Senator Diane Allen, the Deputy Minority Leader, issued the following statement opposing increased tolls on the Delaware River crossings and the PATCO high speed rail line:
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Senator Diane Allen
Senator Diane Allen (R-7), a member of the Senate Education Committee, commended the New Jersey Association of Colleges and Universities for holding a press conference today to build awareness of how state colleges and universities are becoming increasingly unaffordable for New Jersey residents.
Senator Diane Allen sent a letter today to Governor Jon Corzine asking him to veto the actions of all the New Jersey Commissioners of the Delaware River Port Authority if they vote for a proposed toll hike in August. Governor Corzine’s veto would prevent the toll hike.
The letter follows:
Senator Diane Allen a member of the Senate Education Committee expressed serious concern regarding excessive spending at the School’s Development Authority detailed in Sunday’s Star Ledger:
A preview of A Common-Sense Plan for a More Affordable New Jersey, narrated by Senator Diane Allen:
April 15, 2008
Contact: Bill Murray / 609-292-5199Senator Diane Allen (R-7), Senator Leonard Lance (R-23)
Senators Leonard Lance and Diane Allen announced today that they will introduce two new taxpayer protection measures at the next Senate quorum. The first measure sponsored by Senator Lance would require the Department of the Treasury to return estate taxes mistakenly collected. The second measure sponsored by Senator Allen would create the Department of the Taxpayer Advocate.
Legislation sponsored by Senator Diane Allen, (R-7), which allows adult adoptees access to their original birth certificate and other related information, and sets up a mutual consent voluntary adoption registry, passed the Senate today. The new measure would also apply to the direct descendants of deceased adoptees or their parents.
Senator Diane Allen (R-7) issued the following statement today regarding her ongoing bout of pneumonia:
Supports 101.5 “When Pigs Fly” Rally Against Toll Increases
“I had hoped to be in attendance at today’s rally in order to show my opposition to toll increases, however bronchitis set in. I want to make it known that I am against the Governor’s plan and stand with my party in my commitment to vote it down.
A bill (S-208) sponsored by Senator Diane Allen (R-7) that would help homeless veterans find affordable housing was approved by the Senate Community and Urban Affairs Committee today. The legislation will require that a portion of the rental assistance grants awarded under the state section 8 rental assistance program be reserved for graduates of ‘Veterans Haven’ a vocational and transitional housing program for homeless veterans.
