Louis Greenwald

ASSEMBLY BUDGET PANEL MEMBERS DISCUSS PORTIONS OF PROPOSED FY 2010 BUDGET

(TRENTON) - Democratic members of the Assembly Budget Committee today issued a multimedia package in which they discuss portions of the proposed FY2010 budget pertaining to property tax relief and education funding during the panel's second public hearing on the spending plan.

Today's public hearing focused on education, higher education and local government issues.  The committee took testimony from approximately 50 individuals and groups.

ASSEMBLY BUDGET CHAIR GREENWALD OPENS ASSEMBLY BUDGET COMMITTEE PUBLIC HEARINGS

(TRENTON) - Assembly Budget Committee Chairman Louis D. Greenwald today issued a multimedia package discussing the proposed FY2010 budget as the Assembly Budget Committee began holding public hearings on the spending plans.

Today's public hearing focused on human services, health, senior citizens and family and children's issues.

GREENWALD THROWS SUPPORT BEHIND LAWSUIT TO OVERTURN A.C. SPORTS BETTING BAN
'Fighting for Legalized Pro-Sports Gaming Is A Play New Jersey Can't Afford Not to Run'

(VOORHEES) - Assemblyman Louis Greenwald said he fully supports a lawsuit filed today by Senator Ray Lesniak and three of the state's horse racing associations that seeks to invalidate federal law that has blocked professional sports wagering from being offered at Atlantic City's casinos.

TRENTON- New Jersey General Assembly Appropriations Chair Nellie Pou today called on Republican Gubernatorial Candidate Chris Christie to put forward a budget in light of comments he made last week on the Brian Lehrer show.

ASSEMBLY DEMOCRATS ON PASSAGE OF ECONOMIC PROTECTION BILL PACKAGE

Measures Latest Steps to Help New Jersey Residents Emerge Strong from Economic Crisis

(TRENTON) - Assembly members John J. Burzichelli, Linda R. Greenstein, Wayne P. DeAngelo, Louis D. Greenwald and Joseph Cryan today issued a multimedia package on the Assembly passage of a five-bill package to further bolster the state's economy in the face of the ongoing global financial crisis.

GREENWALD RELEASES ASSEMBLY BUDGET PANEL'S PUBLIC HEARING SCHEDULE

(TRENTON) - Assembly Budget Committee Chairman Louis D. Greenwald today announced that the panel will hold three public hearings as committee members begin their examination of Governor Jon Corzine's proposed Fiscal Year 2010 state budget.

Gov. Jon Corzine and state Sen. Barbara Buono (D-Metuchen)

Testing out their attack dog tonsils in a gubernatorial election year, legislative budget chairs state Sen. Barbara Buono (D-Metuchen) and Assemblyman Louis Greenwald (D-Voorhees) each gave a tongue lashing to GOP gubernatorial candidate Chris Christie.

The presumptive Republican frontrunner for governor, Christie told NPR radio show host Brian Lehrer last Friday that “Governor Corzine has the responsibility for putting together this budget, and my responsibility is to critique what he’s done.” 

Both potential candidates for lieutenant governor on a 2009 ticket headed by Corzine, Buono and Greenwald said Corzine proposed a 2010 budget protecting education, health care, seniors, the most vulnerable, and $1 billion of property tax rebates, while executing $4 billion in spending cuts. 

There were no trading votes for a copy machine in the Assembly Republican Caucus today.  The Assembly Republicans are refusing to attend a New Jersey Business and Industry Association event where the pro-business group will honor two Democrats, State Sen. Raymond Lesniak (D-Elizabeth) and Assemblyman Louis Greenwald (D-Voorhees).  Freshman GOP Assemblyman Jay Webber (R-Morris Plains) reportedly led the boycott effort.

GREENWALD: 'UNPRECEDENTED' BUDGET OPPORTUNITY FOR STATE TO REINVENT ITSELF

ASSEMBLY DEMOCRATS COMMENTARY ON COMMITTEE REVIEW OF OVERSIGHT FOR NJ PORTION OF FEDERAL STIMULUS

(TRENTON) - Chairs of six Assembly committees today issued a multimedia package on the Assembly's efforts to ensure legislative oversight and accountability of the money made available to New Jersey from the recently enacted federal stimulus package.

The committee hearings were the first of two days largely devoted to discussing the impact of the federal stimulus on the state.  Assembly committees heard from a variety of state commissioners and department heads on their efforts to obtain and oversee distribution of federal stimulus dollars.