Jersey City

McHOSE REACTS TO DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION BUDGET HEARING

At this morning's Assembly Budget Committee hearing on the Department of Education (DOE) budget, Assemblywoman Alison Littell McHose questioned DOE officials regarding the possible conflict of interest that may exist with Assemblyman Charles Epps serving in the Legislature while simultaneously serving as the Superintendent of Schools for Jersey City.

South Asian Organizations Endorse Albio Sires for Congress

(Jersey City) Indian American organizations today endorsed Albio Sires for Congress, citing his commitment to promoting issues of importance to the Indian American community.

“Whether it is expanding opportunities for immigrants across New Jersey, providing affordable college education for our children or improving the quality of life for our families, Albio Sires has demonstrated that he is a leader who can get results in Washington,� said Rishi Mehta, President of the Indian American Political Action Club [IMPACT].

Hudson County Democratic Organization Selects Willie Flood As Register Candidate
Jersey City Councilwoman to Seek County Wide Term In November

(Jersey City) – Hudson County Democratic Chairman and State Senator Bernard F. Kenny today announced that the Hudson County Democratic Organization has selected Jersey City Councilwoman Willie L. Flood to run as its nominee for county register. Councilwoman Flood is running for the seat currently held by Register Barbara Donnelly, who is retiring after completing her second term this year.

MANZO SEEKS TO BLAZE UPDATED NAME FOR JERSEY CITY INCINERATOR AUTHORITY

(JERSEY CITY) -- Assemblyman Louis M. Manzo today announced the introduction of legislation that would allow the Jersey City Incinerator Authority to change its antiquated and misleading name to a more modern and precise title: the Jersey City Environmental Authority.

Signs supporting Sandra Cunningham for U.S. Senate have been spotted in Jersey City. Cunningham is the widow of former Jersey City Mayor Glenn Cunningham, a political rival of U.S. Senator Robert Menendez. "Overzealous supporters," says a former Cunningham aide. "Look for her to run for State Senate." CLICK HERE

QUIGLEY UNVEILS BILL TO SPUR NEW AWARENESS CAMPAIGN
TO COMBAT ABANDONMENT OF NEWBORNS
Bipartisan Measure Would Require Placement of Promotional Posters
For Safe Haven Program In Public Women's Rooms

QUIGLEY/PRIETO PEN BILL TO PROVIDE PUBLIC NOTICE BEFORE BUS OR TRAIN SERVICE IS DISCONTINUED

(TRENTON) - In response to an incident in Jersey City in which a bus company abruptly canceled all service for a particular route, Assemblywoman Joan M. Quigley and Assemblyman Vincent Prieto have introduced legislation requiring public and private operators of bus and train services to give 90-days notice before eliminating routes.

The only mother-daughter combination to serve in the New Jersey Legislature were both Democrats from Hudson County. Marian Urbanski, a 36-year-old Jersey City Democratic Committeewoman, was elected to the State Assembly in 1925, the first Polish American to win election to the Legislature. Her daughter, 35-year-old attorney Eugenia Urbanski-Courtney, was elected in 1946.

Some pundits specualte that the best chance for another mother-daughter legislator is in Atlantic County, where newly-elected Freeholder Alisa Beth Cooper is a possible Democratic Assembly candidate in 2007. Her mother, Republican Delores Cooper, represented the second district in the State Assembly from 1983 to 1992.

QUIGLEY EXPRESSES DISAPPOINTMENT AT COURT'S DECISION ON PORTS SALE

(JERSEY CITY) - Following a federal court ruling today against a request by New Jersey to investigate the deal surrounding the United Arab Emirates (U.A.E.) takeover of six U.S. ports' operations, Assemblywoman Joan M. Quigley (D-Bergen/Hudson), chair of the Assembly Homeland Security and State Preparedness Committee, issued the following statement:

Cardinale Dissatisfied By Chen Selection
New Public Advocate has argued Against “Megan’s Law�

Senator Gerald Cardinale, (R-39), issued the following statement regarding the selection of Rutgers Law Professor Ronald Chen as Governor Jon Corzine’s Public Advocate.