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>Pay-to-play ban works, and that upsets some

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Pay-to-play ban works, and that upsets some Bergen County’s 4-month-old pay-to-play ban, a hard-line, plug-every-conceivable-loophole law, is showing early signs that it’s working. Which is exactly why frustration and a wave of panic are rippling through the county’s professional political [...]

>Far left Activist group the Ethical Culture Society of Bergen County honors comptroller

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Far left Activist group the Ethical Culture Society of Bergen County honors comptroller State Comptroller Matthew Boxer has won the second Byron Baer Award from Bergen Grassroots for his role in the development of Bergen County’s pay-to-play ordinance. Boxer will accept the award in a ceremony [...]

>Union that represent Bergen County employees weighs challenge on pay-to-play

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Union that represent Bergen County employees weighs challenge on pay-to-play The head of one of the unions that represent Bergen County employees said Thursday that the pay-to-play ordinance passed by the freeholders Wednesday probably is unconstitutional. “I’m for transparency,” said Gerry [...]

>Officials: Local pay-to-play reform must be enacted

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Officials: Local pay-to-play reform must be enacted Discussions of government waste in Trenton since Gov. Chris Christie took office have often centered on public worker compensation and benefits. But the real jackpot in New Jersey arguably is found in contracts with private business [...]

>Exemption adds to Bergen pay-to-play discussion

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Exemption adds to Bergen pay-to-play discussion An exemption that could be included in the proposed Bergen County pay-to-play ordinance is causing further debate. The ordinance, which was most recently publicly discussed at the Sept. 7 freeholder meeting, would compel those who sign contracts [...]

>Bergen County Real Pay to Play Reform

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Bergen County Real Pay to Play Reform  Real Pay to Play Reform at the county and town level has been given top priority by GovernorChristie. The Freeholders will be voting on a version that is weaker than the State Pay to Playreform, which by default is the current law for Bergen County. Freeholder [...]

>State Comptroller’s report slams the state’s pay to play laws governing local contracts

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State Comptroller’s report slams the state’s pay to play laws governing local contracts Governor’s spokesman Michael Drewniak today responded to a state Comptroller’s report slamming the state’s pay to play laws governing local contracts. Drewniak said it’s time for the legislature to act on [...]

>Bergen County Pay-to-play reform stalled ????

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Bergen County Pay-to-play reform stalled ???? WEDNESDAY, AUGUST 10, 2011 BY MICHAEL GARTLAND STAFF WRITER THE RECORD Pay-to-play reform in Bergen County was impractical because of likely legal challenges, Democrats contended last year. But such reform was essential to dispel the perception that [...]

>Bergen freeholder committee revises proposal limiting contractor campaign contributions

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Bergen freeholder committee revises proposal limiting contractor campaign contributions WEDNESDAY, JUNE 1, 2011  LAST UPDATED: WEDNESDAY JUNE 1, 2011, 9:57 PMBY MICHAEL GARTLANDSTAFF WRITERTHE RECORD Political contributions by Bergen County contractors — or potential contractors — to countywide [...]

>Pay-to-play deal apparently set

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Pay-to-play deal apparently set The Bergen County Freeholder Board’s pay-to-play reform committee has agreed on basic provisions for an ordinance to curb political patronage, Freeholder Robert Hermansen, the committee’s chairman, said Tuesday.  (Gartland, The [...]

>Pay-to-play laws prompt drop in campaign donations

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Pay-to-play laws prompt drop in campaign donations Political contributions from government contractors have declined nearly 40 percent in the five years since state law began requiring “pay-to-play” donations to be identified in annual reports. (Symons, [...]

>N.J. companies throw lavish parties during League of Municipalities convention

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N.J. companies throw lavish parties during League of Municipalities conventionStatehouse Bureau Staff ATLANTIC CITY — While the talk of the League of Municipalities convention that ended Thursday was how towns could tighten their belts, some companies opened their wallets wide, throwing lavish [...]

>Bergen County financing agency makes mockery of pay-to-play reform

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Bergen County financing agency makes mockery of pay-to-play reform Nearly $10,000 went to sticking Bergen County-owned horses with acupuncture needles while the Bergen County Improvement Authority stuck taxpayers with the bill. (Stile, The [...]

>NJ Assembly probes ‘pay-to-play’ fees at schools

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NJ Assembly probes ‘pay-to-play’ fees at schools TRENTON — Pay-to-participate was the hot topic before the Assembly Education Committee Thursday, as educators and education advocates appeared before the panel to discuss the effect of activity fees on student programs and busing. (Bradshaw, NJ Press [...]

>The state Election Law Enforcement Commission (ELEC) plans to push to reform the state’s questionable and confusing ‘pay to play’ law

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ELEC to push for ‘Pay to Play’ law reform The state Election Law Enforcement Commission (ELEC) plans to push to reform the state’s questionable and confusing ‘pay to play’ law to strengthen the measure that took effect in 2006. The commission, which is responsible for tracking campaign finance in [...]

>Politician ask to take a fall ?

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With no real distinguishable traits, New Jersey Democrats and Republicans seem two sides of the same coin .With some of the horrid political campaigns it simply begs the question : are these people losing on purpose ? Secret taping triggers probeTuesday, October 27, 2009BY NICK CLUNNThe [...]
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