Posted on: October 15, 2018
Earlier this week, on behalf of our members the League submitted comments opposing proposed amendments to IRS regulations which would have eliminated the effectiveness of New Jersey’s efforts to dampen the effects of the recent $10,000 cap on St...
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Federal Government
Posted on: October 15, 2018
As reported the week of Oct. 8, Congress has sent to the White House a major initiative, designed to provide new tools to combat the national opioid epidemic. Despite the rancor and polarization most issues seem to cause, this battle has been generated br...
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Federal Government
Posted on: October 8, 2018
On Oct. 3, 2018, in Washington, federal election watchdogs conducted an election security briefing with state officials and members of Congress. William Evanina, director of the National Counterintelligence and Security Center, and Christopher Krebs, the ...
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Federal Government
Posted on: October 8, 2018
On Oct. 2 in Washington, the Senate Energy and Natural Resources Committee advanced legislation that would renew the popular Land and Water Conservation Fund (LWCF), which had lapsed on September 30. Since its creation in 1964, the fund has provided billi...
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Federal Government
Posted on: September 28, 2018
On Thursday, the Coalition for the Northeast Corridor, of which the League is a member, sent a letter to U.S. Secretary of Transportation Elaine Chao urging the immediate release of $275 million, already appropriated by Congress, for Amtrak Northeast Corr...
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Federal Government
Posted on: September 24, 2018
Just before recessing for the observance of Yom Kippur, the United States Senate approved legislation that will appropriate $854 Billion in funding for the Departments of Defense, Health and Human Services (HHS), Labor and Education. The House will return...
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Federal Government
Posted on: September 14, 2018
Earlier this week, Federal lawmakers introduced a series of bills which seek to make permanent certain revisions made last year to the tax code. Among those provisions sought to be made permanent is the controversial, $10,000 cap placed on the deduction o...
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Federal Government
Posted on: July 27, 2018
The House of Representatives has approved legislation to extend the life of the National Flood Insurance Program (NFIP) on a vote of 366-52. Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell forecast Senate approval of the four-month extension before the planned rec...
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Federal Government