Senate President Richard J. Codey and Senator Jennifer Beck today sent a letter to Governor Jon Corzine urging him to convene a panel of experts and interested parties to discuss the long term stability and funding of the horse racing industry in New Jersey.
Senator Jennifer Beck issued the following statement today asking New Jersey Governor Jon S. Corzine to press Governor David Patterson of New York to contribute to the cost of the $7.5 billion trans-Hudson rail tunnel. Both governors are in Washington D.C. today to lobby the federal government for more transportation funding. The current breakdown of costs for the tunnel is $1.5 billion from New Jersey, $3.5 billion from the Port Authority of New York and New Jersey and $3 billion from federal sources.
Bill Prevents Tuition Assistance and Salary Increases for School Employees that Earn Degrees at Unaccredited Institutions of Higher Education
The Senate approved legislation today, sponsored by Senator Jennifer Beck, that would prevent school employees from receiving tuition assistance or salary increases for degrees earned at “diploma mills.” The legislation, S-2127, was introduced in response to revelations that school administrators in Freehold Township had received both tuition assistance and pay raises after completing doctoral programs at Breyer State University, an unaccredited online school that provides advanced degrees in exchange for little more than the tuition that is paid.
Senator Jennifer Beck, a member of the Senate State Government Committee, issued the following statement regarding the results of a hearing Monday on the misuse of state vehicles detailed in a report issued by the State Auditor on December 21, 2007. Annually, the state Central Motor Pool costs taxpayers about $20 million per year, excluding any administrative costs.
Bill Prevents Tuition Assistance and Salary Increases for School Employees that Earn Degrees at Unaccredited Institutions of Higher Education
The Senate Education Committee has approved legislation sponsored by Senator Jennifer Beck that would prevent school employees from receiving tuition assistance or salary increases for degrees earned at so-called “diploma mills.” The legislation, S-2127, was introduced in response to revelations that school administrators in Freehold had received both tuition assistance and pay raises after completing doctoral programs at Breyer State University, an unaccredited online school that provides advanced degrees in exchange for little more than the tuition that is paid.
Senator Jennifer Beck, Assemblyman Declan O’Scanlon and Assemblywoman Caroline Casagrande reacted today to published reports that the New Jersey Turnpike Authority is planning another meeting on Governor Corzine’s proposed toll hike plan. The meeting will be held Friday, October 10 at 9:00 A.M. at the Turnpike Authority headquarters in Woodbridge.
Statement from Senator Jennifer Beck (R-12) on the hung jury in the BPU whistleblower trial:
“While a jury may have been divided on whether Jeanne Fox retaliated against an employee who identified mismanagement at the BPU, the State Auditor and Treasury Department have confirmed in no uncertain terms the vastness of her mismanagement. It’s time for Chairman Adler to end this circus and her tenure of mismanagement.”
Governor Corzine met with Senate Republican Leader Tom Kean and Senator Jennifer Beck, District 12, to discuss an ethics package the governor plans to make public this afternoon. The senators released this joint statement after the meeting:
“If the ethics package truly reflects what the governor described today, it should be given serious and expedited consideration by the Legislature,” Senator Kean said. “The governor can expect strong Republican support if the enabling legislation lives up to its billing.”
Senator Jennifer Beck and Assembly members Declan J. O’Scanlon and Caroline Casagrande of District 12 issued the following statement after Republican leaders met with Governor Corzine to discuss his plan for huge toll increases on the New Jersey Turnpike, Garden State Parkway and Atlantic City Expressway:
Governor Should Take Responsiblity for Plan Rather than Hiding Behind Turnpike Authority
Senator Jennifer Beck, and Assembly members Declan O’Scanlon and Caroline Casagrande, this afternoon said that Governor Jon Corzine’s proposal to nearly triple tolls on the Turnpike and Garden State Parkway will hurt commuters who use those roads and further damage our state’s economy without adequately addressing the future of the Transportation Trust Fund.
