TRENTON, N.J. – Assemblywoman Aura Dunn’s state and national efforts to make college campuses safer for students paid off Thursday as the Assembly Appropriations Committee advanced her legislation requiring New Jersey’s public and private higher education institutions to stock an opioid overdose antidote known as naloxone hydrochloride nasal spray....
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TRENTON, N.J. – New Jersey may soon fall in line with the majority of states by making for-profit debt adjusters eligible to receive licenses to operate. Assemblywoman Victoria Flynn’s bill amending the law that limits debt adjuster licenses to nonprofit agencies passed the Assembly State and Local Government Committee...
TRENTON, N.J. – In contrast to the progressives calling on Israel to commit to a permanent ceasefire in the Middle East, Assemblywoman Beth Sawyer introduces a resolution demanding Hamas to surrender to stop civilian bloodshed in Gaza. “Hamas terrorists must be held accountable for their actions that are responsible...
TRENTON, N.J. – Assemblywoman Aura Dunn’s district office in Chester has been fielding dozens of calls from constituents desperate for help filing for property tax relief under the state’s new Anchor program by the Dec. 29 deadline. The lawmaker says neither the residents nor her staff have been able...
TRENTON, N.J. – During the Assembly Housing Committee hearing on the bill overhauling a town’s affordable housing obligations Wednesday, there were many people who testified from private interest groups but only one was a local elected official, while other stakeholders didn’t have an opportunity. That wasn’t enough to get...
TRENTON, N.J. – The cost of a new fire engine can be more than $1 million and a new garbage truck can be $300,000 or more. Under current law, counties and towns are limited in how they can finance such major but necessary expenses, says Assemblyman Michael Torrissi, who sponsors...
TRENTON, N.J. – Vacant properties owned by Jersey Shore towns, like the former First National Bank in Spring Lake, could soon be more attractive to investors thanks to a bill sponsored by Assemblymen Sean Kean and Ned Thomson and passed by the Assembly on Thursday. The bill (A5565) permits...
TRENTON, N.J. – Assemblyman Hal Wirths’ bill breaking down communication barriers for drivers who are deaf was advanced by the Assembly on Thursday. The bill would require the Motor Vehicle Commission (MVC) to include a designation on car registrations that the driver is deaf or hard of hearing. “As...
TRENTON, N.J. – When someone passes away without a will in New Jersey, it can be a heavy burden for families and next of kin to handle. Yet, these situations become an even more complicated when a person who dies without a will and happens to be in the...
TRENTON, N.J. – Farmers who lease their land and want to protect their crops from deer could soon qualify for a grant to install fencing through the Department of Agriculture, thanks to a bill sponsored by Assemblymen Alex Sauickie and Kevin J. Rooney and passed by the Assembly Appropriations...