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County School Administrators Join Stigma-Free Initiative
MOUNT HOLLY, NJ – The Burlington County Commissioners' efforts to make Burlington County a stigma-free county is picking up more support.
Lawmakers Approve Package Of Bills Aimed At Benefitting Veterans And Military Families
TRENTON, NJ — Lawmakers are aiming to make New Jersey more welcoming for veterans and military families by expanding tax credits for the companies that employ them and ensuring dependents of military personnel have access to community-based services.
Fast-tracked Effort To Reduce Prescription Drug Costs For Some In N.J. Wins Key Support
Fueled in part by the outrage over the soaring costs for lifesaving drugs, two state legislative committees Monday approved a package of bills to curb prices on prescriptions in New Jersey and more carefully regulate pharmacy benefit managers that are hired to negotiate discounts.
Singleton Prescription Drug Affordability Measure Advances In Senate
TRENTON, NJ – In an effort to make prescription drugs more affordable, the Senate Health, Human Services and Senior Citizens Committee on Thursday advanced legislation sponsored by Senators Troy Singleton and Jim Beach that would establish the Prescription Drug Affordability Board with the goal of guarding New Jerseyans from the high costs of prescription drug products.
Amazon Increases Education Emphasis: N.J.’s Top Corporate Employer Expands Career Choice Program
In the past decade, approximately 2,700 Amazon workers in New Jersey have taken advantage of the company’s unique Career Choice program — one in which the company pays for workers who want to advance their education, whether it be finishing up a high school equivalency, a certificate program or going to college.
New Business To fill South Jersey Food Desert City With Groceries And More
BURLINGTON CITY — A new small business will bring a grocery store and more to a major section of Burlington City, which lacks a supermarket and convenient access to healthy, fresh and affordable food.
Singleton Bill Allocating Funds For Unemployment Compensation Advances
TRENTON, NJ — The Senate Labor Committee on Monday unanimously advanced legislation sponsored by Senators Fred Madden and Troy Singleton that would allocate sufficient funds to the unemployment compensation fund from federal government assistance and halt increases in employer unemployment taxes related to benefits paid during the COVID-19 state of emergency.
Commerce Committee Approves Package Of Bills To Help Make Prescription Drugs More Affordable
TRENTON – In support of a coordinated effort to make the cost of health care less burdensome for state residents, the Senate Commerce Committee advanced a three-bill package sponsored by Senator Joe Vitale, Senator Troy Singleton, and Senator Nellie Pou that seeks to make prescription drugs more affordable, establish certain data reporting requirements for the prescription drug supply chain, and to bring about greater price transparency by capping out-of-pocket costs for insulin, asthma inhalers, and EpiPens.
Committee Advances Bills To Expand Animal Cruelty Violations
Trenton – The Senate Environment and Energy Committee today passed legislation sponsored by Senators Patrick Diegnan, Jr. and Vin Gopal that would revise current law prohibiting cruel tethering and confinement of dogs and establish procedures for seizure, care and forfeiture of animals involved in cases of animal cruelty.
Committee Advances Singleton Legislation To Require Instruction On Civic Engagement
Trenton – In an effort to provide college students with a strong foundation of our nation’s government, the Senate Higher Education Committee today advanced legislation sponsored by Senator Troy Singleton that would require students enrolled in public colleges or universities to receive instruction on American government and civic engagement.