NJ veterans’ homes reforms advance, with one key bill excluded
In response to the devastation caused by COVID-19 at veterans' homes, a package of eight bills is advancing toward final legislative approval this month.
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Oversight sought after virus kills nearly 200 in NJ veterans homes
A Garden State lawmaker wants the Office of the New Jersey Long-Term Care Ombudsman to issue regular reports about the care at these facilities.
Loved ones of NJ veterans who commit suicide could get counseling
The Assembly bill does not address veteran suicides directly, but rather provides support for families and caregivers of those who have taken their own lives.
On ballot: Expanding NJ property tax break to peacetime veterans
Voters will decide whether to expand the $250 veterans’ property tax deduction by making veterans eligible even if they didn’t serve during a time of war.
Lawmakers look to extend veterans’ property tax break … more
Just days after New Jerseyans voted to expand the veterans’ property tax deduction, lawmakers are moving to ask them to take it another step further.