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Healthcare Policy in NJ: The Biggest Issues to Watch in the Year Ahead
Medicaid changes, Supreme Court‘s ACA decision, state health costs are at top of agenda for 2015
Our civic duty
When people from other parts of the world become US citizens, they have to pass a test that includes questions about how our system of government works. Why shouldn’t native-born Americans have to know the same?
Legislative roundup: Construction permit extensions approved
With the economic downturn knocking the wind out of the real estate and construction industries, commercial and residential developers faced an uncertain future.
Fundraiser will help bone marrow transplant patients
Every January, the family plans to hold a fundraiser for the Siani Strong Foundation, which they formed to provide financial assistance to families of adolescent bone marrow transplant patients at the Children’s Hospital of Philadelphia.
N.J. lawmaker wants high school students to take the citizenship civics test: The Auditor
Assemblyman Troy Singleton (D-Burlington) plans to introduce a bill that would allow school districts to require seniors to pass for graduation the same 10-question civics test taken by applicants for U.S. citizenship.
GI Go Fund and Assemblyman Troy Singleton Distribute Thousands in Gift Cards to Needy Veterans For Holidays at the Bordentown Armory
GI Go Executive Director Jack Fanous was joined by Assemblyman Troy Singleton and Brigadier General James Grant as they distributed over eighty $50 Visa gift cards to veterans in need
6 N.J. bills that would significantly benefit veterans' lives statewide
The New Jersey Legislature introduced a number of veterans affairs bills this year. Though still pending further legislative action, these measures would significantly benefits veterans and members of the military throughout the state.
Examining Our Jury System
Judge Sol Wachter once famously said that a prosecutor could get a grand jury to "indict a ham sandwich." While that may seem funny to some, it is an alarming concept to think about in the context of our country's system of jurisprudence for many others. I have often heard this phrase repeated in popular culture through television, movies or in casual conversation when discussing the court system. It refers to the idea that many times prosecutors achieve indictments against someone, almost regardless of the circumstances, when they place a case before a grand jury.
Assemblyman offers another way to fulfill our civic duty
“Ask not what your country can do for you — ask what you can do for your country.” — John F. Kennedy
Bipartisan Bill to Extend Permit Expiration Dates Advanced by Assembly Panel
An Assembly panel on Monday advanced bipartisan legislation sponsored by Assembly Democrats Jerry Green, John Burzichelli, Troy Singleton, Gordon Johnson, Patrick Diegnan and Paul Moriarty to extend expiration dates for certain state and local permits.