Assemblywoman Watson Coleman

ASSEMBLY PASSES WATSON COLEMAN/ GREENSTEIN BILL CREATING ENERGY EFFICIENCY STANDARDS FOR APPLIANCES

Measure Would Include More Appliances under Federal ENERGY STAR Standards

(TRENTON) - The Assembly today passed legislation Assembly Majority Leader Bonnie Watson Coleman and Assemblywoman Linda R. Greenstein sponsored to create energy efficiency standards for a variety of appliances.

WATSON COLEMAN/PANTER/GREENSTEIN BILL
CREATING ENERGY EFFICIENCY STANDARDS FOR APPLIANCES ADVANCES

Measure Would Include More Appliances under Federal ENERGY STAR Standards

(TRENTON) - The Assembly today approved legislation Assembly Majority Leader Bonnie Watson Coleman, Assemblyman Mike Panter, and Assemblywoman Linda R. Greenstein sponsored to create energy efficiency standards for a variety of appliances.

WATSON COLEMAN WELCOMES GOVERNOR'S PLAN TO COMBAT GANGS & CRIME

(TRENTON) - Assembly Majority Leader Bonnie Watson Coleman today commended Governor Corzine for unveiling the first element of a multi-faceted anti-crime initiative that will fortify law enforcement efforts, prevent children from becoming involved with criminal street gangs, and reduce recidivism among adults with criminal records.

WATSON COLEMAN: DEMOCRATS DELIVER WHAT RESIDENTS CRAVE MOST - PROPERTY TAX RELIEF

(TRENTON) - Assembly Majority Leader Bonnie Watson Coleman today said today's mailing of property tax rebate checks to working middle-income homeowners delivers on the Democratic promise of making property taxes the primary issue of concern during the 2006-07 legislative session.

WATSON COLEMAN STATEMENT ON PASSING OF YOLANDA KING, DAUGHTER OF MLK

(TRENTON) - Assembly Majority Leader Bonnie Watson Coleman (D-Mercer) today released the following statement after learning of the passing of Yolanda King, the eldest daughter of the late civil rights activists, Coretta Scott King and Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr.:

GARDEN STATE PRESERVATION TRUST BILL CLEARS ASSEMBLY COMMITTEE

Measure Would Ensure Sustainability of New Jersey's Land Preservation Efforts

(PRINCETON) - The Assembly Environment and Solid Waste Committee today released bipartisan legislation to replenish the state's fund to preserve critical open space, historic sites, farmlands and the voluntary acquisition of flood-prone properties, the Garden State Preservation Trust.

WATSON COLEMAN/CARABALLO BILL TO DEDICATE AFFORDABLE HOUSING FOR WORKING POOR

Measure Would Expand Fair Housing Act to Require One-Fourth of Affordable Housing;Units to Be Set Aside For New Jersey's Lowest-Income Families

(TRENTON) - An Assembly Committee today released legislation Assemblywoman Bonnie Watson Coleman and Assemblyman Wilfredo Caraballo sponsored to expand the state's "Fair Housing Act" to set aside at least twenty-five percent of all affordable housing units for New Jersey families who earn the lowest incomes in the state.

WATSON COLEMAN: MORE GUNS ON CAMPUS
WON'T PREVENT VIRGINIA TECH TRAGEDIES

(TRENTON) - Assembly Majority Leader Bonnie Watson Coleman today assailed gun advocates, conservative columnists like Ann Coulter and political reactionaries for seizing on the Virginia Tech shooting deaths as a vehicle to promote sales of firearms to college students.

WATSON COLEMAN: Q-POLL SHOWS DEMS HIT TARGET
WITH 20 PERCENT TAX CUT

(TRENTON) - Assembly Majority Leader Bonnie Watson Coleman today said the results of newly released Quinnipiac University poll shows Democrats were right on target when they enacted a sweeping plan to provide more than $2 billion in immediate property tax cuts for working families, increased state support for renters, and new guarantees of relief for senior citizens.