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Scutari, Singleton Bill Creating Municipal Homelessness Trust Funds and Housing Plans Becomes Law
TRENTON – New Jersey municipalities will now have greater authority and resources to address homelessness under a new law signed by Governor Phil Murphy. Sponsored by Senate President Nick Scutari and Senator Troy Singleton, the law, S-4832/A-3360, authorizes municipalities to establish homelessness trust funds and adopt local homeless housing plans to confront the growing crisis.
NJ Pilot Monitors Certain Repeat Domestic Violence Offenders
One of New Jersey's newest laws finally launches a test run of electronic monitoring of certain domestic violence offenders, starting in Ocean County.
Domestic violence offenders could be monitored electronically under new N.J. law
In one of his final acts in office, Gov. Phil Phil Murphy signed a bill into law Tuesday morning establishing a pilot program to electronically monitor certain domestic violence offenders in New Jersey.
Quraishi Says No To Fair Housing Delay
U.S. District Court Judge Zahid Quraishi denied a bid by a coalition of mayors to delay the implementation of New Jersey’s affordable housing law.
NJ Homegrow Legalization Reintroduced with Bipartisan Support
Medical and adult-use cannabis homegrow legalization bills have been reintroduced to the NJ Legislature with bipartisan support from across the state.
Singleton Statement on Court Ruling Upholding New Jersey’s Affordable Housing Law
TRENTON – Senator Troy Singleton (D-Burlington), Chair of the Senate Community and Urban Affairs Committee, issued the following statement:
On this MLK Day, transcend partisanship to celebrate patriotism through public service - Opinion
In his 1968 sermon, The Drum Major Instinct,” Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. so eloquently stated that, “Everybody can be great, because anybody can serve…You only need a heart full of grace, a soul generated by love.”
Gov Murphy Signed Lisa’s Law!
This week, we celebrated a victory more than a decade in the making. It has been a LOONG journey to see this bill, Lisa’s Law, finally become law.
Major Investment In The River LINE
There are some issues we cannot fix with a bill, or by passing a new law. Making trains run on time, and ensuring they don’t break down repeatedly, is one of them. That is why we’ve used our platform to hold NJ Transit accountable over the years each and every time YOU let us know there was a problem. No matter how big, how small – we relayed each concern. And we brought NJ Transit executives to appear before you not once, but twice in townhall settings. With you, we demanded better.
Transcending Partisanship, Celebrating Patriotism Through Public Service
In his 1968 sermon, The Drum Major Instinct,” Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. so eloquently stated that, “Everybody can be great, because anybody can serve…You only need a heart full of grace, a soul generated by love.”