VAN DREW - ‘CLOSING DEVELOPMENTAL CENTERS WOULD BE DEVASTATING TO SOUTH JERSEY ECONOMY’

Senator Says Assembly Budget Chair’s Suggestion Would Lead to Increase in Unemployment, Deepen Recession in New Jersey

TRENTON – Senator Jeff Van Drew, D-Cumberland, Cape May and Atlantic, issued the following statement today after Assembly Budget Committee Chairman, Louis Greenwald, suggested that the State ought to look at closing all but 2 of the institutions for people with developmental disabilities in New Jersey:

“While I appreciate Assemblyman Greenwald’s previous and ongoing passionate advocacy on behalf of New Jerseyans with developmental disabilities, the plan to phase out five of the seven active institutions serving people with developmental disabilities is wrong on so many levels.

GREENWALD UNVEILS BILL TO OVERHAUL CARE FOR DEVELOPMENTALLY DISABLED
Measure Would Save Money, Enhance Services by Ending Institutionalization

(TRENTON)--  Standing alongside advocates for the developmentally disabled, Assemblyman Louis Greenwald today unveiled legislation that would radically restructure the way the state cares for individuals with developmental disabilities by refocusing funds from costly institutional care toward community-based services.

ASSEMBLY BILL TO EASE NEW JERSEY CORPORATE TAXES NOW LAW

(TRENTON) - Legislation sponsored by Assemblymen Joseph Vas, Louis D. Greenwald and Albert Coutinho easing New Jersey corporate taxes was signed into law today by Gov. Jon S. Corzine. The bill - long-sought by New Jersey businesses - is among many pushed by New Jersey Democrats to help New Jersey emerge stronger from the global economic crisis.

VITALE, GREENWALD: NEW REFORMS ALREADY WORKING
TO DECREASE NUMBER OF KIDS WITHOUT HEALTH COVERAGE

(TRENTON) - Responding to a recent study that reported more than a quarter-million New Jersey children lack health coverage, Senator Joseph Vitale and Assemblyman Louis Greenwald noted that recent reforms to the NJ FamilyCare program already are cutting the number of uninsured kids in the state.

GREENWALD: NEW JERSEY TAKING CONCRETE STEPS TO STRENGTHEN BUSINESS CLIMATE

(TRENTON) - Assembly Budget Committee Chairman Louis D. Greenwald (D-Camden) made the following statement today in response to the New Jersey Business and Industry Association's annual Business Outlook Survey:

GREENWALD COMMENTARY ON ENACTMENT OF BILL TO AID START-UP/SMALL BUSINESSES IN NEW JERSEY

New Law Will Help Businesses Spread Losses Out Over Longer Time Period; Lower Their Corporate Tax Burden

(TRENTON) - Assemblyman Louis D. Greenwald today released a multimedia package on the November 24 enactment of legislation (A-3124) he sponsored to allow businesses in New Jersey to write-down net operating losses for up to 20 tax years, as opposed to the previously allowed seven years, putting New Jersey in line with neighboring states.

ASSEMBLY DEMOCRATS COMMENTARY ON PASSAGE OF INVESTNJ BUSINESS GRANT PROGRAM

Measure Would Promote Job-Growth and Aid Business Retention

(TRENTON) - Assembly Democrats today issued the following multimedia package on the 55-23 vote to pass legislation (A-3294), which would expand New Jersey's business retention and job creation program.

An image from Pamela Lampitt's 2007 campaign website. The two-term Assemblywoman from Cherry Hill is not expected to seek John Adler's State Senate seat.

Assemblywoman Pam Lampitt is privately telling friends that she will not seek the 6th district State Senate seat that will be vacated by Congressman-elect John Adler.  Lampitt, entering her fourth year in the Assembly, has a strong relationship with Speaker Joe Roberts and sources suggest she would be a frontrunner for a committee chairmanship next session. 

Four key South Jersey Democratic officials today asked Assemblyman Louis Greenwald to reconsider his decison not to seek the 6th district State Senate seat that will be vacated in January by U.S. Rep.-elect John Adler.  Camden Couny Democratic Co-Chairmen Donald Norcross and James Beach, Cherry Hill Mayor Bernard Platt, and South Jersey Democratic leader George Norcross want Greenwald to run in a special election convention to replace Adler.  Greenwald has opted to remain in the Assembly, where he is chairman of the powerful Budget Committee.

Assemblyman Louis Greenwald will not be a candidate for State Senator if John Adler is elected to Congress on Tuesday, according to South Jersey Democratic officials.  Greenwald has reportedly told friends and political allies that he prefers to remain as Chairman of the Assembly Budget Committee, rather than move over to the State Senate.