Governor Jon S. Corzine

GOVERNOR CORZINE ANNOUNCES OPENING OF FIRST EVER CONNECTION BETWEEN GSP NORTHBOUND AND I-78 WESTBOUND Long Awaited Projected, Completed Ahead of Schedule, Improves Quality of Life for New Jerseyans 

One of more than 200 ongoing transportation-related infrastructure projects in New Jersey; More than 11,000 people worked on transportation projects in August

 UNION – Governor Jon S. Corzine today officially opened a new flyover ramp creating the first ever link between the northbound Garden State Parkway with I-78 westbound. The new ramp is part of an ongoing $121 million project to improve traffic flow at the interchange of the two superhighways that will save an estimated 23,000 motorists precious time and fuel in their daily commute. The Governor was joined by DOT, the Turnpike Authority, state and local officials and dozens of construction workers to celebrate the opening.

BUSINESS, ECONOMIC EXPERTS SUPPORT GOVERNOR CORZINE’S ECONOMIC RECOVERY INITIATIVES  TRENTON – Below are statements from business, workforce, and economy experts supporting Governor Jon S. Corzine’s economic approach:

GOVERNOR CORZINE ANNOUNCES $2.4 BILLION IN EDA ASSISTANCE OVER PAST THREE YEARS, GENERATING AN ESTIMATED 80,000 JOBSMore than 160 businesses moved to or expanded in New Jersey 

TRENTON - Governor Jon S. Corzine today announced that under his Administration, the New Jersey Economic Development Authority (EDA) has finalized over $2.4 billion in financing assistance, business incentives and tax credits, and supported nearly 1,330 projects across the state of New Jersey.   More than 160 businesses have taken advantage of EDA programs to move to or expand in New Jersey during the same period of time. The assistance is expected to leverage more than $6 billion in total public/private investment and lead to the creation of an estimated 37,500 permanent jobs and 42,500 construction jobs in the state. 

Governor Corzine, NJ DOBI Highlight Job Growth At Banks In New JerseyMore than 20% Increase in 12 Months and 3,800 jobs added in banking sector 

TRENTON – Governor Corzine and the Department of Banking and Insurance today announced that banks around the state added 38 branches and 3,800 jobs over a 12 month period, representing a more than 20% gain in jobs.    

McKEON:  GOOD GOVERNANCE ABOUT STRIKING A BALANCE

LAWMAKER STUMPS FOR CORZINE AT NJ LAWSUIT REFORM ALLIANCE MEET

Assemblyman John F. McKeon today told an audience of business executives and attorneys that good governance is about striking a balance and that is what Governor Jon S. Corzine has been doing to shephard New Jersey on the path of recovery through one of the most challenging times in the nation's history.

Stumping for Corzine, McKeon an attorney and partner in a law firm, told a meeting of the New Jersey Lawsuit Reform Alliance (NJLRA) that while Governor Corzine has been fighting to keep the costs down of doing business in New Jersey, he has also been striving to provide a safety net for the most vulnerable.

The NJLRA is a statewide, bipartisan group of businesses, individuals and organizations committed to improving the state's civil justice system by advocating for legal reforms in the legislature and in the courts.

"Our Governor understands legal costs place a burden on business and that it is important to keep them down. That is why he vetoed legislation that could drive up costs for the medical community and insurance companies in New Jersey," McKeon (D-Essex) said.

GOVERNOR CORZINE ENCOURAGES COMMUNITY LEADERS TO INCREASE EFFORTS TO ENSURE ALL CHILDREN HAVE HEALTH INSURANCE 

TRENTON - As part of Minority and Multicultural Health Month, Governor Jon S. Corzine held a teleconference call today with leaders of community groups, health centers and faith-based groups that serve minority and multicultural populations to discuss efforts to enroll more children in NJ FamilyCare and to reduce health disparities. 

GOVERNOR CORZINE’S STATEMENT REGARDINGADMINISTRATION’S INITIATIVES TO CRACK DOWN ON CELL PHONES IN PRISON TRENTON – Governor Jon S. Corzine issued the following statement regarding an announcement by Attorney General Anne Milgram and the New Jersey Department of Corrections that 35 inmates have been indicted for illegal possession of cell phones in state prisons:

GOVERNOR CORZINE ANNOUNCES NATION’S FIRSTRETURN -TO -WORK PROGRAMIncentive for Employers to Grow Business and Hire Unemployed 40,000 Eligible Workers Receiving Program Notification

NEW BRUNSWICK – Governor Jon S. Corzine today unveiled the nation’s first statewide effort to provide job creation incentives specifically for those workers who have exhausted all state and federal unemployment insurance benefits.   The RETURN-to-Work program is designed to help get long-term unemployed New Jerseyans back on the payroll and into jobs while assisting employers grow their businesses by hiring new workers.   Employers would receive up to $2,400 per newly hired employee. 

GOVERNOR CORZINE ANNOUNCES OVER 11% DECREASE IN NEW JERSEYANS WITHOUT HEALTH INSURANCENumber of Uninsured Rises 1.5% Nationally over Same Period, Credits Aggressive Enrollment Initiatives for DeclineNet Increase of New Jersey Children Receiving NJ FamilyCare Tops 90,000NEWARK- Governor Jon S. Corzine today announced that the number of New Jerseyans without health insurance has decreased by more than 11%, or 147,000 individuals, the second largest reduction in the nation between 2007 and 2008. At the same time, the number of uninsured in the U.S. rose by 1.5 percent, according to a U.S. Census report on the income, poverty and health insurance coverage in the United States in 2008.

GOVERNOR CORZINE’S STATEMENT ON THE 8TH ANNIVERSARY OF THE SEPTEMBER 11 ATTACKS 

TRENTON – Governor Jon S. Corzine today issued the following statement regarding the eighth anniversary of September 11, 2001, terrorist attacks: