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Trenton – Acting to boost the performance of the program intended to help residents afford their water bills by making the…
Trenton – In an effort to better support New Jersey’s students the Senate today passed legislation sponsored by Senate Majority…
Trenton – In an effort to reinvigorate and stabilize New Jersey’s Small Employer Health Benefits Program, the Senate released a two-bill…
20 Mar: Senate Advances Gopal-Zwicker Bill to Assist School Districts Facing Reductions in State Aid
Trenton – In an effort to help stave off dramatic planned cuts in State school aid in districts across the state,…
Trenton – To better serve New Jersey’s growing and diverse population, today the Senate passed legislation sponsored by Senate Majority Leader…
Trenton – In a move to further assist New Jersey’s unhoused population, the Senate today advanced legislation sponsored by Senator Renee…
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POLICY ISSUES & ACCOMPLISHMENTS
SCUTARI PLANS HEARINGS ON DELAYS WITH LEGAL MARIJUANA SALES
TRENTON – Senate President Nick Scutari announced today that he will form a special legislative committee to review the delays with legal marijuana sales in New Jersey.
SENATOR NELLIE POU INSTALLED AS PRESIDENT OF NHCSL
Trenton – Senator Nellie Pou, who serves as Majority Caucus Chair as well as Chair of the New Jersey Legislative Latino Caucus, has been installed as President of the National Hispanic Caucus of State Legislators (NHCSL). Senator Pou, who chairs the Senate Commerce Committee, will serve as the organization’s president for a two-year term.
SENATORS INTRODUCE LEGISLATION TO INCREASE EFFICIENCY AT THE DEPARTMENT OF LABOR
Trenton – Senators Troy Singleton, Fred Madden, Joseph Lagana and Andrew Zwicker introduced legislation aimed at improving the turnaround time for unemployment claims at the Department of Labor and Workforce Development and calling for a conduct performance review of the Division of Unemployment in the NJDOL.