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Assemblywoman Dawn Marie Addiego and Assemblyman Scott Rudder today vowed to work tirelessly in support of their immigration reform package after a grand jury failed to indict an illegal immigrant and unlicensed driver in the accident that killed a 27-year-old Evesham teacher.

Read the rest of Addiego and Rudder: Grand Jury Decision Affirms Need to Change NJ Laws (535 words)

New Jersey American Water Co.’s request for a new surcharge that would lead to automatic quarterly rate increases drew the ire today of Assemblywoman Dawn Marie Addiego and Assemblyman Scott Rudder.

“To allow New Jersey American or any other utility company to have automatic rate increases is foolhardy and irresponsible. Residents in this state are already paying exorbitant rates for utilities,” said Assemblywoman Addiego. “We can not tolerate this recklessness that will guarantee spiraling water bills in the state.”

Read the rest of Addiego and Rudder Pour Cold Water on New Jersey American’s Plan (234 words)

Assemblywoman Dawn Marie Addiego and Assemblyman Scott Rudder today announced they will introduce legislation increasing the penalties for anyone who makes a false report to law enforcement authorities.

“We want to make sure New Jersey doesn’t have its own version of the highly publicized case in Pennsylvania that wasted the time and money of law enforcement departments searching for a ‘kidnapped’ woman and her child,” said Assemblywoman Addiego.

Read the rest of Addiego & Rudder Legislation Increases Penalties For False Reports To Police (381 words)

Read the rest of Republican Senate Budget Leaders Say They Won’t Join Corzine on Road to Fiscal Disaster (399 words)

Assemblywoman Dawn Marie Addiego and Assemblyman Scott Rudder are calling on Attorney General Anne Milgram to appropriate federal stimulus money to Burlington County municipalities to combat gang activity and rising crime.

“Gangs are now a problem in our communities, our schools and our prisons,” said Assemblywoman Addiego. “We can not afford to spend this money without seeing results. An injection of stimulus money will enable law enforcement to keep our neighborhoods safe, and we’re asking the Attorney General to make that a priority.”

Read the rest of Addiego and Rudder Ask Attorney General to Help in County’s War on Gangs and Crime (1,010 words)

Republican members of the Senate Budget and Appropriations Committee have joined with their colleagues in the Assembly to prepare a blueprint for change that Governor Corzine can adopt to save taxpayers $783 million. These are ideas that will generate savings the governor can use to help businesses create desperately needed jobs or to return money to taxpayers crying out for help with their mounting bills during this recession.

Read the rest of Senate, Assembly Republicans Offer Corzine a Plan to Save $783 Million (435 words)

Assemblywoman Dawn Marie Addiego and Assemblyman Scott Rudder are prepared to introduce a package of four bills that emphasize that illegal immigrants are persona non grata in New Jersey.

“If you want to come here and get your piece of the America Dream, you are going to have to follow the rules,” said Assemblywoman Addiego.

Read the rest of Addiego and Rudder Turn Up the Heat on Illegal Immigrants in NJ (416 words)

“We want to lock the gates and keep these terrorists out of our state,” said Assemblyman Rudder. “We don’t want them. We don’t need them. And nothing good can come from having them here.”

Read the rest of Addiego and Rudder Sponsor Resolution to Keep Guantanamo Bay Prisoners Out of New Jersey (165 words)

Governor Corzine bristles when anyone points out failed policies that have worsened today’s budget mess and reflexively labels them as “partisan.” However, unless he acknowledges failed policies, he will never be able to correct them and things won’t get much better for people in New Jersey.

Here are some of the failed policies that have made our situation worse.

Read the rest of Republican Budget Members: Corzine Needs to Acknowledge Failings If Problems Are to Be Fixed (376 words)

Motor Vehicle Commission offices and locations were closed Monday (May 18), and other state offices will go dark for one furlough day before the end of the month. Many offices will be closed on Friday, May 22, making it impossible for taxpayers to access service for a four-day stretch over the extended Memorial Day weekend.

Read the rest of Haines, Addiego & Rudder: ‘We Will Be Open to Assist Constituents’ (269 words)

Senator Phil Haines, Assemblywoman Dawn Marie Addiego and Assemblyman Scott Rudder today asked Attorney General Anne Milgram to investigate the distribution of a publication called “The Klansmen’s Voice” that has been dropped at homes in the 8th Legislative District.

Read the rest of Haines, Addiego, Rudder Warn Residents About Distribution Of Klan Newsletter (339 words)

Read the rest of Addiego and Rudder: Corzine Pushes Off His Problems Once Again (161 words)

Read the rest of Haines: Corzine Must Show the ‘Moral Courage’ to End TDI Fund Diversions (225 words)

When the Board of Education tried to cut school taxes in Pemberton Borough and save property taxpayers an average of $300 each, they learned that in Governor Corzine’s New Jersey, it is against the law to reduce taxes.

Read the rest of Haines, Addiego & Rudder Bill Will Make It Legal for School Boards to Cut Taxes (225 words)

The lawmakers are sponsors of Assembly bill A-641, which would change the statute and permit municipalities to regulate where sex offenders may reside.

Read the rest of Addiego & Rudder Disappointed by NJ Supreme Court Ruling on ‘Pedophile-Free’ Zones (127 words)

Read the rest of Haines: Corzine Setting Green Acres Bond Issue Up For Failure (823 words)

With the rise in gang-related crime and arrests in Burlington County and across the State of New Jersey, Assemblywoman Dawn Marie Addiego and Assemblyman Scott Rudder will introduce a bill to help law enforcement deal with the increase and to extend the time convicted gang members will spend behind bars.

The announcement comes just a day after the release of the New Jersey Uniform Crime Report that shows a 6 percent increase in crime in Burlington County, and a 5 percent increase statewide.

Read the rest of With Crime Rate on the Rise, Addiego & Rudder Drafting Bill to Curb Growth in Gang Activity (331 words)

Read the rest of Bipartisan Bill Strengthening Municipal Audits Clears Committee (221 words)

Governor Corzine should reconsider his $4 million theft from emergency medical technicians, which will dampen volunteerism and could force municipalities to use paid ambulance squads, Assembly members Dawn Marie Addiego and Scott Rudder, both R-Burlington, said today.

Read the rest of How Low Will He Go? (218 words)