Five Republican senators have sent a letter to Judge William Martini asking him to impose the maximum possible sentence on Sharpe James, the former senator and mayor of Newark, for his crimes against the citizens of Newark and the taxpayers of New Jersey.
Clarity From Governor, Transportation Director Is Vitally Needed
Republican Senate Whip Kevin O’Toole, District 40, has sent a letter to state Transportation Commissioner Kris Kolluri asking that he state, once and for all, whether the state must have funding in place by Oct. 1 to win matching federal financing for the ARC tunnel project into Manhattan.
Three bills sponsored by Senator Kevin O’Toole, R-District 40, were signed into law yesterday. They will provide citizens with better, more-efficient service, and lower the cost of government for taxpayers.
Senator Kevin O’Toole, R-40, made this statement after Governor Corzine signed the fiscal 2009 budget:
“This budget is an improvement over the other Democratic budgets of the last six years, but that is faint praise considering that past budgets increased spending by 50 percent, raised more than 100 taxes and left this state with a massive debt that will burden our children and our children’s children.
“My friends … in the next three months, let us come together in a bipartisan demonstration of responsible governance and find the common ground to restore our state’s fiscal viability.” Jon Corzine, budget address, February 2008.
Bring Commissioners to Trenton in June, Senator Urges
Senator Kevin O’Toole, R-District 40, made the following statement about the Meadowlands Commission’s long-overdue realization that EnCap will never fulfill its promise to develop 785 acres of garbage dumps in Bergen County:
Senator Kevin O’Toole a member of the Senate Budget and Appropriations Committee issued the following statement regarding revelations that incumbent United States Senator Frank Lautenberg was awarded a property tax rebate on his posh Washington D.C. condo.
Senator Kevin O’Toole (R-40) a member of the Senate Budget and Appropriations Committee, issued the following statement today after Governor Corzine signed the Paid Family Leave bill into law:
“The latest job figures from the federal and state labor departments have proven what Republicans have been saying for the last six years. New Jersey businesses are being overwhelmed by a six-year assault of soaring taxes, higher fees and reckless government spending. Now, Governor Corzine has administered a final crushing blow to the State’s economic competitiveness in the form of the paid family leave legislation.
Four Republican members of the Senate Budget and Appropriations Committee today called for the elimination of the Department of the Public Advocate to help cut state spending.
The five Republican members of the Senate Budget and Appropriations Committee criticized the Corzine Administration’s refusal to reject calls for tolls on commuters who use Routes 78 and 80:
