Haines, Addiego & Rudder

November 18, 2008

Contact: Brad Schnure / 609-292-5199
Assemblyman Scott Rudder (R-8), Assemblywoman Dawn Addiego (R-8)

Rudder and Addiego Propose Delaying Implementation of ‘Paid Family Leave’ Law

$100 Million in New Payroll Tax on New Jersey Families Will Add to the Current Economic Crisis

Assemblyman Scott Rudder and Assemblywoman Dawn Marie Addiego have introduced legislation to delay the implementation of a law providing for family temporary disability benefits which will place a financial burden on businesses and employees in the state.

The new law is scheduled to take effect in January, when an additional payroll tax kicks in.

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November 17, 2008

Contact: Brad Schnure / 609-292-5199
District 8

Committee Approves Haines/Addiego/Rudder Bill Increasing Funding for The Senior Citizen and Disabled Resident Transportation Program

Measure Approved by Senate Budget and Appropriations Committee, Now Awaits Full Senate Vote

Legislation co-sponsored by Senator Phil Haines, Assemblywoman Dawn Marie Addiego and Assemblyman Scott Rudder that increases the funding of The Senior Citizen and Disabled Resident Transportation Program has moved closer to becoming law.

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November 12, 2008

Contact: Brad Schnure / 609-292-5199
Assemblywoman Dawn Addiego (R-8)

Assemblywoman Addiego Honored as ‘Legislator of the Year’

8th District Representative Feted at the ‘Beyond the Glass Ceiling Awards Dinner’

Assemblywoman Dawn Marie Addiego (R-8th, Evesham) received the “Legislator of the Year” award Tuesday night, from the South Jersey Chapter of the National Association of Women Business Owners.

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November 11, 2008

Contact: Brad Schnure / 609-292-5199
Assemblywoman Dawn Addiego (R-8)

Assemblywoman Addiego Goes ‘Back to School’ in Marlton

Assemblywoman Dawn Marie Addiego visited with students at H.L. Beeler School on Maple Avenue in Marlton on October 28, as part of the America’s Legislators Back-to-School Program.

Addiego, a first-year representative in the Assembly, spoke with 88 fourth-grade students about her career as a legislator, the legislative process and how a bill becomes law.

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November 7, 2008

Contact: Bill Murray / 609-292-5199
District 8

Haines, Addiego, Rudder Warn Corzine of Economic Impact of Angioplasty Decision

Senator Phil Haines, Assemblywoman Dawn Marie Addiego and Assemblyman Scott Rudder today sent a letter exhorting Governor Corzine to consider the economic impact of a decision by Health and Senior Services Commissioner Heather Howard. The letter is attched.

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October 27, 2008

Contact: Bill Murray / 609-292-5199
Senator Philip E. Haines (R-8)

Haines Distressed Cities Reform Measure Passes Committee Unanimously

Reform legislation, sponsored by Senator Phil Haines, was passed unanimously by the Senate Community and Urban Affairs Committee. The bill, S-1869, would bring fairness and transparency to the multi-million dollar, special municipal aid program also known as the distressed cities aid program.

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October 22, 2008

Contact: Bill Murray / 609-292-5199
Senator Leonard Lance (R-23), Senator Philip E. Haines (R-8), Senator Steve Oroho (R-24)

Lance, Oroho & Haines Applaud Council on Local Mandates’ Ruling on Rural Policing

Council Finds Law Charging for Police Coverage Is an Unfair Local Mandate

Senator Leonard Lance, the Senate Republican Budget Officer, and Senators Steve Oroho and Phil Haines, members of the Senate Budget and Appropriations Committee, issued the following statement regarding a hearing on rural policing by the Council On Local Mandates:

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October 21, 2008

Contact: Bill Murray / 609-292-5199
Senator Anthony R. Bucco (R-25), Senator Kevin J. O'Toole (R-40), Senator Leonard Lance (R-23), Senator Philip E. Haines (R-8), Senator Steve Oroho (R-24)

Corzine Must Impound Unspent Funds to Address Growing Revenue Shortfall

The Republican members of the Senate Budget and Appropriations Committee issued the following statement calling on Governor Jon Corzine to use his statutory authority to impound unspent monies to cover an expected revenue shortfall in the Fiscal Year 2009 budget. During the 2009 budget discussions, Republicans proposed more than 60 specific line item budget cuts totaling $1.3 billion to lessen the burden on the middle class for a government that has grown too big to sustain.

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October 16, 2008

Contact: Brad Schnure / 609-292-5199
Assemblyman Scott Rudder (R-8), Assemblywoman Dawn Addiego (R-8)

Addiego, Rudder: Gov.’s Economic Plan Does Little to Help Middle Class Families

Governor Corzine Should Reconsider Republican Proposal for Sales Tax Holiday

Assemblywoman Dawn Marie Addiego and Assemblyman Scott Rudder expressed disappointment that Governor Corzine’s economic proposal, outlined today in a speech to a joint session of the Legislature, appears to provide little in the way of immediate relief for middle class families struggling to make ends meet.

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October 16, 2008

Contact: Bill Murray / 609-292-5199
Senator Philip E. Haines (R-8)

Haines: Corzine Ignores The Needs Of Middle Class Families

Senator Phil Haines, a member of the Senate Budget and Appropriations Committee, issued the following statement regarding Governor Corzine’s speech on his new spending package:

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