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Van Drew-Singleton Bill To 'STOP' Offshore Drilling Approved By Committee

TRENTON – Legislation sponsored by Senator Jeff Van Drew (D-Cape May/Atlantic/Cumberland) and Senator Troy Singleton (D-Burlington) to help stop offshore drilling in state waters was approved by the Senate Environment and Energy Committee today.

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Sarlo, Oroho, Bucco And Singleton Lay Out Plan To Help Small Businesses, Partnerships Preserve Deductibility Of State Income Taxes

TRENTON – Senators Paul Sarlo (D-Bergen), Steve Oroho (R-Sussex), Troy Singleton (D-Burlington) and Anthony Bucco Sr. (R-Morris) today announced a bipartisan legislative initiative that will preserve the federal deductibility of an estimated $23 billion in state income taxes for New Jersey’s small businesses and partnerships.

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Singleton Introduces Bill To Help Middle-Class Homeowners Build Equity

TRENTON – Senator Troy Singleton today introduced legislation to create a tax credit program that rewards middle-class families that choose to pay down the principal amounts of their home mortgages early. The bill is modeled on federal legislation referred to as the Building Equity for the American Middle-Class Act (BEAM Act) that will encourage families to build equity in their home, pay down their home mortgage more quickly, thus creating more wealth while securing the American dream of homeownership.

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Video - Sarlo Discusses Bill To Help Preserve Deductibility Of Property Taxes

Senate Budget Committee chair Paul Sarlo discussed his legislation to allow New Jerseyans to receive tax credits for charitable contributions.

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Singleton Bill To Require Rutgers To Research Gun Violence Advances

TRENTON  Legislation sponsored by Senator Troy Singleton that would require the University Behavioral Health Care at Rutgers University and the School of Criminal Justice of Rutgers to undertake a comprehensive study to research firearms-related violence cleared the Senate Law and Public Safety Committee today.

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Singleton Bill To Prohibit Dumping Dredge Spoils On Burlington Island Approved

TRENTON – Legislation sponsored by Senator Troy Singleton that would prohibit dumping dredge spoils on and around certain islands, including Burlington Island, without municipal approval was passed by the Senate Environment and Energy Committee today.

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Van Drew, Cruz-Perez Bills To Provide Financial Assistance To Wineries And Vineyards Advance

TRENTON – Three pieces of legislation sponsored by Senator Jeff Van Drew, Senator Nilsa Cruz-Perez, Senator Troy Singleton, and Senator Vin Gopal that would provide financial assistance to wineries and vineyards in New Jersey in order for them to expand operations and spur economic development were approved by the Senate Budget and Appropriations Committee today.

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Singleton Bill To Provide Property Tax Relief To Permanently Disabled Veterans Who Pay Rent Advances

TRENTON Legislation sponsored by Senator Troy Singleton to provide a gross income tax credit to certain totally and permanently disabled veterans for rent constituting property taxes has passed the Senate Military and Veterans’ Affairs Committee.

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Singleton Condemns Trump Admin Move To Protect Health Care Workers That Discriminate Against Patients

TRENTON – Senator Troy Singleton (D-Burlington) issued the following statement today on the Trump Administration’s announcement that it will create the Division of Conscience and Religious Freedom to protect doctors, nurses or other healthcare workers who deny care based on religious or moral objections:

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New Jersey Legislative Black Caucus Elects Leadership For 218th Legislative Session

TRENTON – The New Jersey Legislative Black Caucus this week held its reorganization meeting and selected its leadership team for the 218th Legislative Session. The caucus chose to re-elect Senator Ronald L. Rice as Chairperson. Assemblyman Jerry Green, D-Union, Middlesex and Somerset, and Assemblywoman Shavonda Sumter, D-Bergen and Passaic, were re-elected as Vice Chairs.

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