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Building Workforce Opportunities and Workforce Housing

As a legislator, I have always believed that economic opportunity and stable housing are the foundation of strong communities. 

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Singleton on Possible HUD/ FHA Cuts: I Will Not Stand By While Washington Sabotages Our Housing Prog

TRENTON – Senator Troy Singleton (D-Burlington), the Senate Majority Caucus Chair and Chair of the Senate Community and Urban Affairs Committee, issued the following statement on the proposed cuts to the Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) and Federal Housing Administration (FHA), which threaten to reduce the departments’ workforce by as much as 50 percent and 40 percent respectively:

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Profits before patients?

N.J. medical cannabis patients feel betrayed as legal weed business booms

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Singleton Bill to Strengthen Standards for Inspection of Fire Escapes Clears Senate

TRENTON – Aiming to ensure that fire escapes are inspected and approved by relevant experts, the Senate advanced legislation sponsored by Senator Troy Singleton that would require inspections of fire escapes or exterior stairways to be conducted by a structural engineer, an architect, or an employee of a certified fire escape inspection company.

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Singleton, Gopal Bill to Provide for Transfer of ADHD Medication Prescriptions Between Pharmacies Passes Senate

TRENTON – In an effort to increase ease of access to medications prescribed for the treatment of attention-deficit/hyperactivity disorder (ADHD), the Senate advanced legislation sponsored by Senators Troy Singleton and Vin Gopal that would allow pharmacies to directly transfer prescriptions for medication treating ADHD to other pharmacies.

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Underground Railroad Museum honors local ‘heroes/sheroes’

The Underground Railroad Museum of Burlington County will present a program called A Celebration of Local Iconic Heroes/Sheroes at Rowan College at Burlington County’s Votta Hall Auditorium in Mount Laurel on Friday.

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Burlington County Celebrating Black History Month with Special Events, Classes, Performances

BURLINGTON COUNTY, NJ — Burlington County is celebrating Black History Month with events, workshops and performances throughout the month of February and early March that showcase the county’s rich Black historical presence and culture.

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Out Of Many, One

Black History Month is a reflection of our nation's great motto: “Out of many, one.” 

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Singleton, Gopal Bill to Provide for Transfer of ADHD Med Prescriptions Between Pharmacies Advances

TRENTON – In an effort to increase ease of access to medications prescribed for the treatment of attention-deficit/hyperactivity disorder (ADHD), the Senate Commerce Committee advanced legislation sponsored by Senators Troy Singleton and Vin Gopal that would allow pharmacies to directly transfer prescriptions for medication treating ADHD to other pharmacies.

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Burlington County Leaders Receive Look at Construction of BCIT-Westampton Expansion

WESTAMPTON – The Burlington County Institute of Technology is taking steps to expand its career and technical education programs for auto technology, heavy equipment & logistics and diesel technology with the help of a new 39,000-square-foot expansion and renovation project at the vocational school district’s Westampton campus.

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