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By DMUAdmin News & Releases Paul A. Sarlo

06 Feb: Sarlo/Girgenti Measure To Establish Penalties For ‘Organized Shoplifting’ Clears Senate Law, Public Safety & Veterans Affairs Committee

TRENTON – A measure sponsored by Senators Paul A. Sarlo and John A. Girgenti that would expand current shoplifting laws by establishing penalties for “organized retail theft enterprises,” received unanimous approval today from the Senate Law, Public Safety and Veterans Affairs Committee.

“These theft rings are responsible for taking $30 billion worth of merchandise nationwide,” said Senator Sarlo, D-Bergen, Essex and Passaic. “As it stands now, if a person is caught shoplifting, he or she is the only one that is able to be prosecuted. This measure would also allow law enforcement to prosecute the ringleaders, and enable police to bring down entire operations, not just one or two people.”

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By DMUAdmin News & Releases Shirley K. Turner

06 Feb: Turner Measure To Improve School Nutrition Passes Senate Panel

TRENTON – The Senate Education Committee approved legislation today sponsored by Senator Shirley K. Turner that would enact new nutritional standards for food sold in public schools, limiting the availability of high-calorie beverages and foods high in sugar or fat to students during school hours.

“Obesity is a health problem reaching epidemic proportions in America,” said Senator Turner, D Mercer. “With two thirds of Americans being overweight or obese, we need to better promote healthy eating habits, and there is no better time to begin then while we are young.”

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By DMUAdmin Fred H. Madden Jr News & Releases Steve Sweeney

06 Feb: Madden/Sweeney Measure Would Require School Bus Drivers To Check For Students After Finishing Their Routes

TRENTON – A measure sponsored by Senators Fred H. Madden and Steve Sweeney that would require school bus drivers to visually inspect their buses for students after completing each transportation route was unanimously approved today by the Senate Education Committee.

“When parents put their children on the school bus in the morning, they are entrusting drivers with their most precious possessions,” said Senator Madden, D-Camden and Gloucester. “Parents deserve to know that they are leaving their children in the hands of capable adults – adults who will do everything they can to make sure that the students they transport arrive at school and back home safely.”

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By DMUAdmin News & Releases Richard J. Codey Ronald L. Rice

02 Feb: Rice Bill Looks To Expand Voting Umdnj Members

TRENTON – Senator Ronald L. Rice today said voting members of the board of trustees at the University of Medicine and Dentistry of New Jersey should have “absolutely no employment ties or official links” to the beleaguered State facility or any of its hospital affiliates.

“Membership on the board should be made up solely by those concerned with providing quality health care and teaching services to residents of Newark and other parts of our State,” said Senator Rice, D-Essex, and a longtime advocate for reforming the UMDNJ board of trustees.

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By DMUAdmin News & Releases Richard J. Codey

31 Jan: Codey Statement On The Passing Of Coretta Scott King

TRENTON – Senate President Richard J. Codey issued the following statement today on the passing of Coretta Scott King, widow of the late civil rights activist Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr.:

“My thoughts and prayers go out to the entire King family and their friends. Like her late husband, Mrs. King, had a lasting impact on the civil rights movement. During a month when we honor her husband’s legacy, we should also pause to honor her life and the impact it had on countless people suffering at the hands of injustice.”

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By DMUAdmin News & Releases Richard J. Codey

30 Jan: Codey Statement On Senate Confirmation Of Zulima Farber As New Jersey’s New Attorney General

TRENTON – Senate President Richard J. Codey issued the following statement today after the state Senate confirmed the nomination of Zulima Farber as New Jersey’s next Attorney General by a vote of 25 to 10.

“My congratulations go out to Zulima Farber. She laid out her qualifications and goals as Attorney General in a thoughtful and convincing manner. She has the experience, the know-how, and the drive to stand up and fight for what’s right and protect the interests of our state. I am confident that she will make a great attorney general for the State of New Jersey and I look forward to working with her in the future.”

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By DMUAdmin News & Releases Shirley K. Turner

30 Jan: Turner Calls On Ag To Investigate Gas Prices

TRENTON – Senator Shirley K. Turner made the follow statement today before the Senate Transportation Committee as they considered her resolution to urge the Attorney General to investigate the possibility of price fixing in the sale of motor fuels.

“When I introduced this legislation last session, it was after New Jersey saw a 48% jump in gas prices between 2002 and 2004.

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By DMUAdmin News & Releases Nicholas J. Sacco

30 Jan: Sacco Measure To Increase Gas Retailer Fines Passes Committee

TRENTON – The Senate Transportation Committee passed legislation sponsored by Senator Nicholas Sacco that would increase fines levied against gas station operators for violating state laws regulating the sale of gasoline.

“With gas prices being as volatile as they have been over the past few years, it is often tempting for retailers to suddenly change prices in order to make a few more bucks,” said Senator Sacco, D-Bergen and Hudson. “It’s illegal to change prices more than once every 24 hours and we need to make the fines severe enough that it’s not worth it for retailers to violate the law.”

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By DMUAdmin Fred H. Madden Jr News & Releases

30 Jan: Madden Measure To Ban The Sale Of Yo-Yo Waterballs Clears Senate Commerce Committee

TRENTON – A measure sponsored by Senator Fred H. Madden that would ban the sale of “yo-yo waterballs,” which have been blamed for the strangulation deaths of hundreds of children in the United States was approved today by the Senate Commerce Committee.

“New Jersey ranks fourth in the nation for injuries from these yo-yo waterballs,” said Senator Madden, D-Camden and Gloucester, who is also a member of the Senate Health, Human Services and Senior Citizens Committee. ” Passing this bill would make it clear that New Jersey takes the safety of children very seriously.”

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