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'Dark Money' Bill Would Force Organizations To Disclose Donors

For two and a half years, Sen. Troy Singleton has been pushing a bill to make independent expenditure committees disclose their major donors the way candidates do.

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Ruiz, Greenstein, Singleton Bill Package To Expand Inclusive Apprenticeship Programs Advances

TRENTON – Legislation sponsored by Senator M. Teresa Ruiz, Senator Linda Greenstein and Senator Troy Singleton, which would expand apprenticeship programs, cleared the Senate Budget and Appropriations Committee today.

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Singleton Bill To Make Information On Homeless Prevention Available Online Passes Committee

TRENTON – Legislation sponsored by Senate Community and Urban Affairs Committee Chair Troy Singleton, which would require the Department of Community Affairs (DCA) to make information on homeless prevention programs and services available on its website, passed the Senate Community and Urban Affairs Committee today.

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Singleton-Greenstein Bill Would Set Disclosure Requirements For Independent Advocacy Organizations

Will Provide ‘Greater Transparency Through Heightened Disclosure’

TRENTON – A Senate committee today approved legislation that would require independent advocacy committees to disclose their donors, bringing greater transparency to organizations that work to influence the political process. Sponsored by Senator Troy Singleton (D-Burlington) and Senator Linda Greenstein (D-Mercer/Middlesex), the bill, S-1500, would require the so-called “527” and “501(c)4” groups to make public their sources of contributions and expenditures.

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NJ Lawmakers Look To Close 'Dark Money' Disclosure Loopholes As Top Democrats Face Flak

New Jersey lawmakers plan to consider a bill Thursday to close loopholes that allow some donors to stay private even while spending heavily to influence political campaigns, ballot questions and policy debates.

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Dr. Martin Luther King, A Champion Of Economic Justice

tt-mlk-economic-justice.jpgOn Monday, we celebrate Martin Luther King Day, a special occasion to honor one of America’s greatest civil rights activists and a champion for people of every social strata. While the civil rights movement burned bright with numerous lights, Martin Luther King was a comet across the sky advocating for change, equality, and fairness.

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Singleton Introduces Bill To Partner With Businesses That Provide Job Training & Work Education To Its Employees

TRENTON – Today Senator Troy Singleton introduced legislation which would provide tax credits against corporate business and gross income taxes for employers that provide job training or work education programs for their employees.

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Sarlo, Singleton, Oroho, Bucco Bill Would Help Small Businesses & Partnerships Preserve Tax Deductibility

TRENTON – Legislation authored by Senators Paul Sarlo (D-Bergen), Troy Singleton (D-Burlington), Steve Oroho (R-Sussex), and Anthony Bucco Sr. (R-Morris) that will preserve the federal deductibility of an estimated $23 billion in state income taxes for small businesses and partnerships was approved by the Senate today.

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Sweeney Endorses Disclosure Requirements For Independent Advocacy Organizations

Will Strengthen Singleton Bill By Extending Disclosure To Advocacy for Legislation & Regulations, Retroactive To January 1, 2018

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Moment Arrives To Reveal Dark Money Donors

A half century after the Watergate scandal set off a scramble to push big money out of American politics, big money is bigger than ever. Reformers keep trying to set up barriers, and politicians keep finding ways around them, often with the help of the courts.

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