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As efforts to restore power throughout South Jersey continue, Congressman Donald Norcross (NJ-01) urged his former colleagues in the New Jersey Legislature to approve a resolution he championed last fall establishing October as “Lineman Appreciation Month.” Norcross sponsored the resolution in honor of the men and women who work tirelessly to provide safe and reliable utility service. The provision passed the State Senate unanimously and is expected for a vote in the Assembly tomorrow.

Congressman Frank Pallone, Jr. (NJ-06), Ranking Member of the House Energy and Commerce Committee, voted against and decried the so called “Ratepayer Protection Act.” The legislation would effectively gut the Environmental Protection Agency’s (EPA) Clean Power Plan by allowing states to opt out of state or federal carbon emissions plans

A Fourth of July weekend-long historic celebration, focusing on the vital role the Morristown area played in the American Revolution, and including music, historic tours, traditional crafts and the annual July 4th public reading of the Declaration of Independence, will be held throughout Morristown on July 3, 4, and 5

U.S. Sen. Cory Booker, D-N.J., issued the following statement regarding the agreement between LG Electronics USA and a number of New Jersey conservation groups, “I am pleased to hear that a mutually beneficial agreement has been reached between LG Electronics USA and a number of New Jersey conservation groups on a new design for LG’s new North America headquarters.

U.S. Senator Bob Menendez (D-NJ), Ranking Member of the Senate Subcommittee on Housing, Transportation, and Community Development, led a group of senators in a letter to federal housing, finance, and consumer protection regulators, calling for an investigation into potential violations of the Fair Housing Act by banks and lenders neglecting the maintenance of foreclosed homes in minority communities in favor of predominantly white communities.

Congressman Donald Norcross (NJ-01) announced today that the Volunteers of America-Delaware Valley, Inc. (VOA) received a $150,000 federal grant from the U.S. Department of Labor to provide homeless veterans with job training so they may successfully transition into sustainable housing and quality employment

In its continued effort to meet and assist Sandy-impacted families right in their home communities, the Christie Administration today announced that the 20th Information Session will be held Monday, June 29th, in Newark, Essex County, to provide personal assistance for storm-affected homeowners participating in the Reconstruction, Rehabilitation, Elevation and Mitigation (RREM) Program and LMI Homeowners Rebuilding Program.

Assembly Republicans Scott Rumana, BettyLou DeCroce and Rob Clifton, all members of the Assembly Transportation and Independent Authorities Committee, today issued the joint statement below following testimony by Port Authority Chairman John Degnan on the proposal by Governors Christie and Cuomo to reform the Port Authority of New York and New Jersey

Congressman Donald Norcross (NJ-01) announced today the Camden Redevelopment Agency was selected for two federal grants totaling $944,710 to clean up and redevelop contaminated properties in Camden City. Awarded under the EPA’s Brownfields Area-Wide Planning program, the funding is designed to assist communities with planning for cleanup and reuse of properties where moderate contamination threatens environmental quality, public health and potential for economic development.

Residents are being reminded that under Township of Teaneck, Ordinances 37-9, corner properties near intersections, where applicable, must be maintained and have shrubbery, hedges, brush and all plant life kept to a height of no higher than 2 ½ feet from the level of the street

Continuing the Administration's work to treat addiction as an illness, Lt. Governor Kim Guadagno today joined Daytop New Jersey, Inc. to open its new adolescent outpatient and administration facility at Daytop's residential Pittsgrove site

In its continued effort to meet and assist Sandy-impacted families right in their home communities, the Christie Administration today announced that the 19th Information Session will be held Wednesday, June 24th, in Atlantic City, to provide personal assistance for storm-affected homeowners participating in the Reconstruction, Rehabilitation, Elevation and Mitigation (RREM) Program and LMI Homeowners Rebuilding Program

Continuing the Administration's work to treat addiction as an illness, Lt. Governor Kim Guadagno today joined Daytop New Jersey, Inc. to open its new adolescent outpatient and administration facility at Daytop's residential Pittsgrove site

U.S. Senators Bob Menendez and Cory Booker (both D-NJ) today announced $1.27 million in federal grants from the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development's (HUD) Housing Counseling Program to 13 local agencies throughout New Jersey.

Congressman Frank Pallone, Jr. (NJ-06) announced a $50 million award for tax credits from the U.S. Treasury Department to New Jersey Community Capital, which is located in New Brunswick. The funds, which will be used by New Jersey Community Capital to award tax credits to investors in projects, are aimed at stimulating economic growth in low-income urban neighborhoods and rural communities.

NJ nonprofit community developers testified on the sector’s multi-billion dollar economic impact at a State House hearing before the Assembly Commerce and Economic Development Committee today. Citing a report that found the sector has generated $12 billion for the state’s economy, over 100 advocates met with lawmakers urging greater investment in the state budget for housing and community development as part of the Housing and Community Development Network of New Jersey’s (the Network) annual Lobby Day

NJAA provided both written and verbal testimony before the Senate Community and Urban Affairs Committee in opposition to S-2824, sponsored by Senator Stack. The measure would require all new multifamily housing to be constructed with structural frames made out of concrete and steel, and include 3-hour rated firewalls in attics and cocklofts and fire stops on masonry walls every 30 feet

NJAA opposed S-1585, sponsored by Senator Turner (D-Mercer). The bill would prohibit the use of credit scores in evaluating the creditworthiness of applicants seeking to rent either affordable housing or market-rate housing while utilizing federal or State tenant-based rental assistance vouchers. Additionally, the bill sets forth specific criteria that apartment owners may use to evaluate such applicants.

More than $6 million in grants has been approved for county and municipal governments, and nonprofit and environmental groups for open space preservation projects in Morris County, as part of the 2015 state Green Acres funding awards announced by the state Department of Environmental Protection

The Morris County Improvement Authority has voted unanimously to hire a Florham Park based engineering firm, Matrix New World Engineering, Inc., for renewable engineering consulting services for the county’s solar energy projects