New Jersey Politics

February 10, 2012     Contact: Adam Bauer / (609) 292-5199 Senator Joe Pennacchio Tweet Follow @joepennacchio Senator Joe Pennacchio (R- Morris/Essex/Passaic) has announced that he will submit a resolution urging President Obama to exempt all religious institutions from a federal requirement to offer insurance coverage that conflicts with their beliefs. “The Obama Administration, with its ruling, has launched an unconscionable assault on religious liberty,” said...Read Full Story

February 7, 2012     Contact: Adam Bauer / (609) 292-5199 Senator Diane Allen Tweet Follow @dianeallennj New Jersey Governor Chris Christie signed into law S-2145/A-1816, requiring hospitals and doctor’s offices to provide patients more information about the state health care appeals program. The bill was sponsored by Senator Diane Allen, R-District 7, and in the Assembly by Assemblywomen Caroline Casagrande and Mary Pat Angelini, R-District 11. At a press conference...Read Full Story

February 7, 2012     Contact: Adam Bauer / (609) 292-5199 Senator Tom Kean Tweet Follow @tomkean Senator Tom Kean, Jr. and Senator Raymond Lesniak said today that dismissive comments made by NJEA Executive Director Vincent Giordano about school children in chronically failing districts make a compelling case for school choice. When asked about children in failing districts whose families did not have the resources to pay for private education, Mr. Giordano responded...Read Full Story

February 6, 2012     Contact: Adam Bauer / (609) 292-5199 Senator Diane Allen Tweet Follow @dianeallennj Legislation is Aimed at Helping Taxpayers Navigate Tax Law and Compliance A longstanding proposal by Senator Diane Allen (R- Burlington) to create an office within the Treasury Department to improve customer service for taxpayers and streamline compliance issues has been approved by the Senate State Government, Wagering, Tourism, and Historic Preservation...Read Full Story

February 3, 2012     Contact: Jason Smith / (609) 693-6700 District 9 Tweet Follow @senatenj The Assembly Agriculture and Natural Resources Committee has advanced legislation (A-638) sponsored by Senator Christopher J. Connors, Assemblyman Brian E. Rumpf and Assemblywoman DiAnne C. Gove that would establish a “Hooked on Fishing – Not on Drugs” (HOFNOD) program within the Division of Fish and Wildlife to encourage children to avoid drug use. “Hooked on Fishing – Not...Read Full Story

February 2, 2012     Contact: Adam Bauer / (609) 292-5199 Senator Tom Kean Tweet Follow @tomkean Senate Republican Leader Tom Kean, Jr. (R- Union) issued the following statement regarding Senate Democrats’ increasingly evident intention of breaking its promise of confirmation hearings for the nominations of Phil Kwon and Bruce Harris to the New Jersey Supreme Court: “I am deeply disappointed that the Senate Majority seems intent on breaking the Senate President’s...Read Full Story

January 30, 2012     Contact: Brad Schnure / (609) 292-5199 Senator Christopher Bateman Tweet Follow @kipbateman Legislation Lowers Fines for Failing to Produce License or Registration from $150 to $25 The Senate Transportation Committee has approved legislation (S-73) sponsored by Senator Kip Bateman (R-16) that would greatly reduce the fine for failing to produce a driver’s license or vehicle registration during a traffic stop. Under the legislation, the fine for...Read Full Story

January 25, 2012     Contact: Kevin Israel / (732) 933-1591 Senator Jennifer Beck Tweet Follow @jenbecknj Senator Jennifer Beck applauded Governor Chris Christie for his two most recent nominations to the New Jersey Supreme Court. Governor Christie nominated Phil Kwon and Bruce Harris as Associate Justices on the New Jersey Supreme Court. “Through these nominations, the Governor has shown that he is looking to create a court that is diverse, well qualified and open...Read Full Story

January 24, 2012     Contact: Adam Bauer / (609) 292-5199 Senator Christopher Bateman Tweet Follow @kipbateman Senator Christopher “Kip” Bateman (R-Somerset/Hunterdon/Mercer/Middlesex), a member of the Senate Judiciary Committee, today called for same sex marriage to be decided by the voters of New Jersey. In addressing the Committee during its consideration of S-1, the “Marriage Equality and Religious Exemption Act”, Bateman said that he was willing to work with...Read Full Story

January 17, 2012     Contact: Robbie Kenney / (609) 654-1498 District 8 Tweet Follow @8thdistrictleg Hard Decisions, Unpopular Choices Have Fueled New Jersey’s Comeback Senator Dawn Marie Addiego, Assemblyman Scott Rudder and Assembly Chris Brown (all R-Burlington) issued the following statements after Governor Chris Christie’s State of the State address to a joint session of the New Jersey Legislature. Senator Addiego: “We have made significant progress over two...Read Full Story