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Wed May 05, 2010 at 09:30:00 AM EDT
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The Assembly Budget Committee takes their turn looking at Governor Christie's budget plan and today they will hear from the Department of State, the Judiciary, the Department of Agriculture and the Department of the Public Advocate.
The hearings will be streamed live with audio and NJN will be carrying the hearings as well if you want to watch. Their live coverage is scheduled to begin at 10:00 am. I've embeded their feed:
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Mon Apr 26, 2010 at 09:15:00 AM EDT
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The Assembly Budget Committee will resume their hearings on the 2011 budget today with two sessions of testimony from department heads.
At 10:00am, Education Commissioner Bret Schundler will testify about the FY2011 education budget. With schools budgets going down at a rate of 59% across the state and the NJEA saying Christie's proposals could lead to mass retirements, there is certainly plenty to discuss. In the afternoon session at 2:00pm, they will turn their attention to Transportation issues. They will look at the budget proposals for the Department of Transportation, NJ Transit the and Motor Vehicle Commission.
The hearings will be streamed live with audio and NJN will be carrying the hearing as well if you want to watch. Their live coverage is scheduled to begin at 10:00 am. I've embeded their feed:
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Mon Apr 19, 2010 at 09:00:00 AM EDT
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 Many department heads have had a chance to testify before the Senate and Assembly budget committees as they examine the proposals of the Christie administration for the upcoming year. Today, the public gets their say with a hearing that the Assembly Budget Committee will hold focusing on Education, Higher Education and Local Government Issues.
It was supposed to begin at 1:30 p.m. in the State House Annex, but because of the overwhelming public interest, the committee said they moved the hearing up to begin at 9:30 a.m. to allow more time for people to speak.
Are you planning to testify? What would you say if you were able to attend or would you like to see someone else talk about. If you can't make it to Trenton, you can follow along live here.
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Mon Feb 22, 2010 at 09:15:00 AM EST
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It's a light schedule compared to recent scheduled days as the Senate will have a voting session, the Judiciary Committee will consider two nominations of Governor Christie and the Assembly budget committee will hear testimony from the Acting State Treasurer on the estimated FY 2010 shortfall and the Governor's plans for closing the shortfall.
The Judiciary committee will consider the nominations of Lee Solomon to replace Fred Butler leading the BPU and Bret Schundler to replace Lucile Davy as commissioner for the Department of Education.
For the Senate voting session, they will start by honoring the Cooper doctors and nurses who went to assist with earthquake relief in Haiti. Much of the attention will focus on the pension and benefits reform package - bills S-2, S-3, and S-4. Another bill up for consideration, S-19 would authorize the President of the Senate to take legal action concerning certain federal legislation prohibiting sports betting.
I'll put the full list of bills up for consideration below the fold. If you can't make it to Trenton, you can follow along live here.
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Thu Feb 18, 2010 at 09:30:00 AM EST
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It's going to be an extremely busy day in Trenton with both the Assembly and Senate holding committee hearings.
Many committees will hear testimony. Acting Commissioner of Education Bret Schundler will testify before the Assembly Education Committee. They will also consider the school choice bill vmars wrote about. The Assembly Judiciary Committee have testimony to discuss the implications of the recent United States Supreme Court opinion, Citizens United v. Federal Election Commission, on New Jersey's pay to play laws.
The Assembly Transportation Committee invites the public to testify on the potential impact of the Governor's proposal to cut the State's subsidy to New Jersey TRANSIT and any fare increases or service reductions that may result. The Assembly State Government Committee will hear testimony on the 2010 Census from Congressman Frank Pallone, Jr., a representative of the U.S. Census Bureau, and Leonard Preston of the New Jersey State Data Center.
The Assembly Military and Veterans Affairs committee will hear testimony from Major General Glenn K. Rieth, the Adjutant General of the New Jersey Department of Military and Veterans' Affairs, to update the Committee on the Department's current initiatives. The Homeland Security committee will hear testimony about the 211 system and the Agriculture committee will hear from invited speakers concerning the School Lunch and School Breakfast Programs.
They've put a limit of 5 minute of testimony in the Senate State Government committee in anticipation of a large crowd to testify regarding legislation that would make changes to the state pension plan. The Senate Judiciary committee will consider the nomination of Governor Christie's nominees to be State Treasurer and to the Civil Service Commission. The Human Services Committee will hear about the Traumatic Brain Injury Fund.
While the spotlight will shine on that testimony and those bills, there is plenty more up for a vote. I'll put the full list of bills up for consideration below the fold. If you can't make it to Trenton, you can follow along live here.
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Mon Feb 08, 2010 at 08:00:00 AM EST
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It will be a busy day in Trenton today as both the Assembly and Senate will have committees meeting. They will hear testimony, consider legislation and hold confirmation hearings for the new Governor's cabinet members.
The Senate Judiciary Committee will consider the nomination of Paula Dow to serve as the State's Attorney General. If confirmed by the Senate, she would be the first African-American woman to serve as the State's top law enforcement official. The will also interview Glenn K. Rieth to succeed himself as Adjutant General of the Department of Military and Veterans' Affairs.
The State Government, Wagering, Tourism and Historic Preservation Committee will hear testimony from State Comptroller Matthew Boxer on his office's audit report on financial mismanagement in Atlantic City's municipal government. They will also consider a constitutional amendment allowing for in-person and account wagering on sports events at Atlantic City casinos and racetracks. The Military and Veterans Affairs Committee has invited Major General Rieth of the Department of Military and Veterans Affairs to update the Committee on departmental activities.
Representatives of the Department of Environmental Protection have been invited to discuss the draft water discharge permit for the Oyster Creek
nuclear generating station in the Environment and Energy Committee. The Economic Growth Committee will have Senator Lesniak's bill to abolish COAH up for discussion for the 2nd time. The release contained this note: Senator Lesniak stressed that the bill is still "a work in progress," and noted that he was open to input from all sides to ensure his proposal is more successful than COAH's failed bureaucracy which has created unwieldy mandates on municipalities and failed to build necessary affordable unit for the State's residents. The Assembly Financial Institutions Committee will receive testimony concerning various issues related to reimbursements by health insurance carriers to out-of-network health care providers. The Higher Education Committee will conduct a discussion with invited participants concerning the positive economic impact institutions of higher education have on the State. The Regulatory oversight and gaming committee will hear testimony from invited speakers concerning the regulatory process in New Jersey and problems that it has presented for businesses in the State.
There is also plenty of legislation up for consideration. I'll put the full list of bills on the agenda below the fold. As always, if you can't make it to Trenton, you can listen to the hearings here.
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Mon Jan 26, 2009 at 12:04:12 AM EST
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It'll be a jam packed day in Trenton with both houses holding committee meetings. You will be able to listen to the proceedings live when the appropriate committee is meeting. Here's the Senate schedule:
| Senate Quorum |
12:00 PM |
| Senate Community & Urban Affairs |
10:00 AM |
| Senate Education |
10:00 AM |
| Senate Judiciary |
10:00 AM |
| Senate Health, Human Services & Senior Citizens |
01:00 PM |
| Senate Labor |
01:00 PM |
| Senate Law and Public Safety & Veterans' Affairs |
01:00 PM |
| Senate Economic Growth |
02:00 PM |
Some highlights on the Senate side include Commissioner Doria giving an update on COAH before the Community and Urban affairs committee. On the same subject, the Economic Growth Committee will hear a bill that modifies laws concerning affordable housing and makes an appropriation to the Affordable Housing Trust Fund. In Education, they will hear anti-nepotism legislation and a bill that would establish the Higher Education underage drinking task force. The Health committee has a bill that would establish a check off on your tax returns for the community food pantry fund.
The Labor committee has a bill concerning court actions against uninsured employers for non-payment of workers' compensation along with the Jobs, Trade and Democracy Act. They will also consider legislation that would allow Casino Control Commission employees to drop their "confidential employee" designation and unionize. The Law, Public Safety and Veterans committee will hear legislation that would require the MVC to provide information concerning Selective Service registration requirements to persons obtaining or renewing drivers licenses and identification cards. They will also discuss a bill to create a silver alert system to find missing elderly.
Follow me below the fold for the Assembly agenda, which has some big issues up for consideration.
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