January 20, 2006 • Vol. XXIX • No. 21
Accountability Is Corzine Message
Accountability Is Corzine Message
CAL Celebrates School Board Recognition Month
New 'Pay-to-Play' Law Affects Schools
Law May Hurt Grievance Process
Stanley, Voss Lead Assembly Education Committee
School Officials Sought for Leadership Network
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Stressing restoration of public confidence in government and fiscal responsibility, Governor Jon Corzine delivered his inaugural address on Tuesday to some 300 guests at the Trenton War Memorial auditorium. The address provides a perspective on the direction a Corzine administration may take on key issues. Excerpts follow: Government Reform “Today, courts govern the funding of our schools, the management of our child welfare programs, our housing and borrowing policies, and oversight of the management of our state’s law enforcement.... This is not self-government, it is government by judicial fiat born of inaction or more regrettably – of neglect…. it is time for us to change all of that….” Financial Challenges “New Jersey must put its fiscal house in order. The time of one-shot budget fixes is past. It’s time to balance the books. Just as it’s time to restore the transportation trust fund, get back on a path to full funding of public employee pensions, and to discipline and move forward with our school construction program. “The process of reestablishing our financial integrity will not be painless.” Tax Reform “I will keep my pledge on property tax rebates, but we must also give the people a voice in the process of lasting reform. That is why I support a constitutional convention – a convocation of citizens, working within a framework established by their elected representatives. I know my friends in the Legislature understand that fiscal and tax questions are explosive – but the time for procrastination is past.”Stressing restoration of public confidence in government and fiscal responsibility, Governor Jon Corzine delivered his inaugural address on Tuesday to some 300 guests at the Trenton War Memorial auditorium. The address provides a perspective on the direction a Corzine administration may take on key issues. Excerpts follow: Government Reform “Today, courts govern the funding of our schools, the management of our child welfare programs, our housing and borrowing policies, and oversight of the management of our state’s law enforcement.... This is not self-government, it is government by judicial fiat born of inaction or more regrettably – of neglect…. it is time for us to change all of that….” Financial Challenges “New Jersey must put its fiscal house in order. The time of one-shot budget fixes is past. It’s time to balance the books. Just as it’s time to restore the transportation trust fund, get back on a path to full funding of public employee pensions, and to discipline and move forward with our school construction program. “The process of reestablishing our financial integrity will not be painless.” Tax Reform “I will keep my pledge on property tax rebates, but we must also give the people a voice in the process of lasting reform. That is why I support a constitutional convention – a convocation of citizens, working within a framework established by their elected representatives. I know my friends in the Legislature understand that fiscal and tax questions are explosive – but the time for procrastination is past.” |
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