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Blue Jersey: Covering NJ like a rug (Free subscription) | 02/25/2010
Senate President Steve Sweeney just came out swinging against Governor Christie's plan to cut unemployment benefits: "The dead of winter is no time to leave New Jersey's unemployed out in the cold," said Sweeney (D-Gloucester/Cumberland/Salem). "This is not a plan to trim costs, it is a hit on families who right now depend on their unemployment checks to make ends...
Blue Jersey: Covering NJ like a rug (Free subscription) | 02/11/2010
I'll keep posting reactions in the other post but Senate President Steve Sweeney's reaction is remarkably negative: "So much for a handshake. "Governing by executive order and keeping plans secret until the last minute is not bipartisanship. "Sure, these cuts will close the budget gap, but they do so in an irresponsible manner. "Voters sent a clear message last November...
Insurance Daily (Free subscription) | 03/18/2010
... to see just how many people are happy to take the risk and “front” on their car insurance,” said Steve Sweeney, moneysupermarket.com’s head of car insurance. “It is illegal and will immediately be classified as fraud by an insurer. “It may save you money in the short term on your premiums, but if caught your insurance will be invalidated and a younger driver could face court – charged...
Blue Jersey: Covering NJ like a rug (Free subscription) | 03/14/2010
... Gov. Chris Christie as tool of the rich and enemy of the working class). But Senate President Steve Sweeney (D-Gloucester), The Auditor is told by key Statehouse sources, has told Cryan he doesn't support it and Christie would veto it. It makes no sense on any level. There is widespread support for a millionaires tax , including among the wealthy. Even Republicans are split down the...
Blue Jersey: Covering NJ like a rug (Free subscription) | 03/12/2010
... keep your eye on the ball Star Ledger is cool on a bill supported by both Gov. Christie and Sen. Steve Sweeney, requiring NJ public employees to live in the state. Christie says he's going to do what needs to be done The governor talks budget. Weinberg: history is going to defend Jon Corzine's legacy Chris Christie slams Jon Corzine routinely for budget problems he pins on the former...
Blue Jersey: Covering NJ like a rug (Free subscription) | 03/09/2010
... lawmaker - voted yes four times from 1992 to 2002. Derek Roseman, spokesman for Senate President Steve Sweeney (D-Gloucester), enjoyed this stroll through legislative history. "In Trenton," Roseman said, "politics is often like loading a mousetrap with dynamite: Even when making your point, you might accidentally blow up half your house ." That revelation prompted...
Blue Jersey: Covering NJ like a rug (Free subscription) | 03/08/2010
Let no one tell you bipartisanship is always bad. The Trentonian has a good article on Steve Sweeney and Tom Kean Jr's proposal to go to a paperless Senate . Kean and Sweeney hope to make the "commonsense" changeover by year's end, citing the immediate cost savings and environmental benefits of ending the numerous stacks of printed bills and amendments. As an example,...
Blue Jersey: Covering NJ like a rug (Free subscription) | 03/08/2010
... first charter school and how it may impact their budgets. Go to paperless Senate President Steve Sweeney and Senate Republican Leader Tom Kean, Junior are combining forces on a resolution that means the state would generate far, far less paper. Looking ahead to the budget address The challenge for Christie , dealing with all the groups and people who feel cut off by his cutbacks....
The Star-Ledger (Free subscription) | 03/07/2010
TRENTON -- Party leaders on both sides of the aisle in the Senate say it's time for the chamber to go paperless. A resolution recently introduced by Senate President Steve Sweeney, a Democrat, and Senate Republican Leader Tom Kean Jr....
WCBSTV.com: Your Source For New Yor (Free subscription) | 03/07/2010
Party leaders on both sides of the aisle in the New Jersey Senate said it's time for the chamber to go paperless. A resolution recently introduced by Senate President Steve Sweeney, a Democrat, and Senate Republican Leader Tom Kean Jr. would eliminate rules that require all official chamber business be conducted via paper. Kean and Sweeney hope to make the "commonsense"...
Blue Jersey: Covering NJ like a rug (Free subscription) | 02/24/2010
... the budget gap, but they do so in an irresponsible manner," says democratic Senate President Steve Sweeney. "Voters sent a clear message last November that they want smaller, more responsible government that is focused on its core responsibilities. These cuts don't even begin that job. Instead of using the state's current surplus to protect property taxpayers, he is simply...
Blue Jersey: Covering NJ like a rug (Free subscription) | 02/18/2010
Senate President Steve Sweeney spoke yesterday before a luncheon at the Greater Atlantic City Chamber of Commerce. Here's a sampling of his comments including one directied at the recent threat by Governor Christie to go back on a campaign promise opposing VLT's outside of Atlantic City unless they made changes after a recent critical audit: "I can tell you, I'm not posting a VLT...
Insurance Daily (Free subscription) | 02/16/2010
... Leominster 12.45%; Notting Hill, London 12.37%. Moneysupermarket.com’s head of car insurance, Steve Sweeney, points out: “Whatever the distance, driving without insurance is illegal … anyone caught doing so could face hefty penalties which include a £200 on-the-spot fine and six points on their licence.” He adds: “There’s also the possibility of the car being impounded – involving...
Insurance Daily (Free subscription) | 02/15/2010
... it is also quicker and easier than ever to find a great deal which suits their requirements,” said Steve Sweeney, moneysupermarket.com spokesperson.
WNYC's Brian Lehrer Show (Free subscription) | 02/12/2010
Yesterday Governor Christie announced severe budget cutbacks he says are needed to avoid "financial disaster." New Jersey Senate President Steve Sweeney , (D-3rd) , discusses what the freeze to school aid, cuts to New Jersey transit, and other measures mean for the Garden State's residents.