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Watch on YouTube We live in a digitally connected world. Almost all business transactions, public utilities, or security measures rely on networks that are connected to the Internet. That is…
Ed. note: This is cross-posted on the U.S. Department of Agriculture’s blog. See the original post here. When USDA unveiled the new Regional Conservation Partnership Program last year, I said…
Watch on YouTube Earlier today, President Obama traveled to Cedar Falls, Iowa to share how this small city has done some big things to deliver lightning-fast Internet to the entire metro area.…
President Barack Obama tours the National Cybersecurity and Communications Integration Center in Arlington, Virginia. He is accompanied by Homeland Security Secretary Jeh Johnson, Lisa Monaco, Assistant to the President for…
Weinberg Applauds Sweeney Plan to Engage Top Transportation Experts in Assessing NJ’s Infrastructure Needs TRENTON – Senate Majority Leader Loretta Weinberg issued the following statement today on the announcement…
TRENTON – Senate President Steve Sweeney and Assembly Speaker Vincent Prieto announced on Wednesday that the Port Authority is tabling indefinitely its plan to eliminate overnight PATH service. Senator Sweeney…
Singleton, Eustace, Mosquera, Sumter, Benson, Quijano & Wimberly Bill Would Provide Funding and Training for “Microenterprises” An Assembly panel on Monday approved legislation sponsored by Assembly Democrats Troy Singleton, Tim…
Assembly Speaker Vincent Prieto (D-Hudson) and Assembly Majority Leader Louis D. Greenwald (D-Camden) issued a multimedia package Tuesday of their statements during the Democratic response to the governor’s 2015 State…
$29M Award Will Fund Job Training & Education Programs Assemblyman Vince Mazzeo, sponsor of a resolution urging the U.S. Department of Labor to expedite a grant to assist workers impacted…
On September 23, 2014, Burlington County Assignment Judge Ronald E. Bookbinder ordered Hainesport Township to disclose which Township officials and employees were receiving taxpayer subsidized health insurance. This decision was…
Watch on YouTube Yesterday afternoon, President Obama welcomed the San Antonio Spurs to the White House in honor of their 2014 NBA championship win, their fifth title in the past…
Nearly 50 years ago, President Johnson signed the first major piece of legislation to support disadvantaged students in America’s public schools: the Elementary and Secondary Education Act (ESEA). The passage…
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Today, I am delighted to announce the launch of a series of regional forums to engage older Americans, their families, caregivers, advocates, community leaders, and experts on aging on the…
Watch on YouTube | Share on Twitter/Facebook Fast Internet isn’t just a convenience or a luxury — it’s a necessity for economic progress. Unfortunately, too many of America’s communities lack access…
Senior White House and Cabinet officials today hosted a delegation of leaders of eight Swiss companies in the Roosevelt Room to discuss opportunities to spur new investments and create jobs…
An Assembly panel on Monday approved a two-bill legislative package sponsored by Assembly Democrats Gordon Johnson and Wayne DeAngelo to create greater oversight of military equipment distributed to local law…
Legislation sponsored by Ralph Caputo, Thomas Giblin, Cleopatra Tucker, Gordon Johnson and Charles Mainor to make it easier for law enforcement agencies to use outdoor video cameras to investigate crimes…
Legislation Assemblywoman Pamela Lampitt sponsored to promote seasonal influenza awareness among New Jersey seniors was advanced Monday by an Assembly panel. “Older New Jerseyans are far more susceptible to serious…
Legislation Assemblyman Herb Conaway Jr. sponsored to increase awareness of a life-threatening lung disease that affects millions of Americans was advanced Monday by an Assembly panel. “The majority of people…
Legislation Assembly Democrats Paul Moriarty and Angel Fuentes sponsored to bar motor vehicle dealers or lenders from remotely disabling motor vehicles was released Monday by an Assembly panel. “No one…
(TRENTON) – An Assembly panel released legislation on Monday sponsored by Assembly Democrats Daniel Benson, Joseph Lagana, Gabriela Mosquera and Timothy Eustace to revise current law in an effort to…
Job creation legislation Assembly Democrats John Burzichelli and Craig J. Coughlin sponsored to revise burdensome rules and regulations that impair New Jersey’s business climate was released Monday by an Assembly…
Legislation sponsored by Assemblywoman Pamela Lampitt to expand the scope and reach of small, women- and minority-owned businesses throughout New Jersey by providing loans through the New Jersey Economic Development…
Singleton, Conaway, Andrzejczak, Mazzeo, Garcia and Mosquera Bill Would Require Development of “Manufacturing Career Pathway” An Assembly panel on Monday approved legislation sponsored by Assembly Democrats Troy Singleton, Herb Conaway,…