Neil M. Cohen

COHEN/PRIETO BILL INCREASING PENALTIES FOR GAS GOUGING CLEARS ASSEMBLY

(TRENTON) - Legislation Assemblymen Neil M. Cohen and Vincent Prieto sponsored to increase the penalties associated with falsifying prices and other unscrupulous gas-gouging practices by unscrupulous service station operators today passed in the Assembly.

COHEN 'NEW JERSEY STEM CELL RESEARCH BOND ACT' RELEASED FROM ASSEMBLY BUDGET COMMITTEE

Measure Would Authorize a $450 Million Bond Initiative to Fund Stem Cell Research Over 10 Years

(TRENTON) - Legislation Assemblyman Neil M. Cohen sponsored to authorize the sale of $450 million in general obligation bonds for the purpose of supporting stem cell research in New Jersey was released today by the Assembly Budget Committee.

SENATE PANEL APPROVES WISNIEWSKI/COHEN/CHIVUKULA BILL INCREASING FINES FOR FAKE UTILITY EMPLOYEE IDs

(TRENTON) - Legislation Assemblymen John S. Wisniewski, Neil M. Cohen, and Upendra Chivukula sponsored to toughen penalties for individuals who possess or distribute phony public utility employee identification badges was released today by the Senate Law and Public Safety and Veterans' Affairs Committee.

ASSEMBLY COMMITTEE APPROVES COHEN/PRIETO BILL INCREASING PENALTIES FOR GAS GOUGING

(TRENTON) - Legislation Assemblymen Neil M. Cohen and Vincent Prieto sponsored to increase the penalties associated with falsifying prices and other unscrupulous gas-gouging business practices by unscrupulous service station operators was released today by the Assembly Transportation and Public Works Committee.

TWO-BILL PACKAGE CRAFTED TO PROTECT CONSUMERS FROM FALLOUT OF SUBPRIME MORTGAGE MELTDOWN

Measures Aim to Combat Foreclosure Scams, Dubious Rate-Baiting Tactics

(TRENTON) - Two legislative measures poised for introduction today would give consumers new levels of protection from foreclosure rescue scams and exploitative mortgage rate-setting practices that are on the rise in the wake of the meltdown in the nation's subprime mortgage market.

BILL TOUGHENING PENALTIES FOR FATAL HIT-AND-RUN ACCIDENTS SIGNED INTO LAW

(TRENTON) - Legislation Assemblymen Jeff Van Drew, Neil M. Cohen, Nelson T. Albano and former Assemblyman Peter J. Barnes, Jr., sponsored to impose tougher penalties on motorists who kill or injure people in hit-and-run accidents was signed into law today by Acting Governor Richard J. Codey.

COHEN ASKS DOBI TO CREATE SUBPRIME MORTGAGE FORECLOSURE HOTLINE

Toll-Free Number Would Direct Callers to Organizations Providing Mortgage Refinancing Counseling

(ROSELLE) – Assembly Deputy Speaker Neil M. Cohen today called for a state-run, toll-free telephone hotline to be established that would offer counseling and advice to New Jersey homeowners facing home mortgage foreclosure due to the continuing collapse of the nation’s subprime lending market.

COHEN ASKS ATTORNEY GENERAL FOR MORATORIUM ON SUBPRIME MORTGAGE FORECLOSURES

Request Made to Keep Residents in Homes, Stave off Economic Repercussions

(ROSELLE) - Assembly Deputy Speaker Neil M. Cohen today called for a state-imposed moratorium on subprime mortgage loan foreclosures, pending an investigation into the burgeoning problems in the subprime lending market and its effects on New Jersey homeowners.

COHEN CALLS ON COMMISSIONER OF HEALTH TO HELP CONTAMINATED PET FOOD RECALL EFFORT

Request for Mandatory Recall Effort, Removal of Tainted Pet Food from Sales Shelves

(ROSELLE) - Assembly Deputy Speaker Neil M. Cohen today sent a letter to New Jersey Health and Senior Services Commissioner Fred M. Jacobs requesting the department take an active role in preventing New Jersey retail outlets from selling several brands of contaminated pet food that have been sickening and killing dogs and cats.

COHEN PLANNING HEARING ON SUBPRIME LENDING

(TRENTON) - Assemblyman Neil M. Cohen today announced he plans to hold a special hearing of the Assembly Financial Institutions and Insurance Committee focused on the burgeoning problems in the housing subprime lending market and its implications for New Jersey residents.