Herb Conaway

ASSEMBLY DEMOCRATS REACT TO VOTING SESSION FOCUSED ON PROTECTING RESIDENTS FROM ECONOMIC MELTDOWN

Assembly Passes Nearly 30 Bills Designed to Jumpstart State Economy & Help Insulate Residents, Businesses from Global Recession

(TRENTON) - Assembly Democrats today issued the following multimedia package following an Assembly voting session that considered nearly 30 bills to jumpstart the state's economy and help protect residents and businesses from the continuing global economic meltdown.

ASSEMBLY PASSES BILL INCREASING FUNDS AVAILABLE TO TOWNS TO START SHARING SERVICES

Bill Would Allow SHARE Funds to Pay for More Start-Up Costs

(TRENTON) – The General Assembly has passed legislation to give towns greater ability to pay for entering into shared service agreements that can save property taxpayers money.

The bill is sponsored by Assembly Speaker Joseph J. Roberts Jr., Assemblymen Frederick Scalera (D-Essex) and Herb Conaway (D-Burlington) and Assemblywoman Nellie Pou (D-Passaic).

ASSEMBLY DEMOCRATS COMMENTARY ON HELPING NEW JERSEY WORKERS, BUSINESSES AMID FINANCIAL MELTDOWN

(TRENTON) - Assembly Democrats today issued the following multimedia package on Governor Jon S. Corzine's address to a joint session of the Legislature on the global financial crisis.

The Assembly already has advanced 19 bills to help revamp state business taxes and incentives, help struggling homeowners, promote jobs through alternative energy technology, protect consumers from financial fraud and help low-income seniors and the disabled heat their homes.

IMPACT OF ECONOMIC MELTDOWN ON SOCIAL SERVICES TO BE FOCUS OF MONDAY ASSEMBLY JOINT HEARING
Assembly Health and Senior Services and Human Services Panels to Examine How Crisis Could Affect Seniors and Low Income Residents

Measuring the potential impact the national economic crisis could have on services the state's most vulnerable residents rely on will be the focus of a Monday joint meeting of the Assembly Health and Senior Services Committee and Assembly Human Services

MEASURE TO LICENSE NUTRITIONISTS CLEARS ASSEMBLY PANEL

Bill Would Create Qualification Standards for New Jersey Dieticians and Nutritionists

(TRENTON) - Legislation Assemblyman Herb Conaway, M.D. and Assemblywoman Connie Wagner sponsored to license New Jersey dieticians and nutritionists to ensure they meet education and training standards was released today by the Assembly Health and Senior Services Committee.

A multimedia package on the legislation, consisting of a video commentary by the sponsors and audio of same also is included.  The video commentary can be accessed directly via our Web site, www.assemblydems.com, or by clicking here.  The audio file is available upon request.

CONNERS, CONAWAY: BURLINGTON RIVER TOWNS
SHOULD NOT BE DREDGE DUMPING GROUNDS
Legislators Oppose Proposal to Dump Dredged Delaware River Spoils
In Coastal Communities

(DELRAN) - Assemblymen Jack Conners and Herb Conaway, MD, today announced their opposition to a proposal by the state Department of Environmental Protection and the US Army Corps of Engineers to dump up to 900,000 cubic yards of dredge material in towns along the Burlington/Camden Delaware River coastline.

ASSEMBLY PANEL CLEARS PACKAGE OF BILLS TO IMPROVE HOSPITAL EFFICIENCY, ACCOUNTABILITY

Measures Would Help To Stabilize Financial Health of State's Hospitals

(TRENTON) - The Assembly Health and Senior Services Committee today released a multi-bill legislative package aimed at stabilizing the long-term financial health of the state's hospital industry to stave-off future hospital closings.

The measures are sponsored by Assembly members Herb Conaway, MD, Ralph R. Caputo, Albert Coutinho, Jerry Green, Linda Greenstein, Gary Schaer, Grace Spencer, Connie Wagner, and Bonnie Watson Coleman.

CONNERS/CONAWAY RAILWAY 'QUIET ZONE' BILL ADVANCES

Measure Would Help Communities Situated Near Light Rail Lines

(TRENTON) - Legislation sponsored by Assemblymen Jack Conners and Herb Conaway, MD that would request the federal government establish a funding program to help small towns located near light rail lines create "quiet zones" was released today by the Assembly Transportation, Public Works and Independent Authorities Committee.

ASSEMBLY PASSES CONAWAY/GREENWALD MEASURE TO COMBAT FALSE CLAIMS AGAINST STATE

(TRENTON) – The Assembly today voted in favor of legislation Assemblymen Herb Conaway Jr., and Louis D. Greenwald sponsored to combat the filing of fraudulent claims against the state.

HEALTH INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY BILL PASSES SENATE
Measure Would Improve Quality of Health Care, Access to Patient Information

(TRENTON) - The Senate today passed legislation Assemblymen Herb Conaway, Jr., M.D., Upendra Chivukula and Vincent Prieto sponsored to enhance the quality of health care delivered to New Jersey residents through a health information technology (HIT) system.