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CALABRO & HARVEY: NEW JERSEY CAN’T HAVE MORE BROKEN PROMISES ON ETHICS REFORM 

Hamilton, NJ- Fourteenth District Assembly candidates Rob Calabro and Bill Harvey welcomed the tough comprehensive ethics proposal unveiled today by Republican Gubernatorial candidate Chris Christie. 

ROBERTS/VOSS/PRIETO BILL TO REQUIRE COVERAGE OF AUTISM & DEVELOPMENTAL DISABILITY TREATMENTS GET FINAL LEGISLATIVE APPROVAL

(TRENTON) – Legislation Assemblymen Joseph J. Roberts, Jr. and Vincent Prieto and Assemblywoman Joan Voss sponsored to make New Jersey the 14th state in the nation to require health insurers to cover treatments for autism and other developmental disabilities received final legislative approval today.

“Many New Jersey families already are being stretched to their financial edge – but without health coverage for their loved ones, countless families with an autistic child are bankrupting themselves to give their child the potential for a brighter future,” said Roberts (D-Camden).  “Autistic and disabled adults who have not received the proper treatment will leave our families, communities and state with new and more expensive challenges.”

ROBERTS/VOSS/PRIETO BILL TO REQUIRE COVERAGE OF AUTISM & DEVELOPMENTAL DISABILITY TREATMENTS ONE STEP CLOSER TO BECOMING LAW

Assemblymen Joseph J. Roberts, Jr. and Vincent Prieto and Assemblywoman Joan Voss today commended the Senate for passing legislation they are sponsoring to make New Jersey the 14th state in the nation to require health insurers to cover treatments for autism and other developmental disabilities.

"Many New Jersey families already are being stretched to their financial edge - but without health coverage for their loved ones, countless families with an autistic child are bankrupting themselves to give their child the potential for a brighter future," said Roberts (D-Camden).  "Autistic and disabled adults who have not received the proper treatment will leave our families, communities and state with new and more expensive challenges."

TRENTON – Senator Loretta Weinberg is planning to introduce a resolution urging certain paid members of boards and commissions in state and local government to waive three-month’s of salary and pay their own and their public’s pension contributions.

The proposed Senate Resolution, which is being drafted, would ask board and commission members who work fewer than 25 hours per week to forgo their pay and make the pension contributions for a period of three months as part of an effort to help the state close a gap in the current state budget.

ROBERTS BILL INCREASING FUNDS AVAILABLE TO TOWNS TO START SHARING SERVICES RELEASED BY COMMITTEE

Bill Would Allow SHARE Funds to Pay for More Start-Up Costs

(TRENTON) - Legislation Assembly Speaker Joseph J. Roberts, Jr., sponsored to give towns greater ability to pay for entering into shared service agreements that can save property taxpayers money was released today by an Assembly committee.

COMPREHENSIVE AFFORDABLE HOUSING REFORM PLAN CLEARS ASSEMBLY

Bill Would Implement Most Comprehensive Reform
Of State's Affordable Housing Laws in Over Two Decades

(TRENTON) - The Assembly today passed landmark legislation to reform the state's affordable housing program by implementing more equitable housing practices and increasing affordable housing availability across the state.

COMPREHENSIVE AFFORDABLE HOUSING REFORM PLAN CLEARS ASSEMBLY PANEL

Bill Would Implement Most Comprehensive Reform of State's Affordable Housing Laws in Over Two Decades

(TRENTON) - The Assembly Housing and Local Government Committee today released landmark legislation to reform the state's affordable housing program by implementing more equitable housing practices and increasing affordable housing availability across the state.

SECOND WAVE OF LANDMARK AUTISM SUPPORT MEASURES PASSES ASSEMBLY

Measures Would Assist With Independent Living for Adults with Autism;  Create Office for Autism Services; Establish Emergency ID Card for Autistic Residents

(TRENTON) - The Assembly today passed five measures that are part of the second wave of legislation aimed at enhancing support for autistic adults, streamlining autism-related services, and improving the delivery of health care for autistic residents.

ASSEMBLY PANEL RELEASES SECOND PHASE OF LANDMARK AUTISM SUPPORT MEASURES

Measures Would Assist With Independent Living for Adults with Autism; 
Create Office for Autism Services; Establish Emergency ID Card for Autistic Residents

(TRENTON) - The Assembly Health and Senior Services Committee today released a second phase of legislation aimed at enhancing support for autistic adults, streamlining autism-related services, and improving the delivery of health care for New Jersey's autistic residents.

ROBERTS STATEMENT ON GOVERNOR CORZINE'S STATE OF THE STATE ADDRESS

(TRENTON) - Assembly Speaker Joseph J. Roberts, Jr., today issued the following statement on Governor Jon Corzine's first State of the State address:

"Governor Corzine today delivered a sober, no-nonsense plan to deal with fiscal problems that have been ignored in this state for too long.