Press Releases

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.

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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.

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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.

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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.

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Singleton, Speaker Prieto, DeAngelo, Lagana & Houghtaling Bill to Require Debt Affordability Study in Annual Debt Report Advances

Measure Aimed at Reducing State Debt, Restoring Credit Rating 

Legislation Assemblyman Troy Singleton, Assembly Speaker Vincent Prieto and Assemblymen Wayne DeAngelo, Joseph Lagana and Eric Houghtaling sponsored to help keep debt levels affordable in New Jersey and restore the state's credit rating was advanced Thursday by an Assembly committee.

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Singleton, Holley & Downey Bill to Help Homeless & Disabled Veterans Procure Affordable Housing Continues Advancing

(TRENTON) - Assembly approved legislation sponsored by Assembly Democrats Troy Singleton, Jamel Holley and Joann Downey to establish an affordable housing occupancy preference for homeless and disabled veterans in New Jersey was advanced Thursday by the Senate Community and Urban Affairs Committee.

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Singleton, Quijano, Caputo, Taliaferro, Green, Caride & Houghtaling Bill to Protect Sandy Victims Still Rebuilding from Costly Bureaucratic Setbacks Clears Senate Panel

(TRENTON) - Assembly approved legislation sponsored by Assembly Democrats Troy Singleton, Annette Quijano, Ralph Caputo and Adam Taliaferro to ensure the fairness of project deadlines, enhance transparency, and create foreclosure protections for Superstorm Sandy victims was advanced Thursday by the Senate Community and Urban Affairs Committee.

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Singleton, Schaer, Benson, Eustace, Mosquera & Houghtaling Bill to Improve Reporting and Disclosure of State Tax Expenditures Clears Committee

Legislation Assembly Democrats Troy Singleton, Gary Schaer, Daniel R. Benson, Tim Eustace, Gabriela Mosquera and Eric Houghtaling sponsored to improve reporting and disclosure requirements on state tax expenditures to help better ensure that tax incentives yield the impact desired was advanced Thursday by an Assembly committee. 

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Singleton, Vainieri Huttle & Mosquera Bill Package to Boost Domestic Violence Training for Law Enforcement Advances

An Assembly panel on Thursday advanced a bipartisan bill package sponsored by Assembly Democrats Troy Singleton, Valerie Vainieri Huttle and Gabriela Mosquera to enhance domestic violence training for all facets of law enforcement.

The first bill (A-2185), sponsored by Singleton and Vainieri Huttle, would establish mandatory domestic violence training for municipal prosecutors.

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Singleton, Lampitt, Quijano, Pintor Marin, Wimberly & Downey Bill Requiring State to Reveal Complete Property Tax Data Continues Advancing

(TRENTON) - Assembly approved legislation sponsored by Assembly Democrats Troy Singleton, Pamela Lampitt, Annette Quijano, Eliana Pintor Marin, Benjie Wimberly and Joann Downey to require the state to annually post complete property tax data was released Thursday by the Senate Community and Urban Affairs Committee.

The bill - approved by the Assembly in June - comes after the Christie administration last year deleted property tax data traditionally found on the Department of Community Affairs web site. The information detailed Christie's cuts to property tax relief that resulted in a net property tax increase of about 20 percent.

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