http://www.njassemblyrepublicans.com/NJ Assembly Republican News Articles, Top Stories.en-ushttp://www.njassemblyrepublicans.com/rss.xmlWed, 28 Jul 2010 15:32:44 -0400As President Obama visits New Jersey today to promote federal legislation aimed at providing assistance to small businesses, Assemblymen Dave Wolfe and Jim Holzapfel, both R-Ocean, said that unless the President reverses his position on off-shore drilling for oil and natural gas, such help would be short-lived if a similar spill were to occur along the eastern seaboard. http://www.njassemblyrepublicans.com/press_release.php?id=1572Wed, 28 Jul 2010 12:28:27 -0400 School districts in the 4th Legislative District are eligible for $4.6 million in state school construction grants, as part of a $270 million statewide funding plan announced today by the Christie administration. http://www.njassemblyrepublicans.com/press_release.php?id=1571Tue, 27 Jul 2010 16:27:29 -0400 Assembly Republican Deputy Conference Leader Scott T. Rumana, R-Passaic, Bergen and Essex, congratulated Governor Christie today for positioning New Jersey as a finalist for the federal Race to the Top educational reform grant, which could mean an additional $400 million in federal education funding over the next four years. http://www.njassemblyrepublicans.com/press_release.php?id=1570Mon, 26 Jul 2010 14:27:37 -0400 Assemblyman Domenick DiCicco, R-Gloucester and Camden, joined with Pennsylvania State Rep. Mike Vereb, R-Montgomery, today to request a federal investigation of the Delaware River Port Authority, or DRPA, from New Jersey's U.S. Attorney Paul J. Fishman and Pennsylvania's Eastern District U.S. Attorney Zane David Memeger. http://www.njassemblyrepublicans.com/press_release.php?id=1569Thu, 22 Jul 2010 16:22:35 -0400Assemblyman Bob Schroeder, R-Bergen, today asked Assembly Speaker Sheila Oliver to direct the Assembly Transportation Committee to hold a hearing this summer on proposed legislation that would repeal the requirement for provisional drivers in New Jersey to affix a red decal on the front and rear license plates of the car they are driving. http://www.njassemblyrepublicans.com/press_release.php?id=1568Thu, 22 Jul 2010 13:36:39 -0400 The Delaware River Port Authority, or DRPA's, punishment of its chief public safety officer, who gave his daughter access to a publicly-funded E-ZPass transponder, does not go far enough to assure toll payers that abuse of public funds will not be tolerated at the bi-state agency, Assemblyman Domenick DiCicco said today. http://www.njassemblyrepublicans.com/press_release.php?id=1567Wed, 21 Jul 2010 15:36:43 -0400Assembly Republican Budget Committee member Declan O’Scanlon, R- Monmouth and Mercer, said the committee should consider all important financial impacts on New Jersey taxpayers, especially property tax relief, not only revenue forecasts provided by the Office of Legislative Services (OLS). http://www.njassemblyrepublicans.com/press_release.php?id=1566Wed, 21 Jul 2010 11:24:21 -0400Assemblymen John Amodeo and Vince Polistina issued the following statement on the report by Governor Chris Christie's New Jersey Gaming, Sports and Entertainment Advisory Commission. http://www.njassemblyrepublicans.com/press_release.php?id=1565Tue, 20 Jul 2010 14:38:30 -0400Assembly Republican Leader Alex DeCroce, R-Morris and Passaic, announced today that he will be joined by Assistant Republican Whip John Amodeo, R-Atlantic, on the Legislative Task Force on Public Broadcasting that was established on June 28 by Senate Concurrent Resolution 113. http://www.njassemblyrepublicans.com/press_release.php?id=1564Fri, 16 Jul 2010 16:29:53 -0400 Assembly Republican Deputy Conference Leader Scott T. Rumana, R-Passaic, Bergen and Essex, issued the following statement in response to Governor Christie's 33rd Executive Order establishing a task force to study whether there is a more efficient way of operating the state's county prosecutor system: http://www.njassemblyrepublicans.com/press_release.php?id=1563Thu, 15 Jul 2010 14:56:55 -0400 Capping the salaries of schools superintendents would save property taxpayers money and make sure the state's scarce education dollars are spent in the classroom instead of on excessive administrative costs, Assembly members Alison Littell McHose and Gary Chiusano said today. http://www.njassemblyrepublicans.com/press_release.php?id=1562Thu, 15 Jul 2010 13:07:28 -0400Assembly Republican Whip Dave Rible and Assemblyman Domenick DiCicco said they will draft legislation based on Governor Christie’s announcement today of his additional toolkit proposal to cap education administrator salaries. http://www.njassemblyrepublicans.com/press_release.php?id=1561Thu, 15 Jul 2010 13:00:20 -0400Assembly Republican Leader Alex DeCroce, R-Morris and Passaic, said today that Governor Christie’s plan to cap the salary structure of school superintendents based on the student enrollment in their district is another area of education reform that must be addressed immediately in order to provide relief to taxpayers and control spending. http://www.njassemblyrepublicans.com/press_release.php?id=1560Wed, 14 Jul 2010 11:35:29 -0400Following the passage of legislation by both Houses of the Legislature to lower the state’s cap on property tax from 4 to 2 percent, Senator Christopher J. Connors, Assemblyman Brian E. Rumpf and Assemblywoman DiAnne C. Gove issued the following statement: http://www.njassemblyrepublicans.com/press_release.php?id=1559Tue, 13 Jul 2010 16:30:14 -0400Assemblyman Republican Whip Dave Rible and Assemblywoman Mary Pat Angelini, both R-Monmouth, issued the following statements after attending today’s bill signing by Governor Christie enacting legislation that will cap property taxes at 2.0 percent and give voters the right to approve spending that exceeds that level: http://www.njassemblyrepublicans.com/press_release.php?id=1558