D-7th of Delran.

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Murphy's Budget Reflects Change In How Pension Obligation Is Calculated

Tweak to actuarial policy provides $100M in breathing room over previous estimate of payment needed to fully fund ailing system

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Lawmakers Want To Know How Much Customers Will Pay To Fund Clean Energy

Back-of-the-envelope estimates indicate Murphy’s clean-energy agenda will easily cost more than $15 billion

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Governor Murphy Signs Legislation Providing Information On Public Works Projects

TRENTON – Governor Phil Murphy today signed S3129 into law, which will require the Commissioner of the Department of Labor and Workforce Development to create a list of labor organizations that represent workers who engage in public work projects.

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Commencement 2019 To Feature Fitness Guru, Alumnus Shaun T And Special Honored Guests

Rowan University’s Commencement 2019 celebration will feature 12 ceremonies, beginning with the main university-wide event Saturday, May 11, and running through Thursday, May 16, with celebrations for individual colleges and schools. More than 2,600 students from the Class of ’19 will participate in the main university ceremony.

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May Is Mental Health Awareness Month

tt-may-mental-health-2.jpgThe pain is the same even if it isn’t visible. This thought occurred to me as I watched a pedestrian hobbling across the street recently and felt that empathetic twinge when you realize the discomfort that person must encounter every day.

However, there is a pain that many deal with — young and old — that disguises itself, and we only “see” it occasionally through its effect on behavior. I’m referring to the pain people suffer because of mental health issues.

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With Clock Ticking, Lawmakers Could Split Incentives Vote From Budget Process

Legislators have been discussing an extension for the timeline to vote on and implement new tax incentive programs in the state, separating it from the budget process, as the start of the new fiscal year approaches.

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Murphy Signs Package Of Bills To Alleviate NJ's Foreclosure Crisis

Foreclosure bedevils New Jersey. The state has some 20,000 homes in some stage of the process. It also has the number one foreclosure rate in the nation, more than double the national rate.

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Foreclosure Bill Package Signed Into Law

Trenton – A bill package sponsored by Senate Community and Urban Affairs Committee Chair Troy Singleton, Senator Dawn Marie Addiego, Senator Ronald Rice and Senator Steve Oroho, which will tackle the surge in foreclosures and streamline pending cases, was signed into law by Governor Phil Murphy today.

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Proposed Overpass Could Be Key To 'BRAC-Proofing' Joint Base McGuire-Dix-Lakehurst

The project, known as the Route 539 Interconnector, involves construction of an overpass on Route 539, which bisects the joint base 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.

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