Posted to The Town Crier - Legislative Backgrounder on March 7, 2023 at 4:20 PM by Legislative Staff
US Senators Bob Menendez and Cory Booker have announced the Fiscal Year 2024 Congressionally Directed Spending application process is open. The application deadline for both Senators is March 17. Senator Booker has a helpful FAQ page. Representatives from both offices participated in a League Lunch and Learn to discuss best practices for the application process.
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Posted to The Town Crier - Legislative Backgrounder on January 5, 2023 at 11:52 AM by Legislative Staff
In the final week of December, the House and Senate passed a $1.7 trillion FY2023 federal budget through September 30, 2023. President Biden signed the bill on December 29. Below are New Jersey-specific provisions and other provisions of interest to municipalities. Due to the length and breadth of information, this is the second of two blog posts. The first blog post focuses on New Jersey Specific Provisions; Transportation and Infrastructure; Healthcare; and Environment. This blog focuses on housing, community, and economic development; science and innovation; public safety and justice; finance services and general government; veterans; and community-directed spending.
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Posted to The Town Crier - Legislative Backgrounder on January 3, 2023 at 4:00 PM by Legislative Staff
In the final week of December, the House and Senate passed a $1.7 trillion FY2023 federal budget through September 30, 2023. President Biden signed the bill on December 29. Below are New Jersey-specific provisions and other provisions of interest to municipalities. Due to the length and breadth of information, there are two blog posts. The first blog post below focuses on New Jersey-specific provisions; transportation and infrastructure; healthcare; and environment. The second blog post will focus on housing; and community, and economic development, as well as science and innovation; public safety and justice; finance services and general government; veterans; and community-directed spending.
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