Press Releases

Conaway & Singleton Bill to Modernize Board of Island Managers for Burlington Island Heads to Governor’s Desk

Legislation sponsored by Assemblymen Herb Conaway, Jr., MD and Troy Singleton (both D-Burlington) to modernize the election process for the Board of Island Managers of Burlington Island received final legislative approval unanimously from the full Senate on Monday. 

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Downey, Houghtaling, Jasey, Singleton, Holley & Caride Bill to Require State to Provide Education for Students Living in Homeless Shelters Outside of School District Advances

(TRENTON) - Assembly-approved legislation sponsored by Assembly Democrats Joann Downey, Eric Houghtaling, Mila Jasey, Troy Singleton, James Holley and Marlene Caride to require the state to pay the educational costs for certain students who reside in a homeless shelter outside of their district of residence was advanced Monday by the Senate budget panel.

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Singleton, Green, Mukherji & Lampitt Bill to Help Create more Affordable Housing in NJ Approved by Assembly Panel

(TRENTON) - An Assembly panel on Monday approved legislation sponsored by Assembly Democrats Troy Singleton (D-Burlington), Jerry Green (D-Middlesex/Somerset/Union), Raj Mukherji (D-Hudson) and Pamela Lampitt (D-Camden/Burlington) to help create more affordable housing.

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Singleton & Lampitt Bill to Help First-Time Home Buyers Realize Dream of Home Ownership Clears Assembly Committee

(TRENTON) - Legislation sponsored by Assembly Democrats Troy Singleton (D-Burlington) and Pamela Lampitt (D-Camden/Burlington) to help first-time home buyers better prepare for the financial obligations that come with purchasing a home was released Monday by an Assembly panel.

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Christie, Lawmakers Moving Fast On Aggressive Bill To Tackle N.J. Addiction Crisis

TRENTON -- Far-reaching legislation Gov. Chris Christie outlined in his State of the State address that would prevent opioid addiction and reduce economic barriers to inpatient drug treatment is expected to get a hearing as early as next week, one of the prime sponsors of the bill confirmed late Monday.

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Editorial

You're In Jersey Now. Show Us Your Tax Returns

Editorial

Trashing a promise and a half-century of protocol, Donald Trump now says he will never release his tax returns - "I won," is his rationale - so our lawmakers think it's time for presidential candidates to disclose tax records by making it a requirement for getting on the ballot in New Jersey.

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Assembly Approves Singleton Bill to Create a Public Animal Abuser Registry

New Jersey Stands to Become Just the Second State with a Public Database of Animal Abusers

Legislation sponsored by Assemblyman Troy Singleton to help improve animal welfare in New Jersey by creating a statewide animal abuse registry was unanimously approved by the full Assembly on Monday.

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3 Potential New Laws On Buses, Reckless Driving

TRENTON — Making their way through the Legislature are three potential new laws that would affect virtually every New Jersey driver, with two of the measures potentially saving lives.

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Advocates Argue ACA Repeal Could Hurt NJ Healthcare, Cost Money — and Lives

Garden State coalition rallies at State House, while Democrats in D.C. grill Trump’s controversial pick to head national healthcare policy

New Jersey advocates stepped up their public campaign to protect the Affordable Care Act yesterday, insisting a repeal of the federal law would harm the economy and public health and could be a death sentence for nearly 800 state residents.

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N.J. Supreme Court rules 'gap years' in affordable housing obligations count

The New Jersey Supreme Court ruled Wednesday that towns must factor in the so-called “gap years” from 1999 through 2015 when calculating their affordable housing obligations.

This ruling marks a victory for the Fair Share Housing Center, which had won the first trial over the obligations, but saw that ruling reversed in favor of the New Jersey League of Municipalities in an appellate court.

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