Joan Quigley

The Assembly State Government Committee today will consider a bill on Monday that will impose requirements for financial disclosure, reporting and debating on Lieutenant Governor candidates.

The bill, sponsored by Assemblywoman Joan Quigley (D-Jersey City), would apply the same standards that gubernatorial candidates face.

QUIGLEY & CHIAPPONE: HUDSON COUNTY RESIDENTS SHOULD FEEL REASSURED N.J. IS READY TO RESPOND TO H1N1 FLU CONCERNS

(TRENTON) – Assemblywoman Joan M. Quigley and Assemblyman Anthony Chiappone today said Hudson County residents should feel reassured that the state is ready to respond as best as possible to the national outbreak of H1N1 Influenza, or the swine flu.

The Hudson County lawmakers participated Monday in a special joint hearing of the Assembly Health and Senior Services Committee and the Assembly Homeland Security and State Preparedness Committee hearing on the flu and what it means for New Jersey. Both are members of the health panel.

QUIGLEY: COLLEGE STUDENTS TO BENEFIT
FROM BUDGET'S COMMITMENT TO AFFORDABILITY
Financial Assistance Programs Would Get $34 Million Boost From FY2010 Plan

(TRENTON) - Assemblywoman Joan Quigley today said that even while total state spending would be slashed under the proposed Fiscal Year 2010 state budget, tuition assistance and other financial aid that many New Jersey college students rely upon to pay for their college and university educations would increase by more than 10 percent.

WEEKLY BUDGET MESSAGE: QUIGLEY ON PRESERVING HEALTH CARE FUNDING & THE HEALTH CARE SAFETY NET

(TRENTON) - Assemblywoman Joan M. Quigley today issued a multimedia package laying out how Governor Jon S. Corzine's proposed budget would preserve funding for key health care services and reinforce New Jersey's health care safety net, including state hospitals and the NJ FamilyCare program.

Quigley (D-Hudson) issued the package as the Assembly Budget Committee took testimony from the state Department of Health and Senior Services.

Six legislators will face no opposition in the November general election, as long as no write-in candidate wins 100 votes in the primary: Democrats Joseph Cryan and Annette Quijano in District 20, Republicans Alison McHose and Gary Chiusano in District 24, and Democrats Joan Quigley and Vincent Prieto in District 32.  Cryan is the Democratic State Chairman, and Quijano is a freshman who won a 2008 special election following the resignation of Neil Cohen. None of these districts are politically competitive. 

QUIGLEY SPEAKS AT NATIONAL EPA FORUM AND TOUTS NJ’S EFFORTS TO COMBAT BED BUGS

Sponsor of Key Bill Speaks at National Bed Bug Summit

(JERSEY CITY) – Assemblywoman Joan M. Quigley today said everyone from tenants to landlords to public health officers to the hospitality industry must work together to fight the growing problem of bed bug infestations.

Quigley was among the lead speakers at the National Bed Bug Summit sponsored by the Environmental Protection Agency in Arlington, Va.

“I thought bed bugs were something from another century and a children’s bedtime rhyme, but they are becoming a modern scourge,” Quigley said. “These vermin damage property values, create social stigmas and lead to the stressful health problems that come with allergic reactions to bites and difficulty sleeping. We need everyone working together to combat these pests, or we’re soon going to be talking about a wider problem that’s even more difficult to fight.”

Quigley is a lead sponsor of legislation (A-3203

QUIGLEY TO TOUT EFFORTS TO COMBAT BEDBUGS AT NATIONAL EPA FORUM

Sponsor of Key Bill is Among Lead Speakers at National Bed Bug Summit

(JERSEY CITY) – Assemblywoman Joan M. Quigley on Tuesday will be among the lead speakers at a national forum called to discuss the growing public health problem of bed bugs and to identify ideas and options for combating the pests.

Quigley (D-Hudson) is scheduled to speak at 9 a.m. at the National Bed Bug Summit called by the Environmental Protection Agency in Arlington, Va.

“I thought bedbugs were something from another century and a children’s bedtime rhyme, but they are becoming a modern scourge,” Quigley said.

ASSEMBLY BUDGET PANEL MEMBERS DISCUSS IMPORTANCE OF PUBLIC HEARINGS ON PROPOSED FY 2010 BUDGET

(TRENTON) - Democratic members of the Assembly Budget Committee today issued a multimedia package discussing the importance of holding hearings in which the public can address the committee on the proposed FY2010 budget.

Today's public hearing - the third such hearing on the proposed spending plan -  focused on economic development, public safety, transportation, environment and arts, history and cultural issues.  Since the public hearings began, the committee has taken testimony from roughly 150 individuals and groups.

SMITH/CONNERS/CRUZ-PEREZ/QUIGLEY/TUCKER BILL TO HELP CHILDREN OF MILITARY FAMILIES CLEARS SENATE PANEL

NJ Would Adopt ‘Interstate Compact on Educational Opportunity for Military Children’

(TRENTON) – Assembly-approved legislation Assembly members L. Harvey Smith, Jack Conners, Nilsa Cruz-Perez, Joan Quigley and Cleopatra Tucker are sponsoring to help children of military families who frequently move has cleared a Senate committee.

The bill (A-2640) would permit New Jersey to enter into the “Interstate Compact on Educational Opportunity for Military Children,” which aims to eradicate disadvantages often encountered by military children because of frequent interstate moves and deployments.

QUIGLEY/CONNERS/MORIARTY ‘VOTE BY MAIL LAW’ CONTINUES ADVANCING

Measure Would Streamline Steps Voters Use to Cast Absentee Ballots in Elections

(TRENTON) – Assembly –approved legislation Assembly members Joan M. Quigley, Jack Conners and Paul Moriarty sponsored to eliminate New Jersey’s absentee ballot system and replace it with a “vote-by-mail” system continued advancing today toward law.

The bill was approved by the Assembly in June and was released Monday by the Senate State Government Committee. It’s sponsored in the Senate by Senate Majority Leader Stephen Sweeney (D-Gloucester) and Sen. Raymond Lesniak (D-Union).

“Choosing who to vote for can be a confusing and stressful process,” said Quigley (D-Hudson), chairwoman of the Assembly State Government Committee. “Casting a ballot shouldn’t be. Moving to a true vote-by-mail system will make it easier for people to exercise their right to vote and increase public participation in the democratic process.”