pay to play

September 12, 2007 - 9:36pm

The “Pay to Play” Diversion

Bergen County Democratic Chairman Joe Ferriero and I don’t agree on a lot of things, but he’s right on the money in his criticism of the silly “pay-to-play” laws proposed by publicity seeking politicians as a “cure” for political corruption and high taxes in our state.

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McCullough,Amodeo,& Polistina: Indicted Bryant Safe from Whelan's Resignation Demands

Release Date: Sep 12 2007

MCCULLOUGH FOR SENATE

POLISTINA AND AMODEO FOR ASSEMBLY

McCullough,Amodeo,& Polistina: Indicted Bryant Safe from Whelan's Resignation Demands 

           (Atlantic County, NJ) When Assemblyman Jim Whelan was mayor of Atlantic City, his Administration awarded more than $400,000 in no-bid contracts to the Camden law firm of State Sen. Wayne Bryant, “a plausible explanation for why Whelan has failed to call for the indicted Sen. Bryant to resign from the Senate,” the Atlantic County Republican legislative team said today.

Weinberg-Johnson-Huttle Letter to Chairman Ferriero: Question BCDO Pay-to-Play lawsuit

Release Date: Aug 30 2007

District 37 Legislators to Ferriero/Oury: "You have no right to take action...."

In response to BCDO attorney Dennis Oury's announcement that he is filing a lawsuit on behalf of Bergen Democrats to stop the state's pay-to-play laws, Senator Loretta Weinberg, Assemblyman Gordon M. Johnson and Assemblywoman Valerie Vainieri Huttle wrote the following letter to Chairman Joseph A. Ferriero:

BECK CALLS ON KARCHER TO LOBBY HER LEADERSHIP FOR ACTION ON PAY TO PLAY REFORM

Release Date: Jun 29 2007

Calls Karcher’s appearance at Freeholder meeting” an admission of her own ineffectiveness”

Assemblywoman Jennifer Beck today reiterated her call for comprehensive pay to play reform and called on Senator Ellen Karcher to lobby her leadership for a special session before election day so that the legislature can vote on the issue.

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