KARROW BLASTS CORZINE FOR POURING MILLIONS INTO NEWARK AND GAMBLING PENSION FUNDS AS WALL STREET CRISIS LOOMED

SAYS GOV 'KEEPS BLEEDING RURAL AREAS'

Assemblywoman Marcia Karrow today blasted Governor Jon Corzine, a former Wall Street CEO, for failing to warn New Jersey taxpayers about the impending national economic crisis while at the same time he continued to pour millions of dollars of taxpayer money into the city of Newark leaving other state programs, such as state parks, low on funds.

KARROW PUSHES FOR VOTE ON SEX OFFENDER LEGISLATION

SAYS LAWMAKERS MUST TAKE ACTION TO PROTECT CONSTITUTIONAL RIGHTS OF CHILDREN

Assemblywoman Marcia Karrow today said she is encouraged that the Legislature is considering sex offender legislation she has sponsored that will provide constitutional protection to children.

Karrow Expresses Grave Concerns about Highlands Regulations to Corzine During Meeting

Assemblywoman Marcia Karrow today expressed her concerns about the recently approved Highlands Council Regional Master Plan to Governor Jon Corzine during which time she asked the governor to support Highlands legislation she has sponsored regarding the Highlands Transfer of Development Rights (TDR) program, its Tax Stabilization Fund and Green Acres/farmland preservation programs.

Karrow: Roots of New Jersey's Recession Can Be Traced to Corzine's Office

In response to media reports today that confirm the state is officially in a recession, Assemblywoman Marcia Karrow said that had Governor Jon Corzine and his Administration made the state’s economy a priority when he first took office, New Jersey would be in a much better position today to weather the current national economic storm.

Karrow: Davy's Refusal to Void Hoboken Superintendent's $600K Retirement Deal Proves She's Ineffective

Assemblywoman Marcia Karrow today chastised state Department of Education (DOE) Commissioner Lucille Davy for her failure to exercise her authority and oversight in a dispute earlier this year involving a $600,000 retirement deal for Hoboken’s former Superintendent of Schools.

Karrow to Introduce Legislation to End Misuse of State Funds in Abbott Districts

Package of Bills Addresses Questionable Spending Practices Found in Abbott Audits

Assemblywoman Marcia Karrow will be introducing legislation designed to make school district officials more accountable for their spending and collective bargaining practices and bring greater transparency to all aspects of school district operations in the wake of audits of the state’s 31 Abbott School Districts which revealed nearly $85 million in questionable and wasteful spending.

Karrow Calls for DOE Commissioner Davy's Resignation

Cites Davy's Refusal to Recover $83 Million in Questionable Spending in Abbott Districts

Assemblywoman Marcia Karrow today called for the resignation of state Department of Education (DOE) Commissioner Lucille Davy following her decision not to recoup more than $83 million in wasteful and questionable spending uncovered during audits of the state’s 31 Abbott School Districts.

KARROW, McHOSE: NEW SCHOOL FUNDING FORMULA REWARDS WASTEFUL SPENDING

CITES UNION CITY AUDIT WHERE BUS DRIVERS MADE UP TO $73,000 IN OVERTIME PAY

Assemblywoman Marcia Karrow and Assemblywoman Alison Littell McHose today said the Corzine Administration’s new school funding formula should be discarded and replaced with an equitable plan that does not reward school districts like Union City which has mismanaged and wasted hundreds of thousands of dollars of taxpayer money. Among other things, the audit revealed that the school district pays $13,000 a month for 39 cell phones for bus drivers which equates to $345/month per each cell phone.

KARROW PROPOSES CONSTITUTIONAL AMENDMENT ALLOWING VOTERS TO DECIDE SALE, LEASE OF STATE ASSETS

Assemblywoman Marcia Karrow today introduced legislation to place a constitutional amendment on the ballot requiring voter approval for the sale, lease or concession agreement involving state assets valued at more than $100,000,000.