Senator Joe Kyrillos (R-13) made this statement after hearing Maryland will be opening up an economic development office in Eatontown to recruit talented New Jersey workers:

CODEY ETHICS REFORM PACKAGE SIGNED INTO LAW

            TRENTON  –  A comprehensive package of ethics reform bills sponsored by Senate President Richard J. Codey were signed into law today by Governor Corzine. The bipartisan measures focus strongly on ethics training and education for the legislative branch and build on recent efforts to create greater transparency and efficiency in government.

Assemblywoman Jennifer Beck, Assemblyman Sean Kean and Senator Joe Kyrillos today announced that they are forming an informal “working group” to advise them how to improve the State’s Farmland Assessment Act in an effort to strengthen the program and make it less prone to abuse.           

State Senator Joseph Kyrillos, Assemblywoman Jennifer Beck, and Assemblyman Sean Kean today said they were encouraged by Chairman Ike Skelton’s decision to hold a congressional hearing on the proposed closure of Fort Monmouth.

Senator Joe Kyrillos, Assemblywoman Jennifer Beck, Assemblymen Sean T. Kean, Sam Thompson and Joe Malone today held a press conference to welcome the Breeders’ Cup to Monmouth County and to highlight the challenges New Jersey’s horse racing industry is facing.  The legislators were joined by horsemen who are concerned by the purse subsidy expiration for thoroughbred and standardbred races.

Republican Legislators Call for New Hearings on Fort Monmouth Closure Plans

Send Letter to BRAC Saying Original Recommendations Based on Flawed Information

State Senator Joseph Kyrillos, Assemblywoman Jennifer Beck and Assemblyman Sean Kean today sent a letter to the 2005 Defense Base Closure and Realignment Commission (BRAC) requesting that new BRAC hearings be held regarding the planned closure of the Fort Monmouth Army base since the Department of Defense (DOD) withheld key information from the BRAC Commission.

SENATE APPROVES BIPARTISAN ETHICS REFORMS

Bill Would Create an Ethics Counsel, Require Consultation and Ethics Training

            TRENTON  –  In an effort to enhance compliance with the Legislative Code of Ethics, the full Senate today approved a bipartisan measure sponsored by Senate President Richard J. Codey and Senator Joseph M. Kyrillos to create the position of Ethics Counsel and require that all legislators consult annually with the new advisor.