NewDEAL Leaders New Jersey Senators Vin Gopal and Troy Singleton had bills signed into law last week as part of a package aimed at improving support for veterans. Senator Gopal was a co-sponsor on two of the bills, including one to extend property tax deductions to more veterans, while Senator Singleton co-sponsored two other bills in the package, including one to provide legal services for homeless veterans and those in danger of becoming homeless. Read more about the bill package and how this legislation will help New Jersey better honor and support those heroes who have served our country.

NewDEAL Leader Franklin County, OH Commissioner John O’Grady recently outlined the county’s new plan to help residents who are living under the poverty line, most of whom are employed but still struggling to make ends meet. After 9 months of meetings with the community, commissioners developed a plan with 13 goals and more than 120 action steps. Read more details about the plan, which includes the creation of an innovation center to pilot policies that have been successful in other parts of the country and find what works for Franklin County.

NewDEAL Leader Oregon Treasurer Tobias Read testified this week before the Senate Finance Committee on the success of OregonSaves, the nation’s first operating state-based retirement savings program. Treasurer Read introduced the legislation to create OregonSaves as a representative in the state House, and now oversees the program’s implementation as Treasurer. Read more about his testimony on how the program combats the retirement savings crisis and makes workers more financially secure, or catch Treasurer Read talking about OregonSaves in his interview on our podcast, An Honorable Profession.