Shirley K. Turner

TRENTON – Senator Shirley K. Turner welcomed final Senate approval of her package of bills that would implement several of the recommendations of the Motor Vehicle Affordability and Fairness Task Force aimed at making it easier for individuals with driver’s license suspensions to get their driving privileges reinstated.

“It is virtually impossible to live and work in New Jersey without a license,” said Senator Turner, D-Mercer. “For New Jersey’s working class, driving is a necessity, not a luxury.”

TRENTON – Senator Shirley K. Turner welcomed final legislative approval for her legislation that would expand the list of those individuals authorized to administer emergency epinephrine at a school to include more school personnel and the allergic students themselves as it passed the Assembly today.

“When an allergic reaction can go from manageable to disastrous in a matter of minutes, the timely administration of epinephrine can be the difference between life and death,” said Senator Turner, D-Mercer and Chair of the Senate Education Committee. “It makes no sense to prevent children who face the threat of anaphylactic shock every day from using an ‘epi-pen’ when necessary.”

TRENTON – Senator Shirley K. Turner welcomed approval by the Senate Transportation Committee today of her package of bills that would implement several of the recommendations of the Motor Vehicle Affordability and Fairness Task Force aimed at making it easier for individuals with driver’s license suspensions to get their driving privileges reinstated.

“In New Jersey, driving is a necessity, not a luxury,” said Senator Turner, D-Mercer. “For many New Jerseyans, the loss of their driver’s license can equate with the loss of their job and their ability to support their families.”

TRENTON – Senator Shirley K. Turner today welcomed Senate committee approval of her measure to require that any bail posted by a defendant charged with weapons offenses be paid fully in cash.

“When someone has a history of illegally using weapons, it shouldn’t be easy for that individual to post bail and get back out on the streets,” explained Senator Turner, D-Mercer. “Many of these individuals are involved in gangs, and between drug trafficking and other criminal activities, it is easy to put together the 10% needed to post a bond. The bar must be set much higher.”