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Singleton, Conaway, Andrzejczak, Mazzeo, Garcia & Mosquera Bill to Require Annual Report on State Workforce Continues Advancing
Assembly approved legislation Assembly Democrats Troy Singleton, Herb Conaway, Bob Andrzejczak, Vincent Mazzeo, Carmelo Garcia, and Gabriela Mosquera sponsored to require the state Employment and Training Commission to prepare an annual report on the state's workforce was advanced Thursday by the Senate Labor Committee.
New Jersey Committee Passes Ban on Leghold Trapping
Resolution calls for reinstatement of the recently lifted 30-year-old statewide ban on leghold traps
Remembering Rowan: Industrialist's legacy one of 'innovation, humanitarianism and courage'
Henry Rowan, the multimillionaire industrialist from Westampton and the namesake of Rowan University, died Wednesday night. He was 92.
Giving Credit, Where Credit Is Due
I was recently asked to speak at a community gathering about some of the challenges facing families today. This engaging conversation was punctuated by many in the audience who commented about the growing cost of child care and how it was placing a significant burden on their families. While this particular dialogue played out at this one gathering, I am sure it could be replicated in communities all across New Jersey. Access to affordable and high quality child care is proving to be a stumbling block as working families try to climb the ladder of success.
How will No Child Left Behind rewrite affect N.J. schools?
New Jersey could more easily make changes to student testing, academic standards and teacher evaluations under a proposed new federal education law that passed the U.S. Senate on Wednesday.
But that doesn't mean that it will, the top state education official said.
Out-of-network bills headed to Senate committee despite concerns from hospital group
The state Senate Commerce Committee is scheduled to hear the latest out-of-network health care bills Thursday, potentially bringing them a step closer to becoming law.
Despite the many revisions to the legislation, as recently as last month the New Jersey Hospital Association said there is more work to be done.
Burlington County freeholders set to vote on demolition of Centerton Road bridge
MOUNT HOLLY — After several months, and a day before the Burlington County Board of Freeholders are set to vote on the demolition of the Centerton Road bridge, the county turned over an evaluation report from an inspection performed on the span following its sudden closure in April.
EXPLAINER: ADVOCATES ARGUE FOR FULL-DAY KINDERGARTEN IN NEW JERSEY
Does the Garden State suffer from a ‘kindergarten gap’ that could hold back the state’s youngest students?
NJ Senate approves smart gun bill, EpiPen Act
Another bill approved Monday was the Epinephrine Access and Emergency Act, which would permit anyone who has completed a Department of Health-approved training program to carry and administer epinephrine auto-injector devices to treat life-threatening allergic reactions involving insect or food allergies
Supreme Court decision reinforces N.J. assault weapons ban, experts say
A decision by the U.S. Supreme Court not to hear a challenge to a ban on assault-style weapons leaves intact New Jersey's statewide assault weapons ban, experts said Monday.