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Beck Urges Governor Corzine to Press N.Y. to Pay Its Fair Share of Trans-Hudson Tunnel

Wed, 29 Oct 2008 11:14:32 -0700

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 [...]

Senate Approves Beck Bill to Stop Higher Pay for “Diploma Mill” Degrees

Fri, 24 Oct 2008 06:01:56 -0700

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 [...]

Beck Appalled: Very Little Improvement Made in Correcting Abuses Detailed in State Vehicle Audit

Tue, 21 Oct 2008 11:32:04 -0700

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 [...]

Education Committee Approves Beck Bill to Stop Higher Pay for “Diploma Mill” Degrees

Thu, 02 Oct 2008 11:28:50 -0700

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 [...]

Beck, O’Scanlon & Casagrande: NJ Turnpike Authority Must Hold Toll Hike Hearing in Monmouth

Tue, 30 Sep 2008 12:56:24 -0700

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. “I am very disturbed that once again [...]

Beck Statement on BPU Hung Jury

Tue, 30 Sep 2008 07:19:28 -0700

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 [...]

Tom Kean and Jennifer Beck: Corzine Ethics Package Merits Serious Consideration

Wed, 24 Sep 2008 11:25:16 -0700

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 [...]

Beck, O’Scanlon, and Casagrande: Toll Plan Shows Dearth of Leadership and Imagination

Mon, 08 Sep 2008 13:32:18 -0700

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: “Strong and creative leadership would have solved the state’s transportation [...]

Beck, Casagrande, and O’Scanlon Say Corzine Plan to Nearly Triple Tolls is Misguided

Fri, 05 Sep 2008 09:42:13 -0700

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 [...]

Beck Calls for Two Sets of Hearings on BPU President Jeanne Fox

Tue, 02 Sep 2008 06:39:37 -0700

Reconfirmation Hearings Would Focus on General (Mis-)Management and Whistleblower Trial Senator Jennifer Beck (R-12), a member of the Senate Judiciary Committee, called on Senate Judiciary Committee Chairman John Adler (D-6) to commence the long-delayed reconfirmation hearing of New Jersey Board of Public Utilities President Jeanne Fox. Despite having been nominated by Governor Corzine to continue serving as [...]

Beck Letter to Governor Paterson Demands NY Pay Its Fair Share of Trans-Hudson Tunnel

Wed, 06 Aug 2008 08:50:44 -0700

In a letter sent today, Senator Jennifer Beck asked Governor David Patterson of New York to contribute to the cost of the $7.5 billion trans-Hudson rail tunnel. 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 [...]

Beck Calls on Legislative Leadership to Pass S-686 Following Sentencing of Sharpe James

Tue, 29 Jul 2008 12:54:09 -0700

Senator Jennifer Beck, a member of the Senate Judiciary Committee, issued the following statement today following the sentencing of former Senator Sharpe James on public corruption charges. “The sentencing of Sharpe James closes another sad chapter in the recent history of New Jersey politics. Another state legislator- in this case one who also happened to be [...]

Republican Judiciary Committee Members Ask that Parole Board Member Charlie Jones Be Removed

Fri, 25 Jul 2008 09:30:24 -0700

The Republican members of the Senate Judiciary Committee have sent letters to Governor Jon Corzine and Judiciary Committee Chairman John Adler asking that they take action to remove State Parole board member Charlie Jones from his position. In a letter to Judge William Martini, Mr. Jones alleged that the Federal indictment and jury conviction of [...]

Beck, O’Scanlon & Casagrande to Join Legislation Regarding Advanced Degrees

Thu, 24 Jul 2008 10:28:12 -0700

12th District legislators Senator Jennifer Beck, Assemblyman Declan O’Scanlon and Assemblywoman Caroline Casagrande announced today that they would merge legislation they had been drafting prohibiting school employees from receiving raises based on degrees from non-accredited schools, or the schools paying for courses from such institutions, with legislation being drafted by Assemblywoman Mary Pat Angelini and [...]

Beck, O’Scanlon & Casagrande Work with D.O.T., Local Officials to Dramatically Reduce Wait Time at Important Intersection

Mon, 21 Jul 2008 10:33:10 -0700

12th District Legislators Cheer Improved Light Timing at Rt. 34 and Rt. 537 12th District legislators Senator Jennifer Beck, Assemblyman Declan O’Scanlon and Assemblywoman Caroline Casagrande today hailed improvements made by the New Jersey Department of Transportation to the timing of the stoplights at State Highway 34 and County Route 537 in Colts Neck. “There are big [...]

Beck, O’Scanlon & Casagrande Hail Agreement Between Racetrack, Water Authority to Reduce Runoff to Branchport Creek

Wed, 16 Jul 2008 10:37:03 -0700

12th District legislators Senator Jennifer Beck, Assemblywoman Caroline Casagrande and Assemblyman Declan O’Scanlon today hailed an agreement between the New Jersey Sports and Exposition Authority (NJSEA), operator of Monmouth Racetrack, and the Two Rivers Water Reclamation Authority (TRWRA) to increase the amount of wastewater runoff handled by the Authority by up to 200,000 gallons a [...]

Beck, O’Scanlon and Casagrande: Governor Corzine’s Top Ten Orwellian Budget Spins

Wed, 02 Jul 2008 06:23:26 -0700

War is Peace, Love is Hate, and Borrowing More is Borrowing Less Senator Jennifer Beck, Assemblyman Declan O’Scanlon and Assemblywoman Caroline Casagrande (R-12) issued this top ten list of misinformation given out by the Corzine administration regarding the FY’09 State Budget: 10. “This budget pays down debt.” The budget increases debt for school construction by $3.9 billion without voter approval. 9. [...]

Beck, O’Scanlon & Casagrande Call for Implementation of the Teen Driver Study Commission Recommendations

Tue, 10 Jun 2008 10:40:20 -0700

Senator Jennifer Beck, Assemblyman Declan O’Scanlon and Assemblywoman Caroline Casagrande today called for immediate action in the Legislature to implement the recommendations of the Teen Driver Study Commission. The Commission was formed in 2007 and charged with assessing the state of teen driving in New Jersey and making recommendations to help reduce crashes and save [...]

Beck, O’Scanlon, Casagrande: Governor Must Explain $548 per Hour Legal Contract Given to Skadden Arps

Mon, 03 Mar 2008 13:01:50 -0800

$4 Million and Climbing for Legal Work on Failed Road Tax Plan Senator Jennifer Beck and her Assembly colleagues Declan J. O’Scanlon and Caroline Casagrande, (R-12), called on Governor Corzine to explain the selection of Skadden, Arps, Slate, Meagher & Flom, one of the largest law firms in the world as lead counsel for his failed [...]