ALBANO & MILAM: PROPOSED ETHICS REFORMS DESERVE FULL SUPPORT

Assemblymen Vow to Sponsor Measures, Fight for Swift Passage

(TRENTON) - Assemblymen Nelson T. Albano and Matthew W. Milam today fully endorsed an ethics package unveiled by Gov. Jon S. Corzine that would ban pay-to-play, curb the influence of special interest political contributions and enhance transparency in the reporting of campaign donations.

IN RESPONSE TO CLEAN ELECTIONS COURT DECISION, WEINBERG SAYS: ‘NJ SHOULD CONCENTRATE ON PAY-TO-PLAY AND ETHICS REFORM’

Teaneck – In response to today’s announcement regarding the U.S. Appeals Court’s decision ruling that the ‘rescue money’ in the Clean Elections law is unconstitutional, State Senator Loretta Weinberg (D-Teaneck) announced that she agrees with Speaker Joe Roberts in the suspension of all future Clean Elections pilot programs in New Jersey until the courts have made their final rulings on this issue.

“There is much to do in New Jersey in the way of reforming our pay-to-play laws,” said Weinberg. “I agree with Speaker Roberts. Our state should concentrate on improving the integrity of our government by passing strict pay-to-play legislation, while we await the court decision on Clean Elections funding.”

“It is the height of hypocrisy for Sen. Weinberg and Assemblywoman Huttle to call themselves reformers and yet ignore the pay to play abuses that exist right under their noses,”   

Kleinberg, Pernice & Morelli Applaud Passage of One of the Most
Restrictive Pay-to-Play Provisions in New Jersey

BECK SHOWS TRUE COLORS ON PAY-TO-PLAY REFORM 

Partisan Attacks Ignore Republican Attempt To Block Real, Sustainable Reform

FREEHOLD – As the Republican majority on the Monmouth County Board of Chosen Freeholders inserted "poison pill" language designed to derail the most recent efforts to ban pay-to-play from county contracts, Assemblywoman Jennifer Beck remained silent, refusing to criticize her own party while continually bashing sincere reform efforts pushed by Democrats in Trenton.

KARCHER CALLS ON FREEHOLDER BOARD TO PASS COMPREHENSIVE PAY-TO-PLAY BAN

Measure Should Prohibit Developers and Re-developers from Corrupt Practice

FREEHOLD - Senator Ellen Karcher today called on Monmouth County Freeholders to approve a comprehensive prohibition on pay-to-play, which includes developers and re-developers, and begins to restore taxpayers' faith in their county government.