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Singleton & Wimberly Bill to Protect NJ Businesses from "Patent Trolls" Advanced by Assembly Panel
Legislation sponsored by Assemblymen Troy Singleton and Benjie Wimberly to protect New Jersey businesses from abusive and bad faith assertions of patent infringement was released Monday by the Assembly Commerce and Economic Development Committee.
Singleton & Holley Bill to Encourage N.J. Colleges & Universities to Offer $10,000 Degree Programs Advanced by Assembly Panel
Legislation Assembly Democrats Troy Singleton and Jamel Holley sponsored to encourage New Jersey's colleges and universities to offer baccalaureate degree programs that cost no more than $10,000 in tuition and fees was advanced Monday by an Assembly panel.
Politics & Religion: Talking About It Isn’t Taboo
We know the popular advice. Don’t talk about politics and religion during a dinner party because to do so would only result in a social misstep or something worse. Many consider it a volatile social cocktail.
That is precisely why we shouldn’t be afraid to mix the two in any discussion. And by refraining from a discussion, in a fair-minded and reasonable manner, we only confirm a misguided taboo.
Willingboro VFW to hold Black History Month dinner
WILLINGBORO — Residents on Saturday will honor Burlington County's four black mayors during a Black History Month event.
MacArthur delivers late WWII vets' medals to family in Delran
Congressman Tom MacArthur will present seven Army medals of recognition to the family of the late Theodore Paluch, a World War II veteran. Paluch fought in Europe, Africa and the Middle Eastern campaigns. He survived the Malmedy Massacre and Battle of the Bulge.
Singleton wants to revive vetoed pension bill
VOORHEES — Assemblyman Troy Singleton is interested in reviving 2014 legislation requiring a portion of public employee pension contributions to be used to pay down the system's unfunded liabilities rather than as an offset for state and local governments' employer contributions.
COMMENTARY: NJ must avoid Flint-like crisis
The ongoing media coverage of the water fiasco in Flint, Michigan, and the unconscionable conduct of leaders responsible for the disaster have underscored the importance of having access to clean, safe and plentiful water.
7 things to ponder about Gov. Christie
Gov. Chris Christie is back in New Jersey, his presidential prospects dashed, preparing to outline a new state budget in a speech to state lawmakers Tuesday.
Burlington County fire districts in no rush to merge
For years, officials in Beverly and Edgewater Park have talked about possibly consolidating their two fire districts, but they never moved forward with the idea, in part because state law was silent on the issue
Predatory Lending: The Public Loan Sharks of the Lending Industry
Some years back, Pulitzer Prize-winning journalist Jimmy Breslin wrote a book entitled, “How the Good Guys Finally Won,” which took to task members of the Nixon administration during Watergate.
The subject is different, but the title of this blog captures the spirit of the moment: The Good Guys (that’s you, the citizens of New Jersey) finally have a victory against some of the most despicable companies in operation throughout most of the United States. These are predatory lenders who participate in what is often called “payday loans.”
Just what is predatory lending? Allow debt.org to answer: “Predatory lending is any lending practice that imposes unfair or abusive loan terms on a borrower. It is also any practice that convinces a borrower to accept unfair terms through deceptive, coercive, exploitative or unscrupulous actions for a loan that a borrower doesn’t need, doesn’t want or can’t afford.”