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CODEY, BECK ASK CORZINE TO CONVENE BLUE RIBBON COMMISSION ON HORSE RACING INDUSTRY

              TRENTON – Senate President Richard J. Codey and Senator Jennifer Beck today sent a letter to Governor Jon Corzine urging him to convene a panel of experts and interested parties to discuss the long term stability and funding of the horse racing industry in New Jersey.

Beck, O'Scanlon & Casagrande: Take Monmouth Battlefield Off COAH's Affordable Housing List

Beck, O'Scanlon & Casagrande: Nj Turnpike Authority Must Hold Toll Hike Hearing In Monmouth

12th District Legislators Senator Jennifer Beck, Assemblyman Declan O’Scanlon, and Assemblywoman Caroline Casagrande today sent a letter to Senate President Richard Codey and Assembly Speaker Joseph Roberts asking them to immediately post a bill they are sponsoring- which would prohibit school employees from receiving salary increases for obtaining advanced degrees from institutions which are unaccredited by an agency accepted by the U.S. Department of Education, or being reimbursed for tuition from an unaccredited institution- when the Legislature reconvenes for the fall session.

War is Peace, Love is Hate, and Borrowing More is Borrowing Less

Senator Jennifer Beck, Assemblyman Declan O'Scanlon and Assemblywoman Caroline Casagrande (R-12) issued this top ten list of misinformation given out by the Corzine administration regarding the FY'09 State Budget:

10. "This budget pays down debt."

Senator Jennifer Beck (R-Monmouth) issued the following statement and model veto message in advance of the Governor's expected signature of the State budget which spends almost 20% more than just two years ago.

"A governor who wants to do something about high gas prices and the rising cost of living in New Jersey would line item veto at least $500 million from the budget so we don't need to raise the gas tax, hike tolls, or waste more of the public's money preparing yet another version of a monetization scheme the public has soundly rejected."

BECK, O’SCANLON AND CASAGRANDE TO REFORM MINDED DEMS: WE’RE HERE TO HELP12TH District Legislators propose bi-partisan budget agreement 

12th District legislators Senator Jennifer Beck, Assemblyman Declan O’Scanlon and Assemblywoman Caroline Casagrande, responding to news reports that Democrats were unable to agree on Gov. Corzine’s budget, today sent a letter asking reform minded Democrats to work with Senate and Assembly Republicans to pass a “reform coalition budget” combining elements of the Governor’s plan and the Republican alternative plan unveiled last Thursday.

12th District Legislators Senator Jennifer Beck, Assemblywoman Caroline Casagrande, and Assemblyman Declan O’Scanlon today expressed outrage over news reports that Keansburg School District Superintendent Barbara Trzeskowski will receive a combined severance and benefits package worth nearly $750,000.

12TH District Legislators Senator Jennifer Beck, Assemblywoman Caroline Casagrande, and Assemblyman Declan O’Scanlon said today that a report by a state auditor outlining numerous failures to comply with state statutes governing the program confirm exactly what they’ve been saying for months.

Senator Jennifer Beck, a leading proponent of ethics reform in the New Jersey Legislature, issued the following statement on the conviction of former State Senator and Newark Mayor Sharpe James on charges of fraud: