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Environmental Justice Legislation
Jill Horner speaks with Senator Troy Singleton, from the NJ State Senate, about Environmental Justice Legislation. Interview recorded 3/20/2019.
Murphy Announces State To Take Control Of Obamacare Exchange
Governor says move would allow more New Jerseyans get access to better, affordable ACA health insurance
Poverty, Income Equality and a Legislative Roadmap
One of the persistent and pertinent questions of modern economic theory in our society these days is confronting income inequality. Many hold the prevailing view that income for people at the bottom and midlevel earning range has decreased, while income for the upper 20 percent of earners has increased. This is true but there is also some nuance to this issue. While some demographic subgroups have seen average incomes rise, what is occurring and has contributed to the income gap is that the rate of increase favors those with higher incomes. This leaves us with a dreadful wage disparity that exacerbates the gap between the haves and have nots in our country.
Lawmakers Race To OK SALT Cap Workaround For Small Businesses
The cap is likely the most controversial component of the federal tax overhaul approved by the GOP-controlled Congress and President Donald Trump at the end of 2017, as it limits how much residents in high-tax states like New Jersey can write off from their state income and local property taxes.
SCI Probe Raises Questions About State Oversight Of Hospitals
NJ’s watchdog agency finds complex web of corporate and financial ties in entities connected to three for-profit hospitals in Hudson County
NJ Implements Nation's Toughest PFAS Standard
But what it means for potential polluters, including Joint Base McGuire-Dix-Lakehurst, remains to be seen.
Group May Head Back To Court Over Lack Of NJ School Desegregation
A lawsuit filed last year claims residency rules are to blame for lack of diversity in New Jersey public education
NJ Is Trying To Give Residents More Control Over Their Information Amid Data Breaches
The headlines are constant: Millions of accounts hacked. Health and financial data stolen. Personal information shared widely with advertisers and technology companies.
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.