L. Grace Spencer

SCHAER/WATSON COLEMAN/SPENCER/SMITH ‘SAVE NEW JERSEY HOMES ACT OF 2008’ SIGNED BY GOVERNOR

(TRENTON) – Legislation Assembly members Gary S. Schaer, Bonnie Watson Coleman, L. Grace Spencer, and L. Harvey Smith sponsored to extend foreclosure protection to thousands of New Jersey families caught-up in the recent mortgage market upheaval was signed today by the governor.

COHEN/SCHAER/WATSON COLEMAN/SPENCER/SMITH 'SAVE NEW JERSEY HOMES ACT OF 2008' PASSES ASSEMBLY

Measure Would Provide Three-Year Reprieve from Foreclosures; Give Families More Options to Stay in Their Homes

(TRENTON) - Legislation Assembly members Neil M. Cohen, Gary S. Schaer, Bonnie Watson Coleman, L. Grace Spencer, and L. Harvey Smith sponsored to extend foreclosure protection to thousands of New Jersey families caught-up in the recent mortgage market upheaval today passed the General Assembly by a vote of 73 to 5 with 1 abstention.

COHEN/SCHAER/WATSON COLEMAN/SPENCER/SMITH 'SAVE NEW JERSEY HOMES ACT OF 2008' PASSES ASSEMBLY

Measure Would Provide Three-Year Reprieve from Foreclosures; Give Families More Options to Stay in Their Homes

(TRENTON) - Legislation Assembly members Neil M. Cohen, Gary S. Schaer, Bonnie Watson Coleman, L. Grace Spencer, and L. Harvey Smith sponsored to extend foreclosure protection to thousands of New Jersey families caught-up in the recent mortgage market upheaval today passed the General Assembly by a vote of 73 to 5 with 1 abstention.

COHEN/SCHAER/WATSON COLEMAN/SPENCER/SMITH 'SAVE NEW JERSEY HOMES ACT OF 2008' ADVANCES

Measure Would Provide Three-Year Reprieve from Foreclosures; Give Families More Options to Stay in Their Homes

(TRENTON) - Legislation Assembly members Neil M. Cohen, Gary S. Schaer, Bonnie Watson Coleman, L. Grace Spencer, and L. Harvey Smith sponsored to extend foreclosure protection to thousands of New Jersey families caught-up in the recent mortgage market upheaval was released today by an Assembly panel.

COHEN/SCHAER/SPENCER BILL GRANTING SUBPOENA POWER TO INVESTIGATE FORECLOSURE CONSULTANTS ADVANCES

Measure Would Aid Assembly Financial Institutions and Insurance Committee in Thorough Examination of Largely Unregulated Industry

(TRENTON) - An Assembly panel today released legislation Assembly members Neil M. Cohen, Gary S. Schaer, and L. Grace Spencer sponsored to grant the Assembly Financial Institutions and Insurance Committee subpoena powers to investigate the largely unregulated and potentially exploitative foreclosure consultant industry that has cropped up in the wake of the nation's subprime mortgage lending meltdown.

As news stations projected Sen. Hillary Clinton beating Sen. Barack Obama in New Jersey, Obama supporters at the Wilshire Grand Hotel in West Orange tried to fight off their disappointment.

U.S. Rep. Steve Rothman praised Obama's gutsy performance and reminded the candidate's supporters that few gave the Illinois senator a chance when he began his campaign.

"We had a huge turnout in Jersey City," said Jersey City Mayor Jerramiah Healy, who questioned the performance of new voting machines in his city.

Council President/Obama delegate candidate Mildred Crump

While the other side dozed strategically in parts of New Jersey’s biggest city, the Obama campaign stood 1,000 volunteers on the pavement of Newark Saturday and mobilized through all five wards.

Two days ago, Zora Menguelti and Peter Geier worked in an otherwise empty room in Obama campaign headquarters on Broad Street, handing out the makeshift literature they had, and waiting for reinforcements and supplies. On Saturday, they stood with two dozen volunteers amid stacks of glossy new Obama fliers and signs.

Women state legislators supporting Barack Obama for President stood together at Democratic State Committee headquarters in Trenton on Monday to put a collective exclamation point on their endorsement of the Illinois senator.

Senators Shirley Turner and Loretta Weinberg; and Assemblywomen Linda Greenstein, Elease Evans, Cleopatra Tucker and L. Grace Spencer said Obama is the candidate best equipped to deliver change.

SPENCER BILL REQUIRING PUBLIC COMMENT PERIOD
DURING SCHOOL BOARD MEETINGS ADVANCES

(TRENTON) - Legislation Assemblywoman L. Grace Spencer sponsored to require boards of education to designate a portion of every meeting for public comment was released today by the Assembly Education Committee.

SPENCER BILL REQUIRING SEX-OFFENDER REPORTING DURING EVACUATIONS CLEARS ASSEMBLY PANEL

(TRENTON) - Legislation Assemblywoman L. Grace Spencer sponsored to help law enforcement track the whereabouts of registered sex offenders during times of emergency or natural disaster was released today by an Assembly committee.