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Article: ASSEMBLYMAN DOHERTY SAYS GOV. CORZINE'S REFUSAL TO TAKE IMMEDIATE ACTION ON ETHICS REFORM SHOWS CONTINUED INABILITY TO LEAD
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- US Fed News Service, Including US State News
- Article date:
- September 14, 2007
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The New Jersey Assembly Republicans issued the following news release:
Assemblyman Michael Doherty today said that Governor Jon Corzine's refusal to convene the Legislature to take immediate action on strict ethics reform legislation is yet another example of his failure to provide the leadership that New Jersey so desperately needs.
"These are desperate times for our state," said Doherty. "The tax burden remains unbearable, property taxes continue to rise despite the Democrat's claim of 'reform,' debt is at an all-time high and continues to grow, and it seems corruption is rampant throughout every level of our government.
"We have two indicted state senators, two assemblymen arrested and ...