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GIANFICARO: Let's ensure responders' families get insurance they need
Quiet is a firefighter's best friend. But on this night, the quiet of the firehouse is pierced by an alarm. There's a report of a carbon monoxide leak in an apartment. The gas is colorless, odorless and potentially deadly. It's a killer lurking in shadows.
Christie Asks Top Court To Let Him Rewrite School-funding Formula
The governor, who has decried the Supreme Court as ‘activist,’ asks it to sweep aside 30 years of support for Abbott rulings
The irony is hard to miss. Gov. Chris Christie has gone to the same state Supreme Court he has long decried as too activist to help him attain his last policy goals for public education in New Jersey.
And while the odds seem long, he may actually have a shot.
Assembly Approves Conaway, Pinkin, Kennedy & Singleton Bill to Keep Voters Apprised of Polling Location Changes
Law Inspired, in part, by Havoc Created When Superstorm Sandy Forced Towns to Move Polling Locations
Legislation sponsored by Assembly Democrats Herb Conaway, Jr., M.D., Nancy Pinkin, James Kennedy and Troy Singleton to make sure voters are aware of any changes to polling locations was approved by an Assembly panel on Monday.
Living the American Dream
I still remember the day. I signed my name for what felt like a thousand times and wrote the largest check I had ever written in my life. But, it was mine. And, when the agent put the keys to my new home in my hands I knew that I had grabbed my piece of the American dream.
Home ownership has always been a symbol of financial accomplishment in our country. Oftentimes it has marked a rite of passage into “finally becoming a grown up” when that purchase is made. Unfortunately for many, the American dream of home ownership is becoming more difficult to attain. It is especially hard for those just starting out on their own due to the challenges involved in saving up for the down payment. Despite all of the positive aspects and advantages of home ownership, affordability for first time homeowners continues to be a significant barrier for far too many New Jersey residents.
Animal abusers are being registered like sex offenders in these jurisdictions - The Washington Post
Starting in November, convicted animal abusers in the county that includes Tampa will be easier to identify. Their names, photos and addresses will be published on a county-run website that is publicly searchable and similar to the online sex offender registries that have proliferated since the 1990s.
Singleton, Green, DeAngelo, Sumter & Lampitt Bill to Help Homeowners with Negative Home Equity Avoid Foreclosures & Short Sales Advanced by Assembly Panel
By preventing foreclosures and short sales, sponsors hope to help homeowners keep homes & prevent further damage to state's troubled housing market
(TRENTON) - An Assembly panel on Thursday released legislation sponsored by Assembly Democrats Troy Singleton, Jerry Green, Wayne DeAngelo, Shavonda Sumter and Pamela Lampitt to help homeowners with negative home equity avoid foreclosure and short sales, and prevent further agitating the state's troubled housing market.
Singleton, Wisniewski, Conaway, Caride, Quijano, Sumter & Wimberly Legislation Inspired by Death of Cinnaminson Firefighter Gains Panel Approval
Measure Would Ensure Health Coverage for Family Members of Deceased First Responders
Legislation sponsored by Assembly Democrats Troy Singleton, John Wisniewski, Herb Conaway, Marlene Caride, Annette Quijano, Shavonda Sumter and Benjie Wimberly to help ensure the continuation of family medical coverage for spouses and children of deceased first responders was advanced by an Assembly panel on Monday.
LAWMAKERS PUSH STATE DEP TO SET LIMITS FOR TOXIC CHEMICALS IN WATER SUPPLY
State agency would have six months to set limits for more than a dozen contaminants known to be in Garden State’s drinking water
Once again, the state is focusing attention on how safe New Jersey’s drinking water actually is.
SWEENEY TO BYPASS CHRISTIE TO SET UP SCHOOL-FUNDING COMMISSION
Senate president hopes to work with Republicans in the Legislature to create a bipartisan commission by resolution
Ever since Senate President Steve Sweeney first proposed his legislative bill for fixing New Jersey’s school funding morass, there was the obvious question as to whether Gov. Chris Christie would ever sign it if it passed.