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		<title>Bucco: Veto DOE Commissioner Power Grab</title>
		<description><![CDATA[Bill On Governor&#8217;s Desk Permits Davy to Crush Morris School For Autistic Kids
Senator Anthony R. Bucco (R-Morris) called upon Governor Corzine to veto legislation (A-45), that would prevent the State Board of Education from acting as a check on the powers of the Commissioner of Education in disputes arising under state law.
&#8220;The bullying suffered by [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://www.senatenj.com/index.php/bucco/bucco-veto-doe-commissioner-power-grab/597</link>
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		<title>Kean: Corzine is Right, New Jerseyans are Overtaxed</title>
		<description><![CDATA[Calls On Governor to Convene a Special Summer Session to Address Transportation Funding
Senate Republican Leader Tom Kean (R-21) is calling on Governor Jon Corzine to convene a special summer session of the Legislature to address much-needed transportation funding:
&#8220;A special session should be convened this summer to identify $500 million of savings that can be used [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://www.senatenj.com/index.php/tomkean/kean-corzine-is-right-new-jerseyans-are-overtaxed/596</link>
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		<title>Oroho: Executive Order is Weak and Will Prove Ineffective</title>
		<description><![CDATA[Amend Constitution to Require Budget Balanced With Recurring Revenue
Senator Steven Oroho, R-24, said this about the Governor&#8217;s recent executive order requiring that the budget be balanced with recurring revenue:
&#8220;Senate Concurrent Resolution No. 70 calls for letting voters decide whether the state budget be balanced with only regularly collected recurring revenue. The purpose is to stop [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://www.senatenj.com/index.php/oroho/oroho-executive-order-is-weak-and-will-prove-ineffective/595</link>
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		<title>Beck, O&#8217;Scanlon and Casagrande: Governor Corzine&#8217;s Top Ten Orwellian Budget Spins</title>
		<description><![CDATA[War is Peace, Love is Hate, and Borrowing More is Borrowing Less
Senator Jennifer Beck, Assemblyman Declan O&#8217;Scanlon and Assemblywoman Caroline Casagrande (R-12) issued this top ten list of misinformation given out by the Corzine administration regarding the FY&#8217;09 State Budget:
10. &#8220;This budget pays down debt.&#8221;
The budget increases debt for school construction by $3.9 billion without voter approval.
9. [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://www.senatenj.com/index.php/beck/beck-oscanlon-and-casagrande-governor-corzines-top-ten-orwellian-budget-spins/594</link>
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		<title>Tom Kean: Democrats Still Thirsty for Taxpayer Money</title>
		<description><![CDATA[The Wave of Senseless Democrat Taxes Continues to Roll Over New Jersey
Senate Republican Leader Thomas H. Kean (Essex/Morris/Somerset/Union) issued the following statement after backers of a new water tax held a news conference to support Democrats who are trying to impose the tax on New Jersey residents:
&#8220;A day after Governor Corzine signed what Democrats have disingenuously [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://www.senatenj.com/index.php/tomkean/tom-kean-democrats-still-thirsty-for-taxpayer-money/593</link>
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		<title>Bateman: Water Tax Will Hurt NJ Families and Seniors the Most</title>
		<description><![CDATA[Senator Christopher &#8220;Kip&#8221; Bateman (R-16) criticized a Democrat proposal for a new water tax that would be imposed on all New Jersey residents, allegedly only to pay for purchasing land that will be kept undeveloped:
&#8220;We should not be overtaxing something as basic and vital as water,&#8221; Bateman said. &#8220;Higher water taxes should be imposed only [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://www.senatenj.com/index.php/bateman/bateman-water-tax-will-hurt-nj-families-and-seniors-the-most/591</link>
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		<title>O&#8217;Toole Bills to Streamline Government Become Law</title>
		<description><![CDATA[Three bills sponsored by Senator Kevin O&#8217;Toole, R-District 40, were signed into law yesterday. They will provide citizens with better, more-efficient service, and lower the cost of government for taxpayers.
S-1980 eliminates the Commerce commision and consolidates many of its operations in the Division of Business Assistance, Marketing, and International Trade, part of the Economic Development [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://www.senatenj.com/index.php/uncategorized/otoole-bills-to-streamline-government-become-law/590</link>
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		<title>Ciesla: Water Tax Is a Terrible Idea</title>
		<description><![CDATA[Supports Protecting Open Space, but New Taxes Are Not the Answer
Senator Andy Ciesla (R-10) criticized a proposal for a new water tax to pay for land that will be preserved as open space:
&#8220;We must protect the limited open space we have in New Jersey, &#8221; Ciesla stated. &#8220;However, new taxes on residents who are already [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://www.senatenj.com/index.php/ciesla/ciesla-water-tax-is-a-terrible-idea/589</link>
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		<title>O&#8217;Toole: Governor&#8217;s Budget Doesn&#8217;t Go Far Enough</title>
		<description><![CDATA[Senator Kevin O&#8217;Toole, R-40, made this statement after Governor Corzine signed the fiscal 2009 budget:
&#8220;This budget is an improvement over the other Democratic budgets of the last six years, but that is faint praise considering that past budgets increased spending by 50 percent, raised more than 100 taxes and left this state with a massive [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://www.senatenj.com/index.php/otoole/otoole-governors-budget-doesnt-go-far-enough/588</link>
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		<title>Oroho: Corzine Budget Will Hurt Middle Class</title>
		<description><![CDATA[Senator Stephen Oroho, R-24, made this statement about the budget that Governor Corzine signed today:
The relentless climb in taxes, especially property taxes, remains the No. 1 problem for New Jersey&#8217;s middle class. That&#8217;s why Republicans unanimously oppose Governor Corzine&#8217;s budget.
&#8220;New Jersey homeowners will understand the true impact of this budget when they get their next [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://www.senatenj.com/index.php/oroho/oroho-corzine-budget-will-hurt-middle-class/587</link>
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