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Singleton, Oliver, Eustace, Spencer, Sumter & Caride "Anti Gun Trafficking Act of 2013" to Toughen Penalties for Gun Trafficking In NJ Clears Assembly

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(TRENTON) - Legislation sponsored by Assemblyman Troy Singleton, Speaker Sheila Oliver, Assemblyman Tim Eustace, Assemblywoman Grace Spencer, Assemblywoman Shavonda Sumter and Assemblywoman Marlene Caride to enhance penalties in New Jersey for gun traffickers and those who enable them was approved Thursday by the General Assembly.

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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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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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GPS Tracking For Repeat Domestic Violence Offenders?

By Kevin McArdle - www.nj1015.com

A bill that would allow a four-year pilot program in Ocean County to electronically monitor defendants charged with or convicted of physically abusive domestic violence has passed 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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Mainor, Singleton & Johnson Bill to Toughen Penalties for Those who Unlawfully Let a Child Possess a Firearm Approved by Assembly

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Legislation Assembly Democrat Charles Mainor sponsored to upgrade the penalty for unlawfully selling, giving or transferring a firearm to an underage person was approved 73-0-2 Thursday by the 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 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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