budget

May 4, 2009 - 12:54pm
PRESS RELEASE

Tom Kean: Corzine Can't Let Budget Chaos Continue

The public deserves an honest budget. Legislators can't produce one if Governor Corzine can't or won't provide a true picture of the state's fiscal situation, especially how much revenue is coming in to finance state programs.

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May 1, 2009 - 11:17am
PRESS RELEASE

Karrow Asks Governor If New Jersey Is Bankrupt

Will State Be Able to Make $1.8 Billion Loan Payment on June 25?

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April 30, 2009 - 10:50am
PRESS RELEASE

Oroho: Governor Corzine, Where Are the Revenue Numbers?

In light of disturbing news reports, Senator Steve Oroho, a Republican on the Senate Budget and Appropriations Committee, is asking Governor Corzine to immediately release the latest figures on revenue collections.

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April 28, 2009 - 4:13pm
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QUIGLEY: COLLEGE STUDENTS TO BENEFIT FROM BUDGET'S COMMITMENT TO AFFORDABILITY

QUIGLEY: COLLEGE STUDENTS TO BENEFIT
FROM BUDGET'S COMMITMENT TO AFFORDABILITY

Financial Assistance Programs Would Get $34 Million Boost From FY2010 Plan

(TRENTON) - Assemblywoman Joan Quigley today said that even while total state spending would be slashed under the proposed Fiscal Year 2010 state budget, tuition assistance and other financial aid that many New Jersey college students rely upon to pay for their college and university educations would increase by more than 10 percent.

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April 27, 2009 - 1:49pm
PRESS RELEASE

Haines: Farmland Preservation Program Can't Be Allowed to Die

Times are tough. There is no denying that money's tight. That doesn't mean we should completely abandon great programs like farmland preservation. We should start planning today for a future bond issue that will help us preserve more of the breath-taking beautiful open space that makes living in New Jersey so wonderful.

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April 27, 2009 - 10:50am
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Senate GOP: A Responsible Agency That Helps Veterans

The six Republican members of the Senate Budget and Appropriations Committee commended the Department of Military and Veterans Affairs today for spending agency money in a responsible and cost-efficient manner while providing services to our honored veterans.

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April 20, 2009 - 3:17pm
PRESS RELEASE

Haines: Corzine DEP Chief Disputes Affordable Housing Land Estimate

The DEP commissioner has confirmed again that COAH's demands for affordable housing construction are based on sloppily collected and inaccurate data. When will the governor drop this job-killing COAH plan and create a plan for affordable housing that will work in any economy?

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April 7, 2009 - 1:03pm
PRESS RELEASE

Greenwald statement at open of Assembly Budget hearings

GREENWALD OPENING STATEMENT

Following are Assemblyman Louis D. Greenwald's (D-Camden) opening remarks as prepared for today's meeting of the Assembly Budget Committee:

Even before Governor Corzine introduced his proposed Fiscal Year 2010 state budget, we knew this year was going to be like no other.

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April 7, 2009 - 9:22am
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GREENWALD, SCHAER, POU PLEDGE FINAL STATE BUDGET WILL REFLECT, PROTECT NEW JERSEY'S CORE VALUES

GREENWALD, SCHAER, POU PLEDGE FINAL STATE BUDGET
WILL REFLECT, PROTECT NEW JERSEY'S CORE VALUES

(TRENTON) - The leaders of the Assembly Budget Committee today said the panel's work to craft the Fiscal Year 2010 state budget will center on ensuring that the state's priorities reflect and protect New Jersey's core values.

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April 6, 2009 - 3:44pm
PRESS RELEASE

Bucco: Republican Opening Statement on State Budget

Republican Budget Officer Tony Bucco's opening remarks as the Senate Budget and Appropriations Committee began budget hearings today:

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