Press Releases
Sweeney, Greenwald & Singleton Join With SJ Business In Praise of the Restoration of NJ/PA Tax Reciprocity Agreement
CAMDEN – Senate President Steve Sweeney, Assembly Majority Leader Lou Greenwald and Assemblyman Troy Singleton joined with the South Jersey business community today to discuss about how the business community will follow through on the restoration of the reciprocity agreement between New Jersey and Pennsylvania that allows taxpayers to pay income tax in the state where they live, not where they work. Ending the agreement, which has been in effect for close to four decades, would have negatively impacted residents, businesses and their employees, and made filing income taxes more complicated.
Will teacher shortage impact NJ?
A classroom crisis could be on the horizon.
Around the country, schools are having trouble hiring teachers. Experienced professionals are leaving the classroom environment for other fields or choosing to retire early.
To add to the problem, fewer students are interested in pursuing the education profession after college than in years prior.
N.J. takes tough first step in allowing terminally ill right to die
It couldn't have been an easy decision for members of the New Jersey Assembly to pass the state's Aid in Dying for the Terminally Ill act Thursday, but it was a compassionate and humane one.
By a vote of 41-28, with five abstentions, the legislators answered the fervent pleas of patients hoping to avoid a death marked by unremitting pain.
Coughlin, Lampitt, Singleton, Benson, Vainieri Huttle & Mosquera Bill to Add Cyber-Harassment to Domestic Violence Statutes Heads to Governor
Coughlin, Lampitt, Singleton, Benson, Vainieri Huttle & Mosquera Bill to Add Cyber-Harassment to Domestic Violence Statutes Heads to Governor
Legislation sponsored by Assembly Democrats Craig Coughlin, Pamela Lampitt, Troy Singleton, Daniel Benson, Valerie Vainieri Huttle and Gabriela Mosquera to bolster protections against cyber-harassment for domestic violence victims in New Jersey gained final legislative approval on Thursday. It now heads to the governor's desk.
Lagana, Singleton & Wisniewski Bill to Establish Standards for Ride-Hailing Companies Clears Assembly
Legislation is Aimed at Protecting Consumers Via Insurance, Recordkeeping Requirements
Legislation Assemblymen Joseph Lagana, Troy Singleton and John Wisniewski sponsored to protect customers of Uber, Lyft and other ride-hailing services was approved 61-11-3 by the full Assembly on Thursday.
Lagana, Singleton, Moriarty & Vainieri Huttle Bill to Foster Treasury Department Transparency Clears Assembly
Measure Would Create Committee to Develop Public Finance Site, Publicize Central Accounting Data
Legislation Assembly Democrats Joseph Lagana, Troy Singleton, Paul Moriarty and Valerie Vainieri Huttle sponsored to make data regarding public finances in New Jersey more accessible to everyday residents gained approval from the General Assembly on Thursday.
Lagana, Singleton, Moriarty & Vainieri Huttle Bill to Foster Treasury Department Transparency Advances
Measure Would Create Committee to Develop Public Finance Site, Publicize Central Accounting Data
Legislation Assembly Democrats Joseph Lagana, Troy Singleton, Paul Moriarty and Valerie Vainieri Huttle sponsored to make data regarding public finances in New Jersey more accessible to everyday residents recently was advanced by an Assembly committee.
Schaer, Singleton, Eustace, Pinkin & Downey Bill to End Revenue Disputes, Create More Accurate Budget Forecasting Process Clears Assembly Panel
Legislation Assembly Democrats Gary Schaer, Troy Singleton, Tim Eustace, Nancy Pinkin and Joann Downey sponsored to end state revenue disputes and improve the budget forecasting process recently was advanced by an Assembly panel.
Schaer & Singleton Bill to Encourage Pension Fund Investments in In-State Infrastructure Projects Clears Assembly Committee
Legislation Would Require Preference for In-State Projects Over Similar Out-of-State Projects
Legislation Assemblymen Gary S. Schaer and Troy Singleton sponsored to promote investment in in-state infrastructure projects and strengthen the state's pension funds recently was advanced by an Assembly committee.
Singleton & Downey Bill to Require Governor to Detail New Revenue Proposals Clears Assembly Committee
Measure Would Provide More Accuracy, Transparency in Annual Budget Process
Legislation Assembly Democrats Troy Singleton and Joann Downey sponsored to require a clear and concise analysis of new revenue sources proposed by the governor was approved Thursday by an Assembly committee.