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TRENTON – State Senator Loretta Weinberg, an advocate in the State Legislature for reform measures designed to rein in abuse and waste of tax dollars at New Jersey’s independent authorities, today applauded Governor Christie for tackling some of those abuses through an executive order, and pledged to work with the Governor and his Administration to keep the pressure on.

“I haven’t fully reviewed the Governor’s executive order yet, but I will say this: anything that makes it harder for unelected authority heads and commissioners to waste the taxpayer’s money is a positive first step,” said Senator Weinberg, D-Bergen. “For too long in New Jersey, spending at these independent authorities has gone unchecked, and taxpayers have footed the bill for lax oversight and blatant cronyism. The Governor’s order begins to address some of the waste perpetrated on the taxpayers of New Jersey through these ‘shadow government’ agencies and authorities which have run amok at our expense.”

TRENTON – Senator Loretta Weinberg, a leading champion of ethics reform in the State Legislature, today congratulated Assemblyman Scott Rumana for joining the ethics reform movement, saying that his calls for reform at the State’s quasi-governmental authorities echo many of the initiatives she’s tried to push through in the last few legislative sessions.

“With the ethics reform movement, we typically take all comers, and it’s always been the more the merrier in my book,” said Senator Weinberg, D-Bergen. “Whether it’s deathbed conversions, reform for the sake of political expediency, or an honest-to-goodness epiphany, anything that moves us closer to the goal of more ethical government is a welcome development. I look forward to working with legislators and policymakers across the political spectrum – including our new Governor – to reduce government waste and give the taxpayers of New Jersey a government they can be proud of.”