Bill Recognizing Central Jersey as Tourism Region Gets Governor’s Signature
SOMERVILLE - Gov. Phil Murphy ended one of the state’s long-running arguments Thursday.
As a matter of law, Central Jersey exists.
The governor signed a bill that will require the state’s tourism division to redraw its maps to include Central ...
ZWICKER, SMITH BILL TO OFFICIALLY RECOGNIZE ‘CENTRAL JERSEY’ AS TOURISM REGION PASSES SENATE
Trenton – Today, the Senate passed legislation sponsored by Senator Andrew Zwicker and Senator Bob Smith to officially recognize Central Jersey as a tourism region. The bill, which has an identical version in the General Assembly, aims to boost ...
SINGLETON, ZWICKER BILL TO EXPAND EMPLOYMENT PROTECTIONS FOR SERVICE EMPLOYEES PASSES SENATE
Trenton – In an effort to improve employment protections for service employees, the Senate today advanced legislation sponsored by Senator Troy Singleton and Senator Andrew Zwicker to establish worker retention policies for certain service ...
ZWICKER STATEMENT IN SUPPORT OF ‘STAYNJ’ PROPERTY TAX RELIEF PLAN FOR SENIORS
Trenton – Senator Andrew Zwicker (D-Middlesex/Mercer/Somerset /Hunterdon) issued the following statement in support of the “StayNJ” initiative to provide substantial property tax relief to New Jersey’s senior citizens. Senator Zwicker is a ...
ZWICKER & RUIZ INTRODUCE LEGISLATION TO PROTECT NJ LIBRARIES FROM BOOK BANS
Trenton – Senator Andrew Zwicker and Senate Majority Leader M. Teresa Ruiz have introduced legislation that would protect against the banning of books in New Jersey’s public libraries and schools.
The protections would prevent the censorship of ...
SINGLETON, ZWICKER BILL TO ESTABLISH FORECLOSURE PROTECTIONS FOR HURRICANE IDA STORM-IMPACTED HOMEOWNERS ADVANCES
Trenton – In an effort to further assist storm-impacted homeowners, the Senate Community and Urban Affairs Committee today advanced legislation sponsored by Senators Troy Singleton and Andrew Zwicker, which would establish temporary foreclosure ...
HEALTH COMMITTEE CLEARS ZWICKER BILLS MEANT TO ADDRESS BEHAVIORAL CARE STAFFING CRISIS
Trenton – In an effort to bolster New Jersey’s behavioral health care infrastructure and to address potentially catastrophic staffing shortages, the Senate Health, Human Services and Senior Citizens Committee released two pieces of legislation ...
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, the Senate passed legislation sponsored by Senator Vin Gopal and Senator Andrew Zwicker that would appropriate an additional ...
Senator Andrew Zwicker (D-16), who serves on the Senate Higher Education Committee and is co-Chair of the Special Committee on Status of Higher Education, issued the following statement today on the strike by Rutgers faculty, staff and graduate ...
ZWICKER LEGISLATION REQUIRING MORTGAGE LOAN COUNSELING FOR VETERANS CLEARS COMMITTEE
Trenton – Legislation designed to protect veterans against predatory lending practices when seeking a mortgage took a significant step towards becoming law when it was released from the Senate Military and Veterans’ Affairs Committee on ...
State Senator Zwicker Announces $2.7 Million in State Aid to South Brunswick Schools
SOUTH BRUNSWICK, NJ - At a recent Board of Education meeting, State Senator Andrew Zwicker announced the state is planning to allocate $103 million in state aid to school districts that have lost funding, resulting in around $2.7 million for ...
Local Lawmakers Troubled by State Cuts to Hillsborough School Funding
HILLSBOROUGH, NJ - For the fifth year in a row, the township's school district has been targeted for significant cuts in state aid from Trenton.
State lawmakers who represent local residents say enough is enough.
Governor Phil Murphy's proposed ...
