A Reminder of Past Obfuscation for Those New to the Debate

TRENTON – Senator Loretta Weinberg, a long-time proponent of governmental transparency and ethics reform, today voiced her support for Governor Corzine’s decision to address some of the major ethical issues plaguing New Jersey’s political landscape.

             “It is time that we as Legislators, are truly held accountable for our actions here in Trenton, and in our respective districts,” said Senator Weinberg, D-Bergen, who serves as Vice Chair of the Senate State Government Committee. “The decisions we make affect the people of New Jersey as a whole, and I am glad that Governor Corzine and his Administration have decided to join in the effort for ethical transparency and reform in New Jersey.”

Governor Corzine is talking about the right moves when it comes to ethics reform. Republicans who have been advocating these reforms for the past three years welcome his decision to join the fight, and hope he can sway the members of his party who have blocked reform.

GREENSTEIN & DeANGELO VOW TO PUSH HARD TO GET MAJOR ETHICS REFORM PLAN INTO LAW

(TRENTON) – Assemblywoman Linda Greenstein and Assemblyman Wayne DeAngelo today vowed to sponsor legislation to enact the sweeping ethics reform plan unveiled by Gov. Jon S. Corzine.

The landmark plan would end pay-to-play at every government level, ban wheeling, enact tough contracting reforms, strengthen financial disclosure and boost ethics enforcement, compliance and training.

“This is the opportunity New Jerseyans have long been waiting for,” said Greenstein (D-Middlesex), who has been working for four years to enact a sweeping pay-to-play ban. “The sinister mix of money and politics will be tackled once and for all, and it will be done so in a sweeping and historic way. Let’s seize the moment.”

News From The

New Jersey General Assembly

ROBERTS/DECROCE BIPARTISAN ETHICS REFORM SIGNED INTO LAW

New Law Reformulates Joint Legislative Committee on Ethical Standards

(TRENTON) - An ethics bill sponsored by Assembly Speaker Joseph J. Roberts, Jr. and Assembly Minority Leader Alex DeCroce to overhaul the state's Joint Legislative Committee on Ethical Standards (JLCES) was signed into law today by Governor Jon S. Corzine.

ROBERTS/WATSON COLEMAN BILL UPDATING LEGISLATIVE CODE OF ETHICS PASSES ASSEMBLY

(TRENTON) - Legislation Assembly Speaker Joseph J. Roberts, Jr. and Assembly Majority Leader Bonnie Watson Coleman sponsored to modernize the Legislative Code of Ethics today passed the General Assembly by a vote of 76 to 1.

TRENTON – A bill sponsored by State Senator Ellen Karcher which will completely prohibit State and local public agencies from making political contributions was signed into law last night.

State Senator Ellen Karcher today issued a statement on Marlboro Township’s new ordinance limiting “pay-to-play.”