Read the rest of Sign Our Petition for Utility Rate Relief (126 words)

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

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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 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)

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

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

“These are tough times,” Senator Haines said. “I understand that this year, the budget needs to be as lean as we can make it.

Read the rest of Haines: Farmland Preservation Program Can’t Be Allowed to Die (223 words)

The six Republican members of the Senate Budget and Appropriations Committee commended the Department of Military and Veterans Affairs today for spending agency money in a responsible and cost-efficient manner while providing services to our honored veterans.

Read the rest of Senate GOP: A Responsible Agency that Helps Veterans (170 words)

Read the rest of Taxpayers on the Hook for Hospital Funding Awarded Without Need Accountability or Oversight (342 words)

Mauriello said that estimates of open land “didn’t really reflect what’s on the ground” because they did not take into account land-use restrictions designed to protect environmentally sensitive areas such as wetlands and flood plains.

Read the rest of Haines: Corzine DEP Chief Disputes Affordable Housing Land Estimate (141 words)

Senator Phil Haines, Assemblywoman Dawn Marie Addiego and Assemblyman Scott Rudder today called on Governor Corzine to fire Burlington County Superintendent of Schools Lester Richens for his decision to forbid the Borough of Pemberton from cutting school taxes.

“This was a slap in the face to every property taxpayer in Pemberton Borough, and a warning to property taxpayers in Burlington County. Under the Corzine administration, cutting taxes is illegal,” said Assemblyman Rudder. “Trenton and Richens are playing the role of school yard bullies.”

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Senator Phil Haines, Assemblywoman Dawn Marie Addiego and Assemblyman Scott Rudder today announced that their 8th District office staff will work without pay on two furlough days ordered by Governor Corzine.

“We have spoken with our staff, and they have volunteered to come in to work,” said Assemblywoman Addiego. “They are willing to give up their own time to come in and lend a hand to people who need help.”

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“There are men and women fighting on our behalf, in horrible conditions. We are opening up our office and putting our energy into this effort to make their lives just a little more bearable,” said Assemblywoman Dawn Marie Addiego.

Read the rest of 8th District Legislators Collecting Donated Items for U.S. Troops Overseas (570 words)

To lighten the burden on New Jersey families struggling to make ends meet as the economy continues to slump, Senator Phil Haines, Assemblywoman Dawn Marie Addiego and Assemblyman Scott Rudder have introduced legislation to freeze for two years any rate increases for public utilities operating in the state.

Read the rest of Haines, Addiego & Rudder Call for Halt to Utility Rate Increases (485 words)

Legislation co-sponsored by Senator Phil Haines, Assemblywoman Dawn Marie Addiego and Assemblyman Scott Rudder that increases the funding of The Senior Citizen and Disabled Resident Transportation Program has moved closer to becoming law.

Read the rest of Committee Approves Haines/Addiego/Rudder Bill Increasing Funding for The Senior Citizen and Disabled Resident Transportation Program (276 words)