DeCROCE SAYS CORZINE NOT FEELING TAXPAYERS' PAIN; REFUTES CLAIM GOVERNOR HASN'T RAISED TAXES

Assembly Republican Leader Alex DeCroce today said that Governor Jon Corzine’s contention that he hasn’t raised taxes in two years and that New Jersey’s economic woes are the result of a national recession shows he is disturbingly out of touch with the state’s working class families.

Kean and DeCroce Request Answers from Corzine Regarding Rose Connection to Dune/Xanadu

Fear Connections May Have Violated Ethics Rules

Senate Republican Leader Tom Kean and Assembly Republican Leader Alex DeCroce today sent Governor Jon Corzine a letter demanding answers to specific questions about possible conflicts of interest resulting from former administration official Gary Rose’s involvement in negotiations to bail out the troubled Xanadu project.

DeCroce & Webber: Adoption of Regional Master Plan is More Bad Policy for Highlands Communities

Assembly Republican Leader Alex DeCroce and Assemblyman Jay Webber denounced the expected adoption today of the Highlands Regional Master Plan, saying it entrenches major flaws in the Highlands Act, including an unreasonable prohibition on development and the loss of equity for property owners.

DeCROCE: NJ'S JOB LOSSES THE RESULT OF CORZINE'S ANTI-BUSINESS POLICIES

Assembly Republican Leader Alex DeCroce today said Governor Jon Corzine and the Democrat-controlled Legislature’s anti-business agenda that includes endless tax hikes, numerous fee increases and excessive regulation are to blame to for the state’s chronic loss of jobs.

DeCROCE, DOHERTY ANNOUNCE SCHEDULE FOR REPUBLICAN TASK FORCE PUBLIC MEETINGS ON TOLL HIKES

N.J. TAXPAYERS INVITED TO ATTEND TO OFFER INPUT

Assembly Republican Leader Alex DeCroce and Assemblyman Michael Doherty today announced the dates of a series of town meetings to be held throughout New Jersey to seek public input on Governor Jon Corzine’s massive toll hike plan.

Vandervalk Calls on Governor to Tell the Truth About New School Funding Formula

Says that Corzine Plan will Increase Local Property Taxes, Cut Aid to Disabled Children

Assemblywoman Charlotte Vandervalk was joined today by legislative leaders in the Senate and Assembly as well as local school officials in calling upon Governor Jon Corzine to tell the truth about his proposed revamping of New Jersey’s school funding formula and provide both legislators and taxpayers the details on how his plan will affect the pocketbooks of working families. 

DeCroce Says Court Ruling on Toll Road Monetization Report Sets Dangerous Precedent

Assembly Republican Leader Alex DeCroce said today’s ruling by a Superior Court judge allowing the Corzine Administration to keep secret from the public for as long as it wants an $800,000 taxpayer-funded study of the potential impacts of the governor’s toll road monetization plan sets a dangerous precedent as it gives government agencies license to hide the truth from the public.

DeCroce to Roberts on Budget Hearings: If You're Going to Talk the Talk, then Walk the Walk

Assembly Republican Leader Alex DeCroce today said that all Assembly Speaker Joseph Roberts has to do is say the word and hearings on next year’s budget, which is already facing a $3.5 billion deficit, can commence immediately.

Beck, Kean File Suit Against Corzine Administration to Release Toll Road Studies

DeCroce Says Court Action is Necessary to Protect the Public's Right to View Taxpayer-Funded Research

With the support and encouragement of Assembly Republican Leader Alex DeCroce, Assemblywoman Jennifer Beck and Assemblyman Sean Kean have filed a lawsuit in Mercer County Superior Court against the Corzine administration to force the release of an $800,000 taxpayer-funded report that contains crucial information about what will happen when the Corzine administration and Democrat-controlled Legislature hike tolls as part of a plan to sell, lease, or monetize state highways.

DeCroce Seeks Investigation into Mismanagement and Potential Criminal Abuse of Property Tax Relief Funds by DCA

Assembly Republican Leader Alex DeCroce today sent a letter to Attorney General Anne Milgram and Inspector General Mary Jane Cooper requesting they investigate what appears to be gross mismanagement and potential criminal abuse of the Distressed Cities Program, a property tax program administered by the Department of Community Affairs (DCA).