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Trump Scraps EPA Regulations Limiting Air Pollution From Fossil Fuels

New president declares end to war on coal, likely driving up greenhouse-gas emissions and potentially endangering coastal states like New Jersey.

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A Step Forward for Educational Transparency and Gainful Employment

tt157.jpgFew topics are as dear to me as education. Only a handful of actions can propel you forward in life, like the benefits of a good education. I’m a deep believer in education and firmly committed to it because it truly helps level the playing field for later in life. As I was taught early in life by my parents, education is the gateway to a lifetime of opportunity only limited by one's thirst to acquire it.

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Lagana & Singleton Anti-SLAPP Bill Approved By Assembly Legislation Designed To Protect Healthy, Public Debate

(TRENTON) - Legislation sponsored by Assembly Democrats Joseph Lagana and Troy Singleton to protect the public against lawsuits meant to silence healthy debate and criticism was cleared by the full Assembly, 69-3-1, on Thursday.

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Wimberly, Singleton, Holley, Tucker, Sumter & Quijano Bill To Require Racial And Ethnic Impact Statements In Proposed Legislation Clears Assembly

Legislation Assembly Democrats Benjie Wimberly, Troy Singleton, Jamel Holley, Cleopatra Tucker, Shavonda Sumter and Annette Quijano sponsored to encourage lawmakers to consider the impact proposed legislation would have on racial and ethnic minorities was approved by the General Assembly on Thursday.

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New Jersey Passes Bill Forcing Presidential Candidates To Release Tax Returns

New Jersey lawmakers this week passed legislation that would force any presidential and vice-presidential candidates to disclose their federal tax returns in order to appear on the state's ballots starting in 2020, the Wall Street Journal reported Friday.

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Singleton, Mosquera & Vainieri Huttle Bill To Strengthen Protections For Domestic Violence Victims Advances

An Assembly panel on Monday approved legislation Assembly Democrats Troy Singleton, Gabriela Mosquera and Valerie Vainieri Huttle sponsored to strengthen legal protections for domestic violence victims.

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Schaer, Vainieri Huttle, Sumter, Lampitt & Singleton Bill Package To Improve Access To Critical Behavioral Health Services In NJ Gains Assembly Panel Approval

An Assembly panel on Monday approved a comprehensive three-bill package sponsored by Assembly Democrats Gary Schaer, Valerie Vainieri Huttle, Shavonda Sumter, Pamela Lampitt and Troy Singleton to significantly improve New Jersey's approach to behavioral health crisis care by expanding services and access throughout the state.

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Singleton, Vainieri Huttle & Holley Bill To Provide Counseling For Children Exposed To Domestic Violence Clears Committee

Legislation Assembly Democrats Troy Singleton, Valerie Vainieri Huttle and Jamel Holley sponsored to help children cope with exposure to domestic violence was advanced Monday by an Assembly committee.

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Greenwald, Jones And Singleton Bill To Strengthen Protections For A Person's Digital Assets Clears Assembly

(TRENTON) - Legislation Assembly Majority Leader Louis Greenwald and Assembly members Patricia Egan Jones and Troy Singleton sponsored to help residents secure their digital assets under the same fiduciary that protects their tangible assets was recently approved by the full Assembly.

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NJ Voters Would Raise Taxes On The Rich To Fund Public Worker Pensions, Poll Finds

TRENTON -- The majority of New Jersey voters are willing to let the state's wealthiest residents pick up the tab for government worker pensions but don't want tax increases on lower-income residents, according to a new poll.

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