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Singleton Introduces Bill To Help Middle-Class Homeowners Build Equity
TRENTON – Senator Troy Singleton today introduced legislation to create a tax credit program that rewards middle-class families that choose to pay down the principal amounts of their home mortgages early. The bill is modeled on federal legislation referred to as the Building Equity for the American Middle-Class Act (BEAM Act) that will encourage families to build equity in their home, pay down their home mortgage more quickly, thus creating more wealth while securing the American dream of homeownership.
Video - Sarlo Discusses Bill To Help Preserve Deductibility Of Property Taxes
Senate Budget Committee chair Paul Sarlo discussed his legislation to allow New Jerseyans to receive tax credits for charitable contributions.
SMILE: The Beauty Of Healthy Teeth
February is National Children’s Dental Health Month, and it is meant to raise awareness about the importance of oral health. Why is this type of celebration — and year-round attention to children’s dental health — important?
Trump's Proposed Change On Tips Could Cost NJ Workers $120M, Explained
You go out for dinner and drinks on a Saturday night, pay your bill, and leave a generous tip. It makes you feel good and you go home not feeling like a cheapskate. But do you know if it’s really enough for the worker to make ends meet? Or if they were able to keep all of the money you left as tip? Do you care?
State Lawmaker Calls For Nation's First Opioid Warning Labels
Warnings would highlight the significant potential for addiction and overdose associated with these drugs.
State Senate Considering New Tax Deductions For Manufacturing
The New Jersey state Legislature has introduced a bill to allow for companies in the state to create manufacturing reinvestment accounts, which would give them tax reductions, deferrals and deductions on manufacturing equipment and workforce training.
Supporting Community Health Programs Keeps Us All Healthy
One of the fundamental building blocks of a healthy community, where the interests of medicine and democracy intersect, is the ability to provide access to quality health care for everyone. We constantly face the deluge of questions on this subject: Who, what, how and how much should we pay for health care? I’m a firm believer that at the individual level, when we are healthier or have access to the help we need to become healthy, we are better off both personally and as a community.
DOJ Dismisses Case Against Menendez
The U.S. Department of Justice dismissed its corruption case Wednesday against New Jersey Sen. Robert Menendez after prosecutors had announced their intention to retry him on corruption charges.
Governor Murphy Signs Order To Harness Wind Energy
Gov. Phil Murphy has signed an executive order directing the New Jersey Board of Public Utilities to implement fully the Offshore Wind Economic Development Act and begin the process of moving the state toward a goal of 3,500 megawatts of offshore wind energy generation by the year 2030.