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Article: REPUBLICAN LEGISLATORS ALSO PLAN TO INTRODUCE LEGISLATION REQUIRING BLIND TRUSTS FOR GOVERNORS' INVESTMENTS
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- US Fed News Service, Including US State News
- Article date:
- September 26, 2009
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TRENTON, N.J., Sept. 25 -- The New Jersey Assembly Republicans issued the following news release:
The controversy surrounding Gov. Jon S. Corzine's personal finances requires a special investigator to determine whether there is a conflict of interest, said Assembly Republican Leader Alex DeCroce and Sen. Kevin J. O'Toole, who are also planning legislation to require investments of future governors be placed in blind trusts.
In a joint statement, they called for the appointment of a special investigator to determine if any conflicts do exist "so we can put to rest any lingering questions about Governor Jon Corzine's finances and what appears to be several serious instances where the ...