New Jersey Senate Republicans

Senator Christopher J. Connors, Assemblyman Brian E. Rumpf and Assemblywoman DiAnne C. Gove have introduced legislation (S-3131/A-4354) to clarify the original intent of the Legislature by closing a loophole used by certain county colleges to deny volunteer emergency personnel tuition assistance under the state’s volunteer tuition credit program. The volunteer tuition credit program provides a tuition credit benefit of up to $2,400 over four...  

Legislation sponsored by Senator Bill Baroni (R-14) which establishes a system to help locate missing persons who suffer from dementia or other cognitive impairments has been signed into law by Acting Governor Richard Codey. The measure, S-1551/A-2844, creates an emergency Silver Alert System for providing public notification of those missing persons, in a manner that is similar to the Amber Alerts that are used nationwide to locate missing...  

Senator Joe Pennacchio congratulated Franklin Templeton Investments on its announcement of a more than 50 percent reduction in fees to parents who invest in the NJBest college savings plan. Franklin Templeton manages the state plan. In April, Senator Pennacchio was the first state legislator to call attention, through news releases and with questioning during Senate hearings, to a Morningstar report that ranked NJBest as one of the five worst...  

The following statement was released by State Senator Joe Pennacchio (R-Morris/Passaic) regarding the government takeover of health care: “Senator Menendez, rather than showing facts to defend his support of the government takeover of health care chose instead to describe opposition as ‘fearful, partisan tactics.’ The Senator failed to mention that it is within his party’s power, the Democrats, to enact this legislation now. Unlike himself, it...  

Senate Republican Leader Tom Kean and Senator Diane Allen, both members of the Senate Education Committee, expressed disappointment that New Jersey is woefully unprepared to apply for federal “Race to the Top” education grants. Published reports indicate that the state Department of Education ceased working on the application in mid-November. The deadline for the grant application is January 19, 2010. “It is disappointing that the state...  

Senator Tom Kean released a video discussing the importance of SCR-60, legislation which would protect the state unemployment insurance funds that workers depend on when they lose a job or fall ill. Click here to view the video. Read the rest of Video: Senator Tom Kean on Protecting Unemployment Insurance Funds (8 words)  

Senator Christopher (Kip) Bateman, R-District 16, said he is pleased that the Senate unanimously passed his legislation requiring that state agencies release any report resulting from a school district audit within 30 days of completion. “When taxpayers pay for a study or an audit, they should have the right to see it as soon as it is completed,” Senator Bateman said. “Keeping such information secret only contributes to a growing distrust of...  

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PASADENA - Legislation that would have allowed depositors at failed IndyMac Bank to get back money they lost when the thrift collapsed was shot down Thursday in Congress. The House of Representatives Rules Committee voted 8 to 4, with one abstention ...  

TRENTON, N.J. (AP) - Less than a week after warning bondholders not to cash their checks, Gov.-elect Chris Christie's team signed off on more than $1.2 billion in state borrowing for transportation projects. On Tuesday, the Transportation Trust Fund ...  

WASHINGTON – U.S. Senators Johnny Isakson, R-Ga., and Saxby Chambliss, R-Ga., Wednesday joined with 25 of their Senate colleagues in co-sponsoring bipartisan legislation that would establish a task force charged with making recommendations on how ...  

Reverend Rick Warren released a video letter to clergy in Uganda today, speaking out against proposed legislation in that country that punishes homosexual activity with death. The legislation applies not just to gays and lesbians; anyone who is aware ...  

CLINTON, N.J. (AP) - In a wooded area up a dirt road off an interstate highway, Jamie Cap peers down the sight of his new shotgun at a target about 40 yards away. He adjusts the angle by nudging a toggle switch, then fires. An ear-shattering report ...  

Bills Will Make New Jersey Less Affordable for All Senator Michael Doherty, a member of the Senate Labor Committee, said he was stunned that the committee chose to release six pieces of legislation guaranteed to create more unemployment in New Jersey during the worst economic downturn since the Great Depression. “Prevailing wage laws boost unemployment, especially among the poor and members of minority groups, and increase the tax burden on...  

Republican Conference Leader Robert Singer (R-30) thanked the members of the Senate Community and Urban Affairs Committee for advancing S-2711, a bipartisan, common-sense bill that would make it easier and more efficient to reassess property values in New Jersey. Singer and Senator Paul Sarlo (D-36) are the primary sponsors of the legislation. “Dramatic changes in property values require a forceful and prompt response,” Singer said. “Without...