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Assembly Democratic Legislative Package to Support Veterans' Organizations Hit Hard by Economy Gets Final Legislative OK

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(TRENTON) - A legislative package sponsored by Assembly Democrats Vincent Prieto, Angelica M. Jimenez, Daniel R. Benson, Troy Singleton, Paul D. Moriarty, Craig J. Coughlin, Cleopatra Tucker, Gilbert "Whip" L. Wilson and Herb Conaway that would make way for veterans' organizations to use the net proceeds from games of chance to support their organizational expenses received final legislative approval Thursday and now head to the governor's desk.

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Eustace, Singleton, Wagner, Egan & Coughlin Bill to Help Employers Avoid Tax Hike Gets Final Legislative OK

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(TRENTON) - Legislation Assembly Democrats Tim Eustace, Troy Singleton, Connie Wagner, Joseph Egan and Craig J. Coughlin sponsored to help businesses avoid a pending tax increase was approved Thursday by the Assembly.

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N.J. Assembly Approves Domestic Violence Bill

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The New Jersey Assembly has approved a measure that provides new protections for some domestic violence victims and is named for a Toms River woman killed by her former fiancé.

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Wagner, Jasey, Eustace, Caputo & Singleton Bill to Explore Full-Day Kindergarten Option Statewide Clears Assembly

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(TRENTON) - Legislation sponsored by Assembly Democrats Connie Wagner, Mila Jasey, Tim Eustace, Ralph Caputo and Troy Singleton to explore the establishment of full-day kindergarten statewide in New Jersey was approved Thursday by the General Assembly.

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Singleton, Benson, Giblin & Mosquera Bill to Protect Domestic Abuse Victims via Electronic Monitoring of Offenders Approved by Assembly

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(TRENTON) - Legislation sponsored by Assembly Democrats Troy Singleton, Daniel R. Benson, Thomas P. Giblin and Gabriela Mosquera to help protect victims of domestic violence by allowing courts to order electronic monitoring of certain domestic violence offenders was approved Thursday by the General Assembly.

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Tucker, Singleton, Eustace, Lampitt, Greenwald & Wisniewski Bill to Allow Temporary Professional Licensure for Qualified Military Spouses Advances

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(TRENTON) - Legislation sponsored by Assembly Democrats Cleopatra Tucker, Troy Singleton, Timothy Eustace, Pamela Lampitt, Lou Greenwald and John Wisniewski that would allow nonresident military spouses to seek temporary licensure from certain professional and occupations licensing boards upon moving to New Jersey was released Thursday by a Senate panel.

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Cameras could be used to catch motorists who pass New Jersey school buses

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TRENTON — The swinging red stop sign on school buses could wind up becoming more than just a warning.

Legislation moving through the New Jersey Legislature would authorize school districts to install cameras on their buses to catch motorists who illegally pass.

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Sheriff: 1,262 tickets, warnings issued in Route 130 crackdown's first weeks

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New Jersey’s most dangerous road for pedestrians quickly has become one of its most heavily enforced.

A total of 1,262 tickets and warnings were issued by officers on Route 130 in the first two weeks of a state and county law enforcement crackdown on speeding and other illegal driving behaviors that make Route 130 dangerous for pedestrians, Burlington County Sheriff Jean Stanfield said Monday.

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Singleton & Conaway Plan to Boost Pedestrian Safety Along Dangerous Corridors Advanced by Assembly Panel

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(TRENTON) - An ambitious bill package sponsored by Assemblymen Troy Singleton and Herb Conaway, Jr. M.D. (both D-Burlington) to boost pedestrian safety throughout New Jersey was approved by an Assembly panel on Monday.

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Singleton Bill to Improve Enforcement of Drivers Who Illegally Pass School Buses, Enhance Penalties OK'd by Assembly Panel

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(TRENTON) - The Assembly Education Committee on Monday released legislation sponsored by Assemblyman Troy Singleton (D-Burlington) to create a pilot program that would allow schools and municipalities to use monitoring systems to help with enforcement of individuals who break the law by passing school buses that are stopped to pick up or drop off students, as well as enhance penalties for this violation.

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