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Sweeney, Singleton & Addiego Tour The Virtua Samson Cancer Center
Moorestown, NJ – Senate President Steve Sweeney was joined by Senator Troy Singleton and Senator Dawn Marie Addiego today on a tour of the Virtua Samson Cancer Center in Moorestown.
NJ Lawmakers Looking At Creating A State Deduction For Charitable Donations
Unlike the federal tax code, which allows taxpayers who itemize to deduct charitable contributions to qualifying nonprofits, New Jersey doesn’t allow residents to write off such donations from their state income taxes. At least not yet.
Read Across America: The Magic of Reading and Children
The first week in March should be a happy time for parents and children because it’s Read Across America, a national celebration to promote reading to our children. We celebrate it March 1 to coincide with the birthday of the famous and beloved author Dr. Seuss. But one should consider it a privilege to participate for the entire month (and even longer).
Murphy's Budget Is $1B Bigger Than Last Year's, Promises $1B In Savings
Governor’s proposal receives a far less hostile response from fellow Democrats than his budget last year, although they still seem at odds over possible tax hikes.
Singleton Bill To Fight Discriminatory Housing Policy Advances From Committee
Trenton – Legislation sponsored by Senator Troy Singleton, which would require real estate licensees to complete courses of study concerning fair housing and housing discrimination, advanced from the Senate Commerce Committee today.
Committee Passes Singleton, Rice, Oroho Bills To Help Homeowners With Mortgages
Trenton – Two pieces of legislation sponsored by Senate Community and Urban Affairs Committee Chair Troy Singleton, Senator Ronald L. Rice, and Senator Steve Oroho, which would codify the Judiciary’s Foreclosure Mediation Program and the “Mortgage Servicers Licensing Act”, were passed by the Senate Budget and Appropriations Committee today.
Singleton Bills To Help Disabled Students In Private Schools Clears Committee
Trenton – Two pieces of legislation sponsored by Senator Troy Singleton, which would help students with disabilities at private schools, cleared the Senate Education Committee today.
Turner, Singleton Bill To Pilot Restorative Justice Programs In Schools Clears Committee
Trenton – Legislation sponsored by Senator Shirley K. Turner and Senator Troy Singleton, which would establish the “Restorative Justice in Education Pilot Program,” cleared the Senate Education Committee today.
The Tipping Point of the Foreclosure Crisis
A crisis can be defined as a critical point in history, a time when difficult and challenging decisions must be made. This is the point at which New Jersey’s ever growing foreclosure problem had reached – the critical juncture of a crisis.
The foreclosure crisis affects all of us in one way or another, directly and indirectly – whether we are the homeowner losing our home and years of hard-earned equity, or the neighbor who lives next door to an abandoned property or someone whose home value has decreased because of a foreclosure nearby - its consequences are far reaching. Foreclosures have uprooted families, caused boarded-up homes, and contributed to neighborhood blight throughout our state.
Legislature Sends Murphy Bill To Create State-Run IRA Fund For Private Workers
Lawmakers sent Gov. Phil Murphy a bill that would create a retirement savings program for many private sector employees who work for businesses that currently do not offer such a plan.