Senator Shirley K. Turner

            TRENTON –  Senator Shirley K. Turner, a leading legislative advocate for safer communities, today said the Corzine Administration should expand its anti-gang, anti-violence initiatives by using federal homeland security funds to add police street patrols.

TRENTON – A bill package sponsored by Senator Shirley K. Turner, designed to increase and improve available resources for families and individuals living with Autism was signed into law today by Governor Jon Corzine.

The Senate approved legislation today sponsored by Senators Shirley K. Turner and John A. Girgenti aimed at combating gang violence by working to find more employment opportunities for disadvantaged youth.

Senators Joseph V. Doria and Shirley K. Turner introduced legislation last week that would eliminate the embattled Schools Construction Corporation (SCC) and replace it with an independent authority within the Department of the Treasury to handle school construction finances.

             TRENTON – Senator Shirley K. Turner, D-Mercer, made the following statement after the NJ State Supreme Court ruled that Princeton University’s Cottage Club should be tax exempt under the state’s old historic preservation statutes.

TRENTON – Senator Shirley K. Turner, Chair of the Senate Education Committee and member of the Senate Budget and Appropriations Committee, today welcomed reports that the Department of Corrections (DOC) is expanding programs which help ease the transition of inmates back into society, but urged them to go further in supporting programs that would address the needs of inmates and help to reduce recidivism rates.

TRENTON – Citing reports that say more children and families live below the federal poverty line this year than last year, Senator Shirley K. Turner today called for greater assistance for children and working families struggling to make ends meet.