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Colleges Must Re-Admit Students who Pause for Military Duty Under Singleton Proposal
TRENTON, NJ — State Senator Troy Singleton (D-Burlington) wants to make sure that service members who pause their higher education pursuits to perform their duties in a branch of the military are able to return to classes when they can.
Bill to Name Part of I-295 After Bordentown's Benjamin Moore Advances
TRENTON, NJ — Legislation that would name a bridge on Interstate 295 after a Bordentown resident who died while serving in the U.S. Army in Afghanistan has advanced in the New Jersey Legislature.
Singleton, Beach Bill to Establish Program to Assist Small Businesses Clears Senate
Trenton – In an effort to provide further assistance to small, disadvantaged businesses, the Senate today advanced legislation sponsored by Senator Troy Singleton and Senator James Beach which would create a State business assistance program.
Senate Passes Pou Legislation Seeking to Curb Discriminatory Property Appraisals
TRENTON – In action meant to push back against discrimination in property appraisals, the Senate advanced the “Fair Appraisals Act.” The legislation sponsored by Senator Nellie Pou and Senator Troy Singleton would prohibit appraisal professionals from discriminating against individuals on the basis of the actual or perceived race, creed, color, national origin or other characteristic listed pursuant to the “Law Against Discrimination” during the appraisal process of a residential property.
NJ lawmakers’ priorities in lame-duck session; ongoing commuter frustrations
Chat Box
On Chat Box, David Cruz talks with Sens. Troy Singleton (D-Burlington) and Declan O’Scanlon (R-Monmouth) about their top legislative priorities for the lame-duck session.
Pass law to shore up condo stability in N.J.
Letters
The June 24, 2021, collapse of the Champlain Towers South high-rise condo building in Surfside, Florida, with a devastating loss of life, has etched itself into our collective consciousness as a tragic symbol of the unthinkable.
Gov. Phil Murphy sends back NJ liquor license reform bill with conditional veto
As the New Jersey Legislature gets back to work, Gov. Phil Murphy has sent a liquor license reform bill back for reconsideration.
Singleton Bill to Standardize School Discipline Practices and Prevent Discrimination Advances
Trenton – To ensure districts around the state are following best practices, the Senate Education Committee advanced legislation today sponsored by Senator Troy Singleton which would direct the Department of Education to develop guidelines concerning school discipline.