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NJ: Making court-ordered pension payment ‘difficult’
New Jersey’s treasurer says paying $1.6 billion into the public pension fund as a judge recently called for is difficult without more budget cuts.
Burlington County's top students honored by principals group
The Burlington County Principals and Supervisors Association named its academic award recipients for 2014-15 at a ceremony Thursday night.
A Cuban-American’s educational experience with democracy
As a child growing up in a communist Cuba, I could have never envisioned how far my life would come. As a child, I believed in education and the power that comes with it, but as I grew older in Cuba, I learned that reality was much different.
PARCC, money at issue in NJ budget talks
Education spending, on everything from the PARCC tests to state school aid, looks likely to gain special notice in the coming week as state lawmakers dive into Gov. Chris Christie's proposed budget. Don't expect the process to yield a whole lot more money for schools.
Updated: Study commissioned by Horizon says changes in out-of-network rules would cut N.J. residents' insurance costs
As Trenton tackles the issue of high medical bills that can result when patients get care outside their insurance company network, the state's largest health insurer on Wednesday released a study that concludes New Jerseyans could see lower monthly premiums if the state's current out-of-network regulations are changed.
Determining water standard is in everyone's best interest
Local lawmakers have moved to help out with legislation that creates a state standard for the chemical. Assemblymen Herb Conaway, D-7th of Delanco, and Troy Singleton, D-7th of Palmyra, introduced legislation that would require the state to establish a specific maximum contaminant level for TCP based on research, evaluations and recommendations by the Drinking Water Quality Institute.
Assembly OKs two bills that would modify N.J. budget process
The state Assembly approved two bills that supporters said would bring greater transparency to the state budget process by changing the way revenue is estimated and requiring more disclosure about new funding sources.
WOULD PATIENTS SAVE CASH IF OUT-OF-NETWORK PROVIDER CHARGES WERE SLASHED?
Assemblyman Craig J. Coughlin (D-Middlesex) has been working with Assemblyman Gary S. Schaer (D-Bergen and Passaic) and Assemblyman Troy Singleton (D-Burlington), as well as Sen. Joseph F. Vitale (D-Middlesex) on writing a bill to address out-of-network costs and related issues.
Singleton, Conaway, Andrzejczak, Mazzeo, Garcia & Mosquera Bill to Require Annual Report on State Workforce Approved by Assembly
(TRENTON) - Legislation sponsored by Assembly Democrats Troy Singleton, Herb Conaway, Bob Andrzejczak, Vincent Mazzeo, Carmelo Garcia, and Gabriela Mosquera to require the state Employment and Training Commission to prepare an annual report on the state's workforce was approved 74-0 Thursday by the Assembly.
The sponsors said the intent of the legislation is to ensure a comprehensive report is available for the Department of Labor to help establish a clearer picture of New Jersey's workforce. This annual report can be shared with public entities, private enterprise and educational institutions.
Stepping Up as a Volunteer
I confess that this week I was slightly disappointed in my fellow New Jerseyans. If you read my blog, I hope you have learned how much I love this state, even if I feel the need to occasionally remind my fellow citizens that we need to do just a bit more to create that “more perfect society” we hope to achieve.
Maybe it’s the Easter season, but this is a time when we hear from the pulpits a version of the need to share our time, talent and treasure. This blog is about time, but not the one on the dial of your wristwatch (if you still wear one).