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Telemedicine bill could get House vote this week
The House this week is expected to vote on a bill that promotes telemedicine and was unanimously passed by the Senate last week.
Chris Christie Signs 14 Bills Into Law, Vetoes Voting And Prison Legislation
Gov. Chris Christie signed 14 bills into law Monday and vetoed two bills that would expand voting rights and restrict solitary confinement.
Singleton Measure to Require Police Training on Proper Response to Mental Health, Substance Use Disorders Clears Committee
Legislation Assemblyman Troy Singleton sponsored to help keep law enforcement officers, individuals experiencing mental health crises and the general public safe during police interventions was advanced Monday by an Assembly committee.
Businesses revel in reversal of Pennsylvania tax agreement
CAMDEN -- In this city directly opposite Philadelphia -- where one can cross state lines by walking over a bridge -- South Jersey business officials and leading Democrats reveled in Gov. Chris Christie's recent reversal that will keep a 40-year-old income tax agreement with the Keystone State.
Interactive Map: Segregation Continues to Be NJ's State of the State
Diversity may be the order of the day in New Jersey, but most whites, blacks, and Hispanics continue to live in suburban enclaves and urban ghettos
Sweeney, Greenwald & Singleton Join With SJ Business In Praise of the Restoration of NJ/PA Tax Reciprocity Agreement
CAMDEN – Senate President Steve Sweeney, Assembly Majority Leader Lou Greenwald and Assemblyman Troy Singleton joined with the South Jersey business community today to discuss about how the business community will follow through on the restoration of the reciprocity agreement between New Jersey and Pennsylvania that allows taxpayers to pay income tax in the state where they live, not where they work. Ending the agreement, which has been in effect for close to four decades, would have negatively impacted residents, businesses and their employees, and made filing income taxes more complicated.
The Wrong Prescription for Fixing Health Insurance in New Jersey
Sometimes an idea that seems too good to be true is just that. One of those ideas is being touted by President-Elect Donald Trump and the Republican leadership in Congress as a key component of the Affordable Care Act (ACA) “repeal and replace” strategy. The idea is to allow health insurance to be sold across state lines. This regurgitated policy proposal is a popular sound bite, let consumers save money by purchasing health insurance coverage from another state where the policy may be cheaper. However, this proposal, which has been kicked around for well over a decade, is a bad idea.
Area business leaders, lawmakers applaud restoration of NJ-Pa. tax pact
CAMDEN — The Campbell Soup Co. has been headquartered in Camden for nearly 150 years. It's part of the bedrock of the city and at the heart of its recent economic revitalization.
Quote of the Day – Assemblyman Troy Singleton
In response to one of Donald Trump’s tweets rants proposing that flag burners lose their citizenship and go to jail, Assemblyman Troy Singleton posted this on his Facebook page:
NJ Lawmakers Oppose Hazardous Waste Facility In Pa.
New Jersey lawmakers on Monday advanced a resolution opposing a hazardous waste incinerator proposed for a Pennsylvania property across the Delaware River from several Garden State towns, citing the high probability of pollution and its potential impact on air and water quality.