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LWVNJ Project Reform Highlights
updated July 2000
July 2000:
- News Release,
Opposition to ONE Ballot Question for TWO Constitutional Changes
(7/10/00)
May-June 2000:
- Testimony, SCR 1 and
ACR 116, Assembly Appropriations Committee--refunding of the
Transportation Fund Act; LWVNJ opposes combining the two constitutional
changes into a single ballot question (6/22/00)
- June 8 Sandra Martinez represented the League at Childproof Handgun
Rally and meeting of People United for Safer Handguns coalition meeting
(6/8/00)
- Transportation Trust
Fund Reauthorization, S.16--letter (6/7/00)
- June 2 Citizens Army coalition meeting
- School Facilities
Construction & Financing Act, A.2041--testimony (6/1/00)
- May 30 Judy Cambria testified on School Facilities Construction and
Financing Act, S.200
- May 30 Judy Cambria testified on Transportation Trust Fund Reauthorization,
S.16
March-May 2000:
- March 21 Education/Fiscal Policy Committee meting
- Pro Choice Rally at the State House, April 15
- Citizen Army meetings, April 18 and May 9
- Sandy Matsen attended Assembly Budget Committee hearing for Department
of Transportation
- Transportation Trust Fund reauthorization op ed, April 28; testimony
on S16, May 4 and May 11 by Judy Cambria
- School Facilities Construction and Financing Act, S200, testimony,
May 4 and May 11 by Judy Cambria
- Sandra Martinez spoke at open public records act press conference,
May 10, in support of A1309
- Childproof handguns, S2045 testimony, May 11, given by Sandra Martinez
- Sandra Martinez represented the League at a press conference on "527"
issue advocacy committees called by Senator Schluter, May 18.
January-March 2000:
- January 6, Judy Cambria testified on S.15, School Facilities Construction
and Financing Act at joint meeting of Senate Budget and Appropriations
and Education Committees
- Citizen's Army meeting of coalition members to assess strategy
- Sandy Matsen attended Alliance for Action Transportation Issues Summit
,January 21
- Campaign Finance Project meeting, February 1
- Sandy Matsen at Cape May County LWV Citizen Army training March 1.
Cape May expects to introduce ordinance in at least 10 of 16 municipalities
in the county!
- Susan Sferas at Neptune Township meeting for adoption of ban on political
fundraising on public property
- March 9 Sandy Matsen testified on open public records act before Senate
Judiciary Committee
- Natural Resources Committee met
October & November 1999:
- $5000 grant received to support campaign finance reform activities/Citizens
Army
- Judy Cambria's op-ed article on pre-school education printed in numerous
dailies
- LWVNJ's opposition to Ballot Question #1 (Bridge Bonds Act): letter
to the editor, op-ed piece, press release, and NJN interview by Sandra
Matsen
- Judy Cambria appeared on NJN News November 1, News 12 the previous
week and on several radio interviews opposing the bridge bond act
- Pam Tisza and Lori Weiss represented the League at ChoiceNJ meeting
- People United for Safer Handguns (PUSH) coalition met October 7. Sandy
Matsen attended press conference October 22.
- Natural Resources and Education/Fiscal Policy state committees met
August & September 1999:
- Letter to Senate President, Assembly Speaker and members of the Appropriations
and Education committees of both houses with recommendations for changes
in draft school facilities funding legislation
- Letter to Senate President, Assembly Speaker and members of the Appropriations
and Education committees of both houses about funding for school facilities-both
adequacy and source of revenue as well as continued delay in proceeding
with required legislation.
- Op Ed piece written by Judith Cambria on pre-school education for
three and four year olds in poor urban districts ordered by the Supreme
Court submitted and published by three daily papers.
July 1999:
- Letter sent to Governor Whitman requesting higher priority to the
recycling program in order to meet the December 31, 2000 goal set by
the Department of Environmental Protection--a 65 percent recycling rate
- Letter sent to EPA in support of proposed new automobile emission
standards and lower sulfur content in fuel
- Sandra Matsen attended two Open Public Records Act Coalition meetings
- LWVNJ issued a statement of support for Citizens' Army Developer Disclosure
Ordinance introduced in Hopewell Township by local League member Pat
Tieman
- Sandra Matsen met with Senator Singer (District 30) to discuss campaign
finance reform at the state level
- Education/Fiscal Policy Committee met
May & June 1999:
- Parental Notification A.527 testimony before Assembly Judiciary Committee,
5/20/99 (Dorothy Dunfee)
- Childproof Handgun S-1711 testimony before Senate Law and Public Safety
Committee, 5/20/99 (Sandra Matsen)
- Parental Notification S-811 testimony before Senate Health Committee,
6/14/99 (delivered copies)
- Letter to legislative leadership on Educational Facilities Construction
and Financing Act, 6/16/99 (Judith Cambria)
- News Conference with People United for Safer Handguns (PUSH) Coalition,
6/18/99 (Sandra Matsen)
- Education/Fiscal Policy Commitee met, 6/14/99
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