Oroho Renews Call for Subpoena Power and Investigation
Senator Oroho, R-Sussex, released a new report prepared by the State Auditor’s Office that is highly critical of the “Special Municipal Aid Program.”
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Senator Steven Oroho
Senator Steve Oroho, a member of the Senate Budget and Appropriations Committee, issued the following statement regarding published reports that waste, fraud and abuse are rampant in the 31 Special Needs districts:
May 12, 2008
Contact: Bill Murray / 609-292-5199Senator Anthony R. Bucco (R-25), Senator Steve Oroho (R-24)
Senators Anthony R. Bucco (R-25), Steven V. Oroho (R-24) denounced Democrat-sponsored legislation to impose boating, mooring and dock taxes on Lake Hopatcong.
May 7, 2008
Contact: Bill Murray / 609-292-5199Senator Anthony R. Bucco (R-25), Senator Steve Oroho (R-24)
Governor Urged to Stick to His Guns and Resist Pressure to Increase Spending
Senator’s Anthony Bucco and Steve Oroho members of the Senate Budget and Appropriations Committee issued the following statement urging Governor Jon Corzine to refuse to give in to pressure from Legislative Democrats and keep state spending lower than last year:
May 1, 2008
Contact: Bill Murray / 609-292-5199Senator Christopher Bateman (R-16), Senator Steve Oroho (R-24)
Senator Steve Oroho, a member of the Senate Budget and Appropriations Committee and Senator Christopher “Kip” Bateman a member of the Senate Education Committee issued the following joint statement regarding education funding in the fiscal Year 2009 budget:
April 30, 2008
Contact: John Gorman / 609-292-5199Senator Anthony R. Bucco (R-25), Senator Kevin J. O'Toole (R-40), Senator Philip E. Haines (R-8), Senator Steve Oroho (R-24)
Four Republican members of the Senate Budget and Appropriations Committee today called for the elimination of the Department of the Public Advocate to help cut state spending.
April 30, 2008
Contact: John Gorman / 609-292-5199Senator Anthony R. Bucco (R-25), Senator Kevin J. O'Toole (R-40), Senator Leonard Lance (R-23), Senator Philip E. Haines (R-8), Senator Steve Oroho (R-24)
The five Republican members of the Senate Budget and Appropriations Committee criticized the Corzine Administration’s refusal to reject calls for tolls on commuters who use Routes 78 and 80:
Administration Opposes Hunting But Cuts Non-Lethal Control Funding
Senator Steven V. Oroho (R-Sussex/Morris), a member of the Senate Budget and Appropriations Committee, questioned the Commissioner of Environmental Protection on proposed cuts to non-lethal bear management activities, while at the same time opposing a hunt to reduce the burgeoning bear population of northwestern New Jersey.
Senate Majority Leader Steve Sweeney (D-3) and Senator Steven Oroho (R-24), members of the Budget and Appropriations Committee, made this statement after hearing testimony before the committee about the governor’s proposal to charge residents of 89 small municipalities extra fees for the cost of State Police protection:
April 16, 2008
Contact: Bill Murray / 609-292-5199Senator Anthony R. Bucco (R-25), Senator Kevin J. O'Toole (R-40), Senator Philip E. Haines (R-8), Senator Steve Oroho (R-24)
Senators Anthony Bucco, Kevin O’Toole, Phil Haines, and Steve Oroho, members of the Senate Budget and Appropriations Committee issued the following statement regarding General Assembly Speaker Roberts’ proposal to end direct property tax rebates to New Jersey families.
