U.S. Supreme Court

GOVERNOR CORZINE’S STATE OF THE STATE ADDRESS
AS PREPARED FOR DELIVERY

Happy New Year and thank you all for attending today’s State of the State Address.

Mr. Senate President; Mr. Speaker; Chief Justice Zazzali; Justices of the Supreme Court; Members of the Legislature; Members of the Cabinet; Governors Florio, DiFrancesco, and Bennett; Honored guests and fellow New Jerseyans;

It is a pleasure to be with all of you.

Now – let me turn to my purpose today.

PENNACCHIO CONDEMNS "KELO LIGHT"

Assemblyman Joe Pennacchio, R-Morris and Passaic, released the following statement today following the passage of legislation by the Assembly that allows municipalities to seize a resident's private property for private redevelopment. The bill allows this if the inclusion of the property is found necessary, and as long as the non-blighted property is no more than 20 percent of the land mass being designated as needing redevelopment. The legislation does not contain any real safeguards to ensure that a good faith effort has been given in order to save those properties from eminent domain:

BURZICHELLI/GORDON EMINENT DOMAIN REFORM BILL
CLEARS COMMITTEE HURDLE
Measure Would Set Stricter Parameters for Use of Eminent Domain,
Prevent Abuses in Cases of Private Development

COMMERCE AND ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT PANEL
TO REVIEW LEGISLATION ON EMINENT DOMAIN

COMMERCE AND ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT PANEL
AWAITS PUBLIC INPUT ON EMINENT DOMAIN

EMINENT DOMAIN SET FOR EXAMINATION
BY COMMERCE AND ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT PANEL

GREGG PRAISES SENATE VOTE CONFIRMING ALITO EXPRESSES DISAPPOINTMENT IN NEW JERSEY'S SENATORS

TOM KEAN SUPPORTS ALITO NOMINATION
Urges Senate to Confirm Judge Alito to U.S. Supreme Court

Hamilton Twp. – Standing at Fred and Pete's Deli, Senator Tom Kean Jr. urged the members of the United States Senate to confirm Judge Alito to the United States Supreme Court.

"My message today is simple – confirm Judge Alito," said Kean as he opened his remarks.

BURZICHELLI WELCOMES SPECIAL MASTER
IN BORDER DISPUTE WITH DELAWARE