Corzine

Bucco: Corzine Must Release Details Of $6 Billion Contract

Most of the Details of the Medco Pharmaceutical Benefits Deal Redacted

Senate Republican Budget Officer, Tony Bucco asked Governor Corzine, in a letter today, to release the details of a proposed $ 6 billion contract that will allow MEDCO to run the drug benefits program that serves 800, 000 public employees, retirees and their families. In the letter, the Senator notes that the Corzine Administration allowed the vendor to censor critical information from their bid, including:

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Senator Steven Oroho, Republican member of the Senate Budget and Appropriations Committee, said he is deeply troubled by published comments questioning whether Corzine administration employment data released yesterday accurately reflects what went on in the New Jersey economy in July. 

Record unemployment shows again that Jon Corzine's record on job creation is abysmal. New Jersey's economy was in decline long before the national recession took hold. Our unemployment rate remains higher than that of any neighboring state's. When will the governor back policies that could bring about real economic growth for New Jersey's struggling families?

McKEON: SIGNING OF BALLOT MEASURE EMPOWERS VOTERS TO FUND OPEN SPACE IN NOVEMBER

ASSEMBLY ENVIRONMENT CHAIR SAYS N.J. IN 'RACE AGAINST TIME' TO PREVENT URBAN SPRAWL, CONFIDENT VOTERS WILL ACT AS RESPONSIBLE STEWARDS OF ENVIRONMENT

(NEWARK) - Assembly Environment and Solid Waste Committee chairman John F. McKeon welcomed today's signing of his open space ballot measure by Governor Jon S. Corzine.

Senator Steve Oroho, a Republican member of the Senate Budget and Appropriations Committee, said he doesn't understand how the Corzine administration can call the Republican complaint to the federal Securities and Exchange Commission "frivolous" when respected professionals in the investment community know that the complaint raises valid concerns.

Sadly, it took the indictment of another 44 people for Governor Corzine to move forward with one piece of the ethics reform New Jersey needs. The long suffering citizens of New Jersey can only hope the Governor will put partisan politics aside and call a special legislative session to close the remaining ethical loopholes that help foster corruption.

When is a 3 percent cap on college tuition and fees really a 12 percent cap? When it's enforced by the Corzine administation. 

Senate Republican Leader Tom Kean called on Governor Corzine to order an immediate meeting of the state's Local Finance Board. The board should consider exercising emergency control of cities in turmoil because their mayors and other key officials haven't stepped down after their arrests on corruption charges.

Frankly, I’ve been upset with the Star-Ledger.  They have gotten very lazy.  They’re reprinting stories from two years ago, three years, five years.  I’ve seen the headlines before: "Hudson County politicians arrested on bribery charges." "Monmouth County Mayors Indicted."

In the wake of the abrupt resignation of Community Affairs Commissioner Joe Doria, Senator Marcia Karrow, R-Warren/Hunterdon, urged Governor Jon Corzine to immediately freeze accounts that hold money earmarked for "Special Municipal Aid," also known as "Distressed Cities" aid.