University of Medicine and Dentistry of New Jersey

BECK SAYS BRYANT'S PENSION REQUEST SHOULD BE
PUT ON ICE UNTIL FEDERAL PROBE COMPLETE

Assemblywoman Jennifer Beck today said State Senator Wayne Bryant's request to begin collecting his state pension should be put on ice until a federal probe regarding an alleged no-work job at the University of Medicine and Dentistry of New Jersey (UMDNJ) is complete.

HANDLIN SENDS LETTER TO CORZINE EXPRESSING DISMAY OVER VACANT UMDNJ RESEARCH CENTER

QUESTIONS THE NEED TO SPEND MILLIONS ON NEW STEM CELL CENTERS WITH $110 MILLION BUILDING REMAINING VACANT

Assemblywoman Amy Handlin today sent a letter to Governor Jon Corzine expressing her concern with newspaper reports this weekend that the University of Medicine and Dentistry of New Jersey (UMDNJ) spent $110 million on a cancer research center that is now vacant, and asking that the state explore using that facility for biomedical research instead of spending millions on a new facility.

CODEY BILL TO FUND WORLD-CLASS STEM CELL INSTITUTE HEADED TO GOVERNOR'S DESK

TRENTON -- In a move that could position New Jersey as a leader in stem cell research, both houses of the legislature gave final approval to a bill sponsored by Senate President Richard J. Codey (D-Essex) to fund a world-class stem cell institute and several other supporting research facilities throughout the state.

LESNIAK AND CARABALLO PRESS FOR HIGHER ED OPTIONS REVIEW

TRENTON - The Legislature's Task Force on Higher Education and the Economy will begin considering multiple merger options to create a world-class research university when it convenes for its first meeting on Thursday, November 9th, the panel's two co-chairs announced today.

MERKT: TREASURY AND LEGISLATORS CAN RUN FROM AN OPRA REQUEST, BUT NOT A SUBPOENA

Assemblyman Richard Merkt today said that while Treasury officials may be stonewalling his request for documents about how legislators steered state grant money to certain programs, the administration will not have the same luxury now that U.S. Attorney Christopher Christie is seeking similar documents.

CODEY, ROBERTS ANNOUNCE CHAIRS OF LEGISLATIVE TASK FORCE CREATED TO CONSIDER UNIVERSITY MERGER

Panel to Explore Creation of Top-Notch Research School to Drive NJ Economy

TRENTON -- Senate President Richard J. Codey and Assembly Speaker Joseph J. Roberts, Jr. today announced that two veteran legislators will lead the legislative task force created to examine a possible merger of New Jersey's research universities into a top-tier school that would encourage public and private investment in New Jersey's technology and research business sectors.

The bipartisan Legislative Task Force on Higher Education and the Economy will be co-chaired by Senator Raymond Lesniak (D-Union) and Assemblyman Wilfredo Caraballo (D-Essex, Union).

MERKT: NOW IS NO TIME FOR DEMOCRAT RUN SILENT, RUN DEEP LEADERSHIP

SPEAKER SHOULD PUBLICLY CONDEMN BRYANT'S ACTIONS

MERKT: LONG IGNORED OPRA REQUEST COULD SHED NEW LIGHT ON BRYANT'S ROLE IN STEERING FUNDS

ASKS ABELOW TO COMPLY WITH OPRA REQUEST FILED WITH TREASURY MONTHS AGO

BECK CALLS ON SENATE DEMOCRATS TO MOVE FOR BRYANT'S REMOVAL FROM THE SENATE

SUGGESTS THAT CODEY BEGIN PROCESS BY REMOVING BRYANT FROM BUDGET AND APPROPRIATIONS COMMITTEE

DeCROCE AND KEAN: HERE WE GO AGAIN

ANOTHER ELECTED OFFICIAL ON THE HOT SEAT, THIS TIME STATE SENATOR WAYNE BRYANT FOR TAKING A NO-SHOW JOB AT UMDNJ