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Article: ASSEMBLY SPEAKER ROBERTS: NEW REPORT REINFORCES NEED FOR AFFORDABLE HOUSING IN NEW JERSEY

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September 17, 2008
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The New Jersey Assembly's Democrats issued the following news release:

Assembly Speaker Joseph Roberts Jr. today said a new Princeton University study that found low-income New Jerseyans moving to states with lower costs of living is yet another example of the need for affordable housing in the state.

Roberts recently spearheaded into law A500, landmark new affordable housing reform that takes historic steps to eliminate inequitable housing practices and makes it easier for New Jersey towns to meet affordable housing obligations.

The study of U.S. Census data from 2000 to 2006 found that more people making less than $66,000 per year were leaving New Jersey than moving to it.

"These findings ...

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