Measure Creates Tax Deduction for Contributions to NJ Charities During COVID-19 Pandemic

Trenton – Legislation to establish the “Mortgage Assistance Pilot Program”, which would help a homeowner reduce the remaining amount of money owed on a mortgage, cleared the Senate today. The bill, S-2034, is sponsored by Senator Troy Singleton and Senator Nilsa Cruz-Perez.

Trenton – The team of economic recovery strategists leading the State Senate’s work to develop plans to restart the state’s economy from the coronavirus shutdown will conduct a public hearing on Monday to get input from health care professionals, Senator Paul Sarlo said today.

TRENTON – The Senate Budget & Appropriations Committee has advanced legislation sponsored by Senate Republican Leader Tom Kean and Senator Troy Singleton that would give a boost to charitable organizations that are hard at work serving communities across New Jersey during the COVID-19 pandemic.

Trenton – Legislation to establish the “Mortgage Assistance Pilot Program”, which would help a homeowner reduce the remaining amount of money owed on a mortgage, cleared the Senate Budget and Appropriations Committee today. The bill, S-2034, was sponsored by Senator Troy Singleton.

Trenton – State Senator Troy Singleton today urged the Governor and Legislative Leadership to consider utilizing a share of New Jersey’s federal stimulus money for hazard pay bonuses for our essential workers. The text of the letter is below:

Trenton– State Senator Troy Singleton today issued the following statement regarding the State’s backlog of unemployment claims:

Proposal allows counties, municipalities to borrow to cover shortfalls resulting from pandemic through issuance of ‘coronavirus relief bonds’

Trenton – Senate President Steve Sweeney and Senators Paul Sarlo, M. Teresa Ruiz, Steve Oroho, Declan O’Scanlon and Troy Singleton issued the following joint statement today offering Governor Murphy’s Economic Commission a plan to continue the public safety measures needed to counter the COVID-19 crisis and to offer some strategic steps to guide the reopening of New Jersey’s economy.

Senate President Steve Sweeney today said that he is naming Senate President Pro Tempore M. Teresa Ruiz and Senator Troy Singleton to the team of fiscal strategists who will work with the Murphy Administration and the Legislature to develop plans to restart the state’s economy in the wake of the coronavirus crisis.