Princeton University

TURNER HISTORIC SITE BILL ENACTED - BIG WIN FOR TAXPAYERS

TRENTON - Senator Shirley K. Turner today said the enactment of her bill, S-2808, by Governor Corzine is "good news for Princeton taxpayers" because it removes a property tax exemption for the private Cottage Club.

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GUSCIORA BILL TO PREVENT EATING CLUB FROM ENJOYING TAX FREE MEALS ADVANCES

Measure Would Thwart Princeton University's 'Cottage Club' Eating Club Attempts to Abuse NJ Property Tax Exemption Laws

(TRENTON) - Legislation Assemblyman Reed Gusciora sponsored to prevent an exclusive Princeton University social fraternity - the Cottage Club - from abusing New Jersey historic preservation laws in order to receive a property tax-exempt status was released today from the Assembly Housing and Local Government Committee.

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             TRENTON – Senator Shirley K. Turner, D-Mercer, made the following statement after the NJ State Supreme Court ruled that Princeton University’s Cottage Club should be tax exempt under the state’s old historic preservation statutes.

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Governor Names Uwe Reinhardt, Health Care Economics Authority and Princeton Professor, to Head Commission on Rationalizing Health Care Resources

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- Governor Jon S. Corzine today announced Uwe E. Reinhardt, Ph.D., a world-renowned authority on health care economics and a Princeton University professor, will head the Commission on Rationalizing Health Care Resources. Read More >

Winner: BEN BERNANKE
The former Princeton University Economics Professor, who served on the Montgomery Township Board of Education from 1994 to 2000, was nominated this week to succeed Alan Greenspan as the Chairman of the Federal Reserve Board.

Loser: STEVE CALDWELL
The Republican candidate for Atlantic County Sheriff was forced to pull out of the race after a determination that his position at the Sheriff's Department was paid for by federal funds -- making him ineligble to run under the Hatch Act.

Winner and Loser: DOUG FORRESTER
The Republican gubernatorial candidate gets a favorable ruling by the state Attorney General on the legality of his campaign contributions as the owner of an insurance company, but is also dealing with a defection of conservatives from his GOP base. Independent polls, and internals from both campaigns, show Democrat Jon Corzine making marginal gains and Forrester headed in the wrong direction.

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