DiMAIO AND DOHERTY: PUBLIC SPOKE CLEARLY WHEN IT REBUKED CORZINE'S TOLL HIKE SCHEME

GOVERNOR ADMITS HE IS STILL CONSIDERING TOLL HIKE AND BORROWING SCHEME THAT HE SEEMINGLY ABANDONED AFTER PUBLIC OPPOSITION

      Assemblymen John DiMaio and Michael J. Doherty said today Governor Corzine is again disregarding the people's will by reviving his scheme to raise tolls 800 percent and borrow $40 billion with false promises of reducing state debt, when residents have made it clear they will not tolerate such an increase.

DOHERTY AND DiMAIO: HIGHLANDS COUNCIL'S CLAIMS OF UNLIMITED POWER HIGHLY DISTURBING

Assembly Republican members Michael Doherty and John DiMaio today expressed outrage at the Highlands Council’s claims of unlimited authority over the citizens who reside in the region, saying the group has clearly overstepped its boundaries.

DOHERTY OPPOSES PROPOSED HIGHLANDS 'TOILET TAX'

PROPOSAL WOULD REQUIRE LICENSING OF HIGHLANDS REGION SEPTIC SYSTEMS

Assemblyman Michael Doherty today sent a letter to Highlands Council Chairman John Weingart strongly opposing a proposal presented by the Highlands Council that would require the licensing of residential septic systems in the Highlands Region.

DOHERTY: CORZINE APPROVES TRIPLE THREAT ATTACK ON RATEPAYERS, BUSINESS AND ENVIRONMENT

PREVAILING WAGE BILL SIGNED BY GOVERNOR CORZINE WILL RAISE COSTS FOR RATEPAYERS AND BUSINESS, AND DETER CLEAN ENERGY INITIATIVES

    A new law signed today by Gov. Jon S. Corzine to mandate prevailing wage for any construction project funded by the New Jersey Board of Public Utilities will only worsen problems for the state’s ratepayers and businesses by driving up costs for clean energy projects just to curry favor with representatives of organized labor, Assemblyman Michael J. Doherty said today.

MEANINGFUL PUBLIC PARTICIPATION OMITTED FROM NEW JERSEY ECONOMIC STIMULUS ACT

ASSEMBLY PANEL APPROVES WIDE-RANGING STIMULUS ACT BEFORE GIVING CITIZENS THE OPPORTUNITY TO REVIEW IT

    Republican members of the Assembly Appropriations Committee abstained from a vote today on the New Jersey Economic Stimulus Act after several members of the public, who would be affected by the legislation, testified that it was quickly added to the committee’s agenda before copies were available to the public.

DOHERTY INTRODUCES LEGISLATION TO CREATE ELECTED POSITIONS ON TECH SCHOOL BOARDS

Assemblyman Michael Doherty today introduced legislation, A-4007, which, when enacted, would change the make-up of current freeholder-appointed county technical school boards to include two at-large members who would be elected at the annual school board elections that are currently held.

DOHERTY EXPLORING OPTIONS TO CURRENT FREEHOLDER-APPOINTED TECHNICAL SCHOOL BOARDS

Assemblyman Michael Doherty today said he is exploring alternatives to freeholder-appointed county technical school boards in the wake of public and student outcry following the dismissal of three popular Warren County Technical School teachers by the school board.

DOHERTY AND McHOSE TO INTRODUCE 'INFORMED CONSENT' LEGISLATION FOR PARENTS IN RESPONSE TO STATE'S NEWLY ENACTED ANTI-DISCRIMINATION POLICY

Assemblyman Michael Doherty and Assemblywoman Alison Littell McHose will introduce “informed consent” legislation requiring the Legislature to inform parents of school children who visit the State House, prior to the visit, of the Legislature’s new “Anti-Discrimination and Anti-Harassment Policy.” The new policy, which was arbitrarily imposed on the Legislature by the Assembly Speaker and Senate President, includes “gender identity or expression” as a “protected” group.

DOHERTY DAM RESTORATION FUNDING BILL SIGNED INTO LAW; SAYS VOTERS SHOULD DECIDE IF THEY WANT TO USE MONIES

Legislation sponsored by Assemblyman Michael Doherty that makes available funding for two dam restoration projects, including the Lake Solitude Dam in Hunterdon County, was signed into law Monday by the governor.

DOHERTY CALLS FOR ACTION ON BILL THAT WOULD PROHIBIT ILLEGAL IMMIGRANT BENEFITS AS NJCCC ADDRESSES IN-STATE TUITION RATES

In advance of a meeting tonight in which the New Jersey Council of Community Colleges will address the issue of granting in-state tuition rates for illegal immigrants, Assemblyman Michael Doherty today reiterated his call for action on legislation he has sponsored that would require individuals to prove their legal status as U.S. citizens in order to obtain state or local government benefits.