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Our Accomplishments over the Past 15 Months . . .

Economic Development: Make New Jersey a Pro Investment State
  • Generated “NJ In Transition: Growing the Economy in a Corzine Administration” study for the 
    transition team, resulting in policy adopted by the new administration

  • Fiscal 2007 Budget included the elimination of the Alternative Minimum Tax

  • Net Operating Loss deduction restored 

Government Reform: Establish ethical reforms at all levels of government

  • Platform-supported Citizen Clean Election Commission reports on how to improve election process

  • Collaborated with state to develop Uniform Ethics Code. Ethics training now mandatory for all state employees.

  • A-2: Establishes Office of State Comptroller

  • S-14/A-20: Mandatory forfeiture of retirement benefits and mandatory imprisonment for public officers or employees convicted of certain crimes

  • A-5/S-4: Provides for various school district accountability measures

  • A-15/S-12: Establishes Local Unit Alignment, Reorganization, and Consolidation Commission to investigate ridding New Jersey of duplicative layers of government and inefficiencies. 

Education: All students should achieve at high levels, become productive citizens, and be well prepared to succeed in the workplace

  • Launched www.LearnDoEarn.org, a website dedicated to ensuring that middle and high school students make the best possible academic, behavioral and career choices

  • Release annual list of Benchmark Schools and National Board Certified Teachers

Environment: Create guiding principles of environmental policy that must transcend administrations, hold the DEP accountable and help strike a balance between protecting the environment and building a strong economy

  • DEP adopts Platform-supported initiative benefiting R&D by streamlining the air permitting process

  • Opposed water tax on commercial and residential consumers – and won

Healthcare: Improve state's health care system to ensure that it is accessible, accountable and affordable

  • Platform project launched to provide doctors technology to reduce medical errors

Transportation: Increase vitally needed infrastructure investment by creating public support through awareness and education

  • Platform partners press for new transportation funding plan, unveiled by the Governor. Work continues on a strategy for long-term funding

  • Voters approve Ballot No. 3, which ensures money raised by gas tax goes to transportation projects