Senator Jeff Van Drew

In a school year filled with 180 days of school, the idea of giving students an excused absence for Veterans Day and Memorial Day was broached by a couple of members of the legislature who feel students would get more out of the holidays were they to volunteer their services to veterans...

I’ve said this all along that it’s nearly impossible to get by on just one salary here. Depending on the money you’re making, it’s possible you’re bringing in 2, perhaps 3, maybe even 4 salaries just to make ends meet. That might be reason alone to raise the minimum wage from the present 7 and a quarter to $8...