New York Times
March 25, 2007

Editorial

It would be an important move toward open government. The New Jersey Legislature seems about to put the voting record of each state senator and Assembly member online. As things stand now, it is virtually impossible for the public to see in one-easy-to-find location how legislators voted on every measure before their house.

The Record
March 24, 2007
By Oshrat Carmiel

While members of her party met to pick candidates to run against her, Democratic State Senator Loretta Weinberg threw a party of her own Thursday.

Bergen News
March 20, 2007

A measure sponsored by Senator Loretta Weinberg (D-Dist. 37) known as "Patricia's Law," which would work to help law enforcement personnel locate and safely return missing persons to their families was unanimously approved today by the Senate Law and Public Safety and Veterans' Affairs Committee.

The Record
March 19, 2007
By Kathleen Lynn

As peace banners snapped in a bitter wind Sunday, 60 protesters in Teaneck marked the four-year anniversary of the Iraq war's start by reading the names of the dead and singing the anti-war anthem "Where Have All the Flowers Gone?"

Asbury Park Press
March 15, 2007
By Gregory Volpe

TRENTON -- After nearly a year's delay, the state Assembly unanimously approved a measure to immediately post their voting records online for public
scrutiny.

The measure passed in the Senate last year, than languished seemingly forgotten after the Assembly amended it last June to require the Office of Legislative Services to updating voting records within 24 hours.

New Jersey Jewish Standard
March 15, 2007
By Josh Lipowsky

The New Jersey Senate and Assembly are examining a package of bills that would recognize and protect the religious needs of New Jersey’s residents in the workforce, nursing homes, and school systems.

The Record
March 13, 2007
By Eunnie Park

Bergenfield's chief financial officer has resigned amid allegations that one of his subordinates pocketed at least $16,000 in property tax revenue.

CFO Gene P. Leporiere was not involved in the theft, but should be held responsible for what happened in the tax office, officials said.

"He's the supervisor and the supervisor wasn't watching," Mayor Richard Bohan said.

After stall in Assembly, issue of posting legislators' votes on Web site revived

Daily Record
March 11, 2007
By Gregory Volpe

TRENTON -- At a time when state lawmakers are under federal scrutiny about whether they personally profited from secretive budget additions, the Assembly still has not voted on a measure that would immediately disclose in an online database how each lawmaker voted on all legislative matters.