Press Releases
Singleton, Prieto, Burzichelli & Schaer Bill to Require State Debt Report Include Affordability Analysis Advances in the Senate
(TRENTON) - Assembly approved legislation sponsored by Assemblyman Troy Singleton, Assembly Speaker Vincent Prieto and Assemblymen John Burzichelli and Gary Schaer to require the State Debt Report include an affordability analysis cleared the Senate budget Committee on Thursday.
Singleton, Conaway & Wimberly Bill to Boost Pedestrian Safety along Dangerous Corridors Advanced by Assembly Panel
(TRENTON) - Legislation Assemblymen Troy Singleton, Herb Conaway M.D. and Benjie Wimberly sponsored to boost pedestrian safety throughout New Jersey was advanced Thursday by an Assembly panel.
Singleton: Where is the Passionate Defense of the Working Poor?
Assemblyman Questions Treasurer over Christie Admin's Approach to Closing Budget Gap
Assemblyman Troy Singleton on Wednesday questioned the Christie administration's approach to resolving the looming $800 million budget gap when the State Treasurer came before the Assembly Budget Committee.
Singleton, Schaer, Benson, Eustace & Mosquera Bill to Improve Reporting and Disclosure of State Tax Expenditures Released by Assembly Panel
(TRENTON) - Legislation Assembly Democrats Troy Singleton, Gary Schaer, Daniel R. Benson, Timothy Eustace and Gabriela Mosquera sponsored to improve the reporting and disclosure requirements on state tax expenditures and impose a seven-year limit on the duration of new state tax expenditure enactments was advanced Thursday by an Assembly panel.
Conaway, Singleton Announce Transit Village Grant to Enhance Route 130 Corridor, Burlington City
(Burlington) – Assemblymen Herb Conaway, Jr., M.D. and Troy Singleton (both D-Burlington) on Wednesday announced that Burlington City is one of four cities chosen to receive grant funding for transit improvement projects, including those projects designated along the Route 130 corridor.
Singleton Becomes “Principal for a Day” at Maple Shade Elementary School
Assemblyman Shadows Howard Yocum Elementary Principal to Get First-Hand Glimpse of Challenges Facing School Administrators
Assemblyman Troy Singleton learned firsthand what it's like to step into the shoes of a school principal for the day when he shadowed Howard Yocum Elementary School Principal Beth Norcia in Maple Shade on Friday.
Singleton: State Transportation Needs Not Being Met
(TRENTON) – Assemblyman Troy Singleton (D-Burlington) issued a multimedia package Monday criticizing the Christie administration for its failure to properly fund the state’s Transportation Trust Fund (TTF) and maintain the state’s surface road infrastructure.
Assembly Approves Democratic Bill Package to Give Kids a Leg Up In School by Boosting Breakfast Programs
The General Assembly on Thursday approved a three-bill package sponsored by Assembly Democrats to boost breakfast programs in schools, particularly for underprivileged children, in order to help give them a leg up on academics.
Singleton, Prieto, Burzichelli & Schaer Bill to Help Manage State Debt in the Face of Mounting Obligations Approved by full Assembly
Under the bill, the State Debt Report, which is submitted to the Commission on Capital Budgeting and Planning, would be required to include a detailed analysis and narrative discussion of the state's ability to afford an increase in its overall debt by incurring additional debt, and recommendations on the affordability of any such increase.
Caputo, Singleton, Vainieri Huttle & Burzichelli Bill to Allow People to Ban Themselves from Gaming Facilities Without Admitting Gambling Problem OK'd by Assembly
(TRENTON) - Legislation Assembly Democrats Ralph Caputo, Troy Singleton, Valerie Vainieri Huttle and John Burzichelli sponsored to allow a person to require voluntary exclusion from gaming activities without acknowledging being a problem gambler was approved Thursday by the Assembly.