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NJ on Hook for 280,000 Affordable Housing Units, Study Says

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By Salvador Rizzo • 04/13/17 1:13pm

New Jersey towns are on the hook for 280,000 affordable housing units through 2025, according to a new study by the Fair Share Housing Center.

To put the number in context, it averages out to 496 new units for each of the state’s 565 municipalities, although not all towns face the same requirements.

The affordable housing debate is as wonky as it is politically fraught in New Jersey, pitting Democrats against Republicans and local officials against judges. A small army of lawyers always seems to be in court somewhere fighting over how many units to build.

https://observer.com/2017/04/nj-on-hook-for-280000-affordable-housing-units-study-says/

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Secret to a happy marriage? Maybe drinking alcohol, study says

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USA TODAY NETWORKAshley May, USA TODAY3:55 p.m. EDT August 3, 2016

Date nights including the occasional wine or beer might not be a bad idea, according to a study published in The Journals of Gerontology.

The study looked at drinking behaviors of 2,767 older married couples, who supplied data twice over four years. Participants were 50 or older. Researchers found couples who drank had “decreased negative marital quality over time.”

In other words, couples who reported drinking even one drink a year were more likely to say their partner doesn’t let them down, get on their nerves or criticize them. This could be interpreted as happiness, but it’s difficult to prove.

https://www.usatoday.com/story/news/nation-now/2016/08/03/secret-happy-marriage-maybe-drinking-alcohol-study-says/88002166/