CONNERS & CONAWAY BILL TO ENSURE STABLE EDUCATION FOR FOSTER CHILDREN OK'D BY PANEL
Bill Would Help Towns Such as WillingboroLegislation Assemblymen Jack Conners and Herb Conaway, M.D, sponsored to ensure New Jersey foster children receive a stable education was released Thursday by an Assembly committee.The bill (A-2137) would revise state policy that automatically places a foster child in the school district of their foster family. Instead, the bill would allow a child to remain in their current school if they are moved to a different foster family. For More 
DIEGNAN, BARNES, COUGHLIN, WATSON COLEMAN & LAMPITT BILL TO STREAMLINE N.J. BUSINESS LAWS ADVANCED BY ASSEMBLY PANEL
Bill is Final Piece of 7-bill Assembly Democratic Reform PackageLegislation sponsored by five Assembly Democratic lawmakers to streamline New Jersey's corporate laws to make the state more attractive to businesses was released Thursday by an Assembly panel.The bill is sponsored by Assembly members Patrick J. Diegnan Jr, Peter J. Barnes III, Craig J. Coughlin, Bonnie Watson Coleman and Pamela Lampitt and is the final piece of an Assembly Democratic reform package signed into law during the last legislative session. "For New Jersey to be competitive as a home for industry in the global marketplace, we need laws that will allow them to operate in real time, using 21st century technology," said Diegnan (D-Middlesex), who crafted the bill package... For More
CHIVUKULA, GREENSTEIN, LAMPITT & EGAN BILL TO STIMULATE TECHNOLOGY INDUSTRY AROUND RESEARCH UNIVERSITIES & HOSPITALS APPROVED BY ASSEMBLY COMMITTEE
Bill Promotes R&D In Camden, Essex, Mercer, Middlesex & SomersetLegislation sponsored by Assembly Democrats Upendra Chivukula, Linda Greenstein, Pamela R. Lampitt and Joseph Egan to establish innovation zones to stimulate technology industry clusters around research universities and hospitals in the Newark, Camden and Central Jersey regions was released Thursday by an Assembly panel."By drawing on existing research and academic facilities, we will do a better job of fostering innovation and creating new entrepreneurial opportunities," said Chivukula (D-Somerset/Middlesex). "New Jersey already boasts one of the most highly educated population centers in the country. Now we can do more to firmly establish this with new businesses, new opportunities and good jobs..." For More
GREENWALD RELEASES ASSEMBLY BUDGET PANEL'S PUBLIC HEARING SCHEDULE
Urges Residents to Come with Ideas for Change During Tough Budget YearAssembly Budget Committee Chairman Louis D. Greenwald on Wednesday announced residents will have three opportunities to address the Assembly Budget Committee as it examines Gov. Chris Christie's proposed Fiscal Year 2010 state budget."Public hearings are among the most important sessions this committee holds each year, and this year they may prove even more important," said Greenwald (D-Camden). "The state budget directly effects every New Jerseyan, and the input and ideas we receive from residents is vital. Their thoughts and ideas are especially welcome in what will be a difficult budget year..." For More
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In this video from The Star-Ledger, Assemblywoman L. Grace Spencer (D-Essex) discusses her legislation (A-2288) that would increase the penalties for tresspassing in restricted areas in New Jersey airports. The Assemblywoman's comments came after Haisong Jiang -- the man found guilty of trespassing in a restricted space in Newark International Airport over the New Year's Day weekend -- publicly apologized for his actions. Assembly Democrats on Budget Committee Pension Reform HearingAssembly Democrats on Budget Committee Pension Reform Hearing from NJ Assembly Democratic Office on Vimeo. For all previous Assembly Majority videos, please click here.   SUPPORT FOR ASSEMBLYMAN BURZICHELLI SEEKING SCI INVESTIGATION INTO NJSIAA Unless you are a high-school athlete, a coach, a school official or the parent of an athlete, you probably don't know much about the New Jersey State Interscholastic Athletic Association. You probably don't know, for example, that the NJSIAA is a private organization funded by dues paid by the state's schools. You probably don't know that even though the organization is funded with public dollars, the public has virtually no say in how it runs high-school sports. The group is so unaccountable that when Assemblyman John Burzichelli, D-Salem, wanted to stop the NJSIAA from charging as much as $8 for tickets to state playoffs (regular-season prices are $2 to $3), the only way to do it was to pass a law prohibiting public schools from joining any organization that requires increased ticket prices for attendance at playoff games, unless the commissioner of education deems it necessary… To read The Press of Atlantic City editorial… SUPPORT FOR SEN. MADDEN/ASSEMBLYMAN EGAN PLAN FOR UI FUND COMPROMISE Hefty tax increase on all New Jersey businesses that's coming in July must be lowered. Last month, we called for Gov. Chris Christie and state legislators to seek compromise on the governor's plans to significantly reduce a huge tax increase coming in July for all businesses in the state by cutting unemployment benefits to those who've lost their jobs. So we're glad that state Sen. Fred Madden, D-Gloucester, and Assemblyman Joseph Egan, D-Somerset, have already moved toward finding a compromise that balances the needs of the unemployed with the needs of businesses… To read the Courier-Post editorial…
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