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In Wake Of Mass Killing, Gubernatorial Candidates Talk Gun Control

Guadagno struggles to clarify her beliefs, Murphy offers eight-point platform on website. Independents’ opinions run gamut of possibilities.

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Christie Outlines $200M In Funding Sources For Opioid Programs

Gov. Chris Christie on Monday evening released details of how he plans to fund up to $240 million in programs to fight opioid addiction, nearly two weeks after first announcing the initiatives.

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Senate Candidate Troy Singleton Is Best Choice For 7th District

In a political climate that is increasingly more polarized and less civil, we in New Jersey’s 7th District have the opportunity to elect a candidate for state Senate who has demonstrated potential to build bridges and move us toward a more effective government.

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Manufacturing: Why It STILL Matters

tt-manufacturing.jpgManufacturing matters because it is a vital contributor to the economic health and wealth of our nation. It matters because it provides high-wage jobs, commercial innovation (the nation’s largest source), a key to trade deficit reduction, and a disproportionately large contribution to environmental sustainability. The manufacturing industries and firms that make the greatest contribution to these four objectives are also those that have the greatest potential to maintain or expand employment. These areas include:  Computers and electronics, chemicals (including pharmaceuticals), transportation equipment (including aerospace and motor vehicles and parts), and machinery are especially important.

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Climate Change And Clean Energy To-Do List For Next Governor

More than two dozen state leaders have prepared a plan to help next administration get right to work cleaning up New Jersey’s environment.

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Earn A Break From That Student Loan

tt-student-tax-break.jpgIt’s true. Sometimes imitation is the greatest form of flattery. Let me take a step back and explain.

Recently, Reps. Rodney Davis (R-Ill.) and Scott Peters (D-Calif.) introduced a bipartisan bill that would provide companies with a tax break if they contributed money to employees for the repayment of college debt. The cap for the tax break is $5,250.

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Students Help Drive Passage Of Genocide Awareness Month

With terrorism and hate crimes on the rise worldwide and divisiveness between people of different races and religions at a boiling point even in the U.S., global tensions are high.

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New Obamacare Overhaul Could Cost NJ Billions, Leave More Patients Uninsured

Cassidy-Graham proposal called ‘harshest’ GOP plan yet to reform national healthcare

New Jersey could be on the hook for up to $7.6 billion and nearly a million residents could have lost their insurance coverage by the end of a decade under the latest Republican proposal to reform healthcare by ending many elements of the federal Affordable Care Act.

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Singleton Will Be Honored With Legislator Of The Year Award

Assemblyman recognized by New Jersey Chamber of Commerce for his legislative efforts to promote a more favorable business climate in New Jersey

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More People Pick Up Health Insurance In Wake Of ACA

NJ and other ‘expansion states’ show strongest gains, but current uncertainty about the future of Obamacare has slowed sign-ups in some states

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