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With January marking national Radon Action Month, the state Department of Environmental Protection urges residents in Morris County and across the state  to test for this colorless and odorless radioactive gas – the second leading cause of lung cancer behind smoking.

The Christie Administration today announced the 41st Housing Recovery Information Session will be held Wednesday, February 1, 2017, in Long Beach Township to assist storm-affected homeowners participating in the Reconstruction, Rehabilitation, Elevation and Mitigation (RREM) Program and the LMI Homeowner Rebuilding Program, as well as rental property owners participating in the Landlord Rental Repair Program (LRRP)

U.S. Senator Bob Menendez (D-N.J.), a senior member of both the Senate Finance and Banking Committees, today brought Sylvia Oliver, a constituent from Scotch Plains, N.J., to a public forum hosted by Senate Democrats to provide context on Steve Mnuchin’s character and business practices. Prior to being President-Elect Trump’s nominee to be Secretary of Treasury, Mr. Mnuchin led the bank OneWest in the aftermath of the 2008 financial crisis, during which time the bank foreclosed on thousands of families across the country and threw them out of their homes.

Assemblywoman Holly Schepisi released the following statement on the state Supreme Court decision requiring municipalities to provide affordable housing for the “gap period

U.S. Senators Bob Menendez (D-N.J.) and Dick Durbin (D-Ill.) today praised the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development’s (HUD) final Lead Safe Housing Rule (LSHR), which revises the definition of “elevated blood lead levels” and strengthens protocols by which the Department identifies and investigates lead exposure in federally-assisted housing

With the continuing prevalence of mortgage foreclosure problems, legislation putting common sense safeguards in place to protect homeowners was passed out of the Assembly Financial Institutions and Insurance Committee Thursday.

Dean Mon, a New Jersey-based builder and developer with more than 30 years of experience in the home building industry, was elected as the 2017 third vice chairman of the National Association of Home Builders (NAHB) during the association’s International Builders’ Show in Orlando, Fla

The New Jersey Assembly Housing and Community Development Committee today voted in favor of two bills that enhance inspections of homes as a lead poisoning prevention measure. The bills go before the full Assembly for a vote. On the bills, Housing and Community Development Network of New Jersey President and Chief Executive Officer Staci Berger issued the following statement

Congressman Frank Pallone (NJ-06), the Ranking Member of the House Energy and Commerce Committee, applauded the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) on the coming installation of a 1.5 megawatt solar panel generation field to their Edison, New Jersey facility. The energy generated will provide approximately 60% of the facility’s electricity needs.

U.S. Senator Bob Menendez, the ranking member of the Senate’s housing subcommittee, today heard directly from New Jersey mayors whose communities have benefited from federal investments through the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) before meeting with HUD Secretary-designee Dr. Ben Carson. Sen. Menendez will question Dr. Carson Thursday during confirmation hearings before the Senate Banking Committee

Assemblyman Jack Ciattarelli (R-Somerset) welcomed today an extraordinary statement by Democratic lawmakers urging the Senate and Assembly leadership to take a different approach to the school funding formula

Camden, NJ- Congressman Donald Norcross (NJ-01) today announced a $13.2 million U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) Choice Neighborhoods Implementation Grant awarded to the Housing Authority of the City of Camden for the City’s Mt. Ephraim South neighborhood.

U.S. Senators Bob Menendez and Cory Booker today announced that over $45.5 million in grants have been awarded through the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development’s (HUD) Continuum of Care (CoC) Program to support hundreds of permanent and transitional housing programs for homeless individuals and families, and to support homelessness prevention programs in New Jersey.

The General Assembly today approved legislation, sponsored by Assemblymen Jay Webber, Declan O’Scanlon and Anthony M. Bucco, that increases transparency for seized assets connected with criminal activity by a 77-0 vote today. Law enforcement agencies have been criticized nationally for relying on forfeiture funds to bolster their budgets

With the Christmas spirit permeating through its organizational fabric, NJCDC will host a kick-off event for their newest program that serves elderly and disabled Paterson residents. Over the next 12 months, NJCDC’s FreePair Paterson program will make 500 home repairs—free of service charges—for the elderly and disabled residents of Paterson

Congressman Donald Norcross (NJ-01) today announced a $432,484 Federal Home Loan Bank of New York 2016 Affordable Housing Program (AHP) grant for the construction of the new, low-income Branch Village Midrise residences in the City of Camden.

The New Jersey Department of Community Affairs (DCA) today announced a free Housing Resource Fair will be held Tuesday, December 13, 2016, in Little Ferry, Bergen County, to provide Sandy-impacted residents with information about available housing resources

To stimulate the redevelopment of underutilized properties and catalyze future development opportunities in strategic urban areas, the Board of the New Jersey Economic Development Authority (EDA) today approved an expansion of its Real Estate Impact Fund. Originally created as a pilot program to provide early capital to private developers, the Fund will now offer a public component, allowing Urban Aid municipalities and eligible local redevelopment agencies or county improvement authorities to also qualify for low-interest financing

Newark 32BJ SEIU, the largest property services union in the country, is supporting Democratic Gubernatorial candidate Phil Murphy. 32BJ SEIU Vice President and New Jersey State Director Kevin Brown made the announcement today on behalf of the union’s nearly 12,000 New Jersey members.

The Christie Administration today announced the 40th Housing Recovery Information Session will be held Thursday, December 8th, 2016, in Ocean City to assist storm-affected homeowners participating in the Reconstruction, Rehabilitation, Elevation and Mitigation (RREM) Program and the LMI Homeowner Rebuilding Program, as well as rental property owners participating in the Landlord Rental Repair Program (LRRP).