budget

CRYAN: STATE SHOULDN'T PAY FOR CONTINUED DELAYS
IN IMPLEMENTATION OF CHILD WELFARE COMPUTER SYSTEM
Assemblyman Says Contractor, Not Taxpayers, Should Pick Up Tab
Should SACWIS Not Be 'Fully and Completely Operational' By Year's End

(TRENTON) - Assemblyman Joseph Cryan today said the state should not be required to pay "one more cent" to software contractor CGI should the company fail to implement a contractually obligated child welfare tracking software system by the end of this year.

SCHAER: TIME FOR DHS TO END MEDICAID MORATORIUM
Assemblyman Says Department Must Allow New Pharmacies to Open
To Ensure Care for State's Underserved Areas

(TRENTON) - Assemblyman Gary Schaer today called on the state Department of Human Services to end its "misguided" moratorium on granting new Medicaid provider numbers for pharmacies, a policy he fears is undermining the health of New Jersey's underserved areas.

THE TRUTH APPARENTLY HURTS
Now it's “Partisan� to Recount Abysmal Record of Democrat Fiscal Failures 

 

            Senator Anthony R. Bucco (R-Morris) responded to Democrat attacks launched against Senate Minority Leader Leonard Lance, who offered a thoughtful critique of the State’s fiscal condition at today’s Senate Budget and Appropriations Committee hearing.

TRENTON - The Senate Budget and Appropriations Committee will continue their hearings on Governor Corzine's proposed budget for Fiscal Year 2008 next Tuesday and Wednesday.

GREENWALD WELCOMES BUDGET COMMITTEE'S CHANCE
FOR JOINT TESTIMONY FROM RABNER, CHRISTIE
Chairman Excited About Opportunity for 'Broad Bipartisan' Discussion
On State, Federal Cooperation on Homeland Security, Other Issues

(TRENTON) - Assembly Budget Committee Chairman Louis D. Greenwald today said he welcomes the opportunity for the panel to receive testimony on homeland security issues from state Attorney General Stuart Rabner and US Attorney Chris Christie next month.

Say what you will about the so-called “Christmas tree� items in the state budget – they lack accountability, they fund dubious projects, they’re nothing more than political patronage. But none of the above is a crime, as far as I can tell.