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No More Pennies? NJ Bill Would Allow Rounding Cash Sales To Nearest Nickel

By Shohini Mitra (NJ State House News Service) TRENTON, N.J. – With the looming demise of the penny, lawmakers Thursday moved a bill prescribing how businesses could round cash transactions to the nearest nickel. “I think this is going to do away with one of my favorite expressions, which is ‘Watch your pennies and your […]

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