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Legislation To Allow Trust Fund Monies To Cover Code Blue Now Law

Gov. Phil Murphy signed into law legislation sponsored by Sen. Troy Singleton, D-7th of Delran, to expand the permitted uses for county homeless trust funds to sheltering purposes during Code Blue weather emergencies. Previously the funds could only be used for purposes of providing permanent housing for homeless residents or those in danger of becoming homeless.

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Singleton, Addiego, Oroho Bill To Require The DCA To Create An Interactive Map With Residential Properties Under Foreclosure Clears Committee

Trenton – Legislation sponsored by Senator Troy Singleton, Senator Dawn Marie Addiego, and Senator Steve Oroho, which would require the Department Community Affairs to create a database and interactive map concerning residential properties under foreclosure, cleared the Senate Budget and Appropriations Committee today.

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Governor Signs Singleton, Ruiz Bill To Allow County Homelessness Trust Funds To Be Used During Code Blue Alerts

Trenton – Legislation sponsored by Senator Troy Singleton and Senate Pro Tempore M. Teresa Ruiz, which would allow county homelessness trust funds to be used for Code Blue emergency shelter services, was signed into law by the Governor today.

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Compromise Plan To Boost Oversight Of Public-Worker Health Benefits

Appointment of independent monitor would allow for ongoing, regular auditing of billions that state pays annually for claims — Sen. Sarlo

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Singleton Bill To Help Disabled Students In Private Schools Clears Senate

Trenton – Legislation sponsored by Senator Troy Singleton, which would help students with disabilities at private schools, cleared the Senate today.

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Addiego, Singleton Bill To Allow Child Care Services Access To Public School Property Passes Senate

Teddy Bear Academy Legislation Advances

Trenton – Legislation sponsored by Senator Dawn Addiego and Senator Troy Singleton, which would permit the use of public schools and school district property for certain child care services for children younger than school age, passed the Senate today.

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NJ Just Graded Its Public Schools From 0-100. Here's How Every School Scored.

New Jersey’s latest school grades are out, giving parents in every community a snapshot of what the state thinks of their local schools.

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Women’s History Month: Heroines Yesterday and Today

In recent decades, we have made much about gender equality in the home, the workplace and even our culture, from entertainment to sports. This has been a positive trend and an appropriate one. However, I can’t help but believe that our perception of women’s role in history is marked as much by their absence as it is celebrated for their achievements.

Women’s History Month helps to set the record straight. It is the perfect time to reflect, honor and learn about women in the past who were the proverbial “voice in the wilderness,” who accomplished so much, yet which history often neglected or ignored. Until now, of course.

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State Police To Publish Stats On Manufacturers Of Guns Linked To NJ Crimes

Gov. Phil Murphy announced the expansion of the NJGunStat reports Tuesday during a news conference in Jersey City where he said publicizing those companies who make the guns was intended to encourage them to do more to improve safety.

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Sweeney Holds Town Hall On Fiscal Reforms At Rowan In Burlington

Singleton & Addiego Join In Public Forum on ‘Path To Progress’

Mount Laurel – Speaking at a Town Hall meeting at Rowan College at Burlington County this evening, Senate President Steve Sweeney emphasized the need to confront the state’s mounting fiscal problems and warned that New Jersey won’t be able to make critical investments in education, transportation, higher education and social services unless it enacts major structural reforms to address the looming budget crisis fueled by runaway pension and benefit costs.

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