CHIUSANO AND McHOSE TO CORZINE: PUBLIC PUT THE NAIL IN MONETIZATION'S COFFIN, LET IT DIE

GOVERNOR ADMITS HE IS STILL CONSIDERING TOLL HIKE AND BORROWING SCHEME THAT HE SEEMINGLY ABANDONED AFTER PUBLIC OPPOSITION

      Governor Corzine must give up on his scheme to raise tolls 800 percent and borrow $40 billion with false promises of reducing state debt, because the public has been clear it cannot afford such a drastic toll increase, Assembly members Gary Chiusano and Alison Littell McHose said today.

CHIUSANO AND McHOSE: PUBLIC PRESSURE NEEDED TO STOP GOVERNOR CORZINE'S TAX INCREASES

QUINNIPIAC POLL SHOWS STRONG PUBLIC OPPOSITION TO GOVERNOR CORZINE'S POST-ELECTION PLAN TO RAISE THE STATE'S GAS TAX

    A Quinnipiac University poll showing 61 percent of New Jersey voters oppose raising the gasoline tax to pay for road and mass transit improvements reflects that the public is demanding Governor Corzine go beyond his usual schemes of tax increases, toll hikes and borrowing to replenish the bankrupting Transportation Trust Fund, Assembly members Gary Chiusano and Alison Littell McHose said.

OCTOBER WILL SOON BE ITALIAN-HERITAGE MONTH!

GOVERNOR TO SIGN RUMANA/CHIUSANO-SPONSORED RESOLUTION

A resolution sponsored by Assemblyman Scott Rumana and Assemblyman Gary Chiusano designating the month of October each year as Italian-American Heritage Month is scheduled to be signed Sunday by Governor Jon Corzine.

ASSEMBLY REPUBLICANS DEMAND THAT GOV. CORZINE PROTECTS NEW JERSEYANS AGAINST BANKING ERROR

CORZINE ADMINISTRATION SILENT AS NEW JERSEYANS VICTIMIZED BY MAJOR COMPUTER ERROR AT "AMERICA'S MOST CONVENIENT BANK"

      Assembly members Gary Chiusano and Denise Coyle demanded today that Governor Corzine, along with his banking commissioner and attorney general, protect New Jerseyans against any unfair fee or burden caused by the recent computer glitch at TD Bank.

CHIUSANO OFFERS CORZINE DETAILED SUMMARY ON HOW TO END NEW JERSEY'S TAXING CONUNDRUM

ASSEMBLY REPUBLICANS SPONSOR SEVERAL MEASURES THAT IF IMPLEMENTED WOULD END THE GOVERNOR'S DOUBLE TALK ON TAXES

    Tired of Governor Corzine's constantly variable positions on taxes in New Jersey, Assemblyman Gary Chiusano offered a peacekeeper missile by reminding the governor of several pieces of legislation he sponsors that could end the old news of New Jersey's highest-in-the-nation tax burden.

REPORT: TRENTON DEMOCRATS MISSED OPPORTUNITY TO GROW STATE'S ECONOMY LONG BEFORE THE RECESSION

GANNETT/101.5 FM PROPERTY TAX SERIES BLAMES EXODUS OF RESIDENTS AND JOBS ON FAILURE TO FIX THE STATE'S BUDGET AND TAX CLIMATE

      The latest installment of Gannett New Jersey and New Jersey 101.5 FM's coverage of the state's severe property tax crunch attributes the mass exodus of residents and businesses that New Jersey has endured over the past decade to the fact that Governor Corzine, previous governors and the Democratic-controlled Legislature, have done nothing to fix the "glaring property tax and other competitive cost imbalances that undermine economic growth," Republican members of the Assembly Commerce and Economic Development Committee said today.

McHOSE AND CHIUSANO: COURT HAS THUMBED ITS NOSE AT STATE LEGISLATURE, MUNICIPALITIES AND TAXPAYERS

LAWMAKERS RESPOND TO COURT'S AFFORDABLE HOUSING RULING

Assembly Republican members Alison Littell McHose and Gary Chiusano today decried Monday’s state appellate court ruling that instructs towns to ignore their zoning laws to allow additional affordable housing after they have met their state-mandated quota calling the decision “one of the most onerous court decisions in the history of the state.”

OROHO, McHOSE AND CHIUSANO CALL FOR CORZINE TO ACT AMID LATEST REPORT SHOWING INCREASE IN BEAR ATTACKS

Responding to the latest monthly report by the state Division of Fish and Wildlife which shows serious bear-related incidents continue to increase, State Senator Steve Oroho, Assemblywoman Alison Littell McHose and Assemblyman Gary Chiusano today said it’s time the Corzine Administration stopped playing politics with the public’s safety and let wildlife experts decide the best method for handling the issue.

INVESTORS TROUBLED BY CORZINE’S RECKLESS BORROWING AND IRRESPONSIBLE BUDGETING GIMMICKS

MOODY’S INVESTORS SERVICE DOWNGRADED N.J.’S CREDIT OUTLOOK FROM STABLE TO NEGATIVE - CORZINE ADMINISTRATION REMAINS IN DENIAL

    The downgrade of New Jersey’s credit rating from stable to negative by Moody’s Investors Service is more reason why voters should be given the opportunity to require state officials to use only recurring revenue to balance the budget, said Assemblymen Richard Merkt and Gary Chiusano, who sponsor such a measure.

CHIUSANO: WIDESPREAD CORRUPTION ARRESTS REFLECT A STATE IN DESPERATE NEED OF REFORM

LATEST CRISIS REFLECTS A GOVERNMENT THAT HAS STIFLED LEGITIMATE BUSINESS WHILE ALLOWING CORRUPTION TO FLOURISH

    Last week’s arrests of legislators, mayors, local officials – as well as the resignation of a key member of Governor Corzine’s cabinet – showed not only a glaring need for ethics reform, but should also serve as impetus to overhaul several burdensome laws and regulations Democrats have imposed on businesses, Assemblyman Gary R. Chiusano said today.