NJ Assembly

In an effort to fast-track legislation designed to prevent gun violence, the Assembly Law and Public Safety Committee approved 20 bills yesterday.

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U.S. Housing and Urban Development Secretary Shaun Donovan says the federal government plans to track how "every dollar" of Superstorm Sandy aid money is spent.

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The reality that homeowner insurance policies are very hard to understand has become glaringly obvious in post-Sandy New Jersey.

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New Jersey voters may have the final say on whether the state's minimum hourly wage should be raised from $7.25 an hour to $8.25, now that the General Assembly has approved a measure sponsored by Speaker Sheila Oliver and Assembly members Tim Eustace and Grace Spencer to put the question directly before registered voters at the next general election.

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Internet gambling in New Jersey has moved a step closer to reality.

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Earlier this month, Assembly Democrats announced a plan to post a variety job creation and economic development bills up for a vote in the full Assembly. Today, that's what they plan to do.

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A New Jersey Assembly committee has advanced a package of Democrat-sponsored jobs bills.

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The state's utility companies are defending their performance during Superstorm Sandy after being put in the hot seat once again by the State Assembly Telecommunications and Utilities Committee.

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Hoping to minimize the impact of severe weather on public utilities and shorten power outages for residents, a state legislator will introduce a bill today to create a commission tasked with finding better ways deliver energy to consumers.

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Bipartisan legislation to prevent credit card companies from preying on college students was approved today by the General Assembly.

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