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Singleton, Zwicker Bill to Establish Foreclosure Protections for Hurricane Ida Storm-Impacted Homeowners Advances
Trenton – In an effort to further assist storm-impacted homeowners, the Senate Community and Urban Affairs Committee today advanced legislation sponsored by Senators Troy Singleton and Andrew Zwicker, which would establish temporary foreclosure protections and mortgage relief for homeowners impacted by the remnants of Hurricane Ida.
Singleton Bill to Promote the Development of Recreational Youth Programs Advances
Trenton – In an effort to encourage the development of community sports and STEM programs for children, the Senate Community and Urban Affairs Committee today advanced legislation sponsored by Senator Troy Singleton to appropriate $10 million to establish a grant program in the Division of Housing and Community Resources.
N.J.’s first veterinary school breaks ground and gets a name at Rowan
Rowan University on Friday formally broke ground on what will be New Jersey’s first-ever veterinarian school — a $154 million project that Gov. Phil Murphy and other leaders painted as a big development for the Garden State.
$180M Committed to Schools, MWBEs with Energy Efficiency and Water Conservation Grants
The New Jersey Board of Public Utilities (NJBPU) has fully committed the $180 million budgeted for the School and Small Business Energy Efficiency Stimulus Program (SSBP), aimed at helping schools and small businesses reduce their water and energy consumption and improve indoor air quality for children and small businesses. The program is closed and no longer accepting applications.
NJBPU Commits $180 Million to Schools and Women or Minority-Owned Businesses with Energy Efficiency and Water Conservation Grants
TRENTON, NJ—April 18, 2023—The New Jersey Board of Public Utilities today announced it has fully committed the $180 million budgeted for the School and Small Business Energy Efficiency Stimulus Program (SSBP), aimed at helping schools and small businesses reduce their water and energy consumption and improve indoor air quality for children and small businesses. The program is closed and no longer accepting applications.
Governor Murphy Announces Nation’s First Environmental Justice Rules to Reduce Pollution in Vulnerable Communities
TRENTON – On the first day of Earth Week, Governor Phil Murphy today announced the final adoption of regulations to implement New Jersey’s landmark Environmental Justice (EJ) Law. The EJ Law and implementing rules are the first in the nation aimed at reducing pollution in historically overburdened communities and communities of color that have been subjected to a disproportionately high number of environmental and public health stressors.
Lawmaker expresses urgency in push to pass bill after Sea Isle City balcony collapse
State Sen. Troy Singleton is using the fatal balcony collapse in Sea Isle City last month to increase calls for fellow legislators to pass a bill that would require further scrutiny of the structural integrity of multifamily dwellings.
Governor Murphy Signs Legislation Establishing Opioid Recovery & Remediation Fund for Allocation of Settlement Funds to Address Opioid Crisis
Legislation Also Codifies Opioid Recovery and Remediation Advisory Council Previously Established by Executive Order No. 305 to Advise on Best Use of Funds