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Schaer & Singleton Bill to Encourage Pension Fund Investments in In-State Infrastructure Projects Clears Assembly Committee
Legislation Would Require Preference for In-State Projects Over Similar Out-of-State Projects
Legislation Assemblymen Gary S. Schaer and Troy Singleton sponsored to promote investment in in-state infrastructure projects and strengthen the state's pension funds recently was advanced by an Assembly committee.
Schaer, Singleton, Eustace, Pinkin & Downey Bill to End Revenue Disputes, Create More Accurate Budget Forecasting Process Clears Assembly Panel
Legislation Assembly Democrats Gary Schaer, Troy Singleton, Tim Eustace, Nancy Pinkin and Joann Downey sponsored to end state revenue disputes and improve the budget forecasting process recently was advanced by an Assembly panel.
Singleton, Speaker Prieto, DeAngelo, Lagana & Houghtaling Bill to Require Debt Affordability Study in Annual Debt Report Advances
Measure Aimed at Reducing State Debt, Restoring Credit Rating
Legislation Assemblyman Troy Singleton, Assembly Speaker Vincent Prieto and Assemblymen Wayne DeAngelo, Joseph Lagana and Eric Houghtaling sponsored to help keep debt levels affordable in New Jersey and restore the state's credit rating was advanced Thursday by an Assembly committee.
Singleton & Downey Bill to Require Governor to Detail New Revenue Proposals Clears Assembly Committee
Measure Would Provide More Accuracy, Transparency in Annual Budget Process
Legislation Assembly Democrats Troy Singleton and Joann Downey sponsored to require a clear and concise analysis of new revenue sources proposed by the governor was approved Thursday by an Assembly committee.
ADVOCATES WANT LEGISLATIVE LEADERS TO CURB SURPRISE MEDICAL BILLS
The goal: protect patients from unexpected fees charged by out-of-network doctors and hospitals, while also saving the state money
Legislative leaders are facing growing pressure to advance a proposal designed to cut costly medical bills issued to patients treated by healthcare providers who are not part of their insurance network, a practice that opponents said adds up to $1 billion each year to costs in New Jersey.
Holding Schools Accountable
One of the hardest parts about writing a weekly column is deciding what topic I want to cover. Oftentimes it's easy enough to just go with the conversation du jour in our country, or expounding on a legislative initiative I am working on. However, this week I want to try something different. I want to share with you a piece that I read in U.S. News & World Report on reinventing our national education system. The author raises some thought provoking points, some of which I agree with and others I don't. I am curious to hear your thoughts on what the author lays out, so let me know what you think.
Singleton, Holley & Downey Bill to Help Homeless & Disabled Veterans Procure Affordable Housing Continues Advancing
(TRENTON) - Assembly approved legislation sponsored by Assembly Democrats Troy Singleton, Jamel Holley and Joann Downey to establish an affordable housing occupancy preference for homeless and disabled veterans in New Jersey was advanced Thursday by the Senate Community and Urban Affairs Committee.
Singleton, Schaer, Benson, Eustace, Mosquera & Houghtaling Bill to Improve Reporting and Disclosure of State Tax Expenditures Clears Committee
Legislation Assembly Democrats Troy Singleton, Gary Schaer, Daniel R. Benson, Tim Eustace, Gabriela Mosquera and Eric Houghtaling sponsored to improve reporting and disclosure requirements on state tax expenditures to help better ensure that tax incentives yield the impact desired was advanced Thursday by an Assembly committee.
Singleton, Quijano, Caputo, Taliaferro, Green, Caride & Houghtaling Bill to Protect Sandy Victims Still Rebuilding from Costly Bureaucratic Setbacks Clears Senate Panel
(TRENTON) - Assembly approved legislation sponsored by Assembly Democrats Troy Singleton, Annette Quijano, Ralph Caputo and Adam Taliaferro to ensure the fairness of project deadlines, enhance transparency, and create foreclosure protections for Superstorm Sandy victims was advanced Thursday by the Senate Community and Urban Affairs Committee.
Singleton, Lampitt, Quijano, Pintor Marin, Wimberly & Downey Bill Requiring State to Reveal Complete Property Tax Data Continues Advancing
(TRENTON) - Assembly approved legislation sponsored by Assembly Democrats Troy Singleton, Pamela Lampitt, Annette Quijano, Eliana Pintor Marin, Benjie Wimberly and Joann Downey to require the state to annually post complete property tax data was released Thursday by the Senate Community and Urban Affairs Committee.
The bill - approved by the Assembly in June - comes after the Christie administration last year deleted property tax data traditionally found on the Department of Community Affairs web site. The information detailed Christie's cuts to property tax relief that resulted in a net property tax increase of about 20 percent.