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O’Toole: Ford Must Clean Ringwood Superfund Site Now
Senator Kevin O’Toole (R-40), a member of the Budget and Appropriations Committee, asked the state Department of Environmental Protection (DEP) and the federal Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) to cooperate fully and immediately clean up the Ringwood Mines Landfill Site in Ringwood, New Jersey.
Senator Jenifer Beck issued the following statement regarding Governor Corzine’s plan to fire park rangers and close state parks even while patronage jobs remain on DEP’s payroll.
Senator Joseph Kyrillos (R-13) made this statement after learning the Small Business & Entrepreneurship Council ranked New Jersey’s tax system dead last among the 50 states for its treatment of entrepreneurs and small businesses. Only the District of Columbia scored lower in this ranking.
Legislation Will Help Restore Leadership in Job Creation
Republican Senate Leader Tom Kean Jr. made the following statement about New Jersey’s lackluster economy:
Greater Enforcement, Diversity Of Programming Called For
Senator Joseph Kyrillos, a member of the Senate Legislative Oversight Committee issued the following comments regarding a legislative hearing today regarding security, and behavioral problems at the PNC Bank Arts Center:
Senator Tom Kean, the Senate Republican Leader, called upon Governor Corzine to celebrate Earth Day by accepting the donation of Petty’s Island as a State Park. Environmentalists have called on the administration — which has been examining the issue for more than two years — to accept the donation of the 392-acre island, which is situated in the Delaware River between Camden and Philadelphia.
Senator Joe Kyrillos, (R-Monmouth/Middlesex), issued the following statement on the economic outlook for New Jersey and the need to attract new industry to the state:
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:
Republican Whip Kevin O’Toole (R-40) made this statement after hearing testimony at a hearing of the Senate Budget and Appropriations Committee about the erosion in funding for state college and universities:
Senate Republican Leader Tom Kean Jr. made this statement after seeing a Bloomberg News report that Corzine has asked state departments to find $700 million in additional cuts to next year’s budget because of falling state revenue estimates:
