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Paramus NJ, the U.S. Attorney’s Office for the District of New Jersey and the Department of Justice’s Civil Rights Division today filed a complaint against the state of New Jersey and joined with the state in filing a proposed consent decree to address findings of unconstitutional conditions at the New Jersey Veterans Memorial Homes at Menlo Park and Paramus.
Continue reading New Jersey Must Resolve Unsafe Conditions in New Jersey’s State-Run Veterans Homes
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Trenton NJ, State Senator Joe Pennacchio released his review of the administration’s report of the Covid pandemic and the State’s response. The report commissioned by Governor Murphy was compiled by the Law Firm of Montgomery McCracken at a cost of $9 million to the State’s taxpayers.
Continue reading New Study: Almost Every Government Intervention in Response to COVID Was Wrong
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Paramus NJ, the day after a federal investigation laid the blame for veterans home deaths squarely on Gov. Phil Murphy and his administration’s Covid policies, Assemblyman Brian Bergen says Democrats’ day-after calls to do more is hypocritical at best.
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Trenton NJ, Senator Kristin Corrado (R-40) issued the following statement criticizing the Murphy administration for their response to a Department of Justice (DOJ) report that said New Jersey provided constitutionally deficient care to veterans:
Continue reading Senator Corrado: Murphy Administration Takes No Accountability Over DOJ Report
Does Anyone in Power in Trenton Give a Sh*t About Our Veterans Homes?
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Trenton NJ ,after it was revealed that the State-run veterans home at Menlo Park was hit by hundreds of thousands of dollars of penalties for failing to care for its residents and putting their lives at risk, Senator Joe Pennacchio asked if any of the Democrats in power in Trenton really care.
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Paramus NJ, a third investigation into the deaths of more than 200 residents of New Jersey’s veterans homes during the peak of the COVID-19 pandemic has been opened by an independent state agency that reports on government malfeasance, a state commissioner revealed this week.
Continue reading NJ State Commission of Investigation looking into COVID deaths in NJ Veterans Homes
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Trenton NJ, Senator Joe Pennacchio and Senator Kristin Corrado today questioned Murphy’s selections of new leadership at the veterans home in Menlo Park.
“The Governor’s bold idea for new leadership to fix our veterans homes is to bring back those who failed the first time around,” said Pennacchio (R-26). “I can’t believe that’s the best he could do.”
Continue reading Governor Murphy Again Puts Politics Over Quality of Life at NJ’s Veterans Homes
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Trenton NJ, Senate Republicans launched an online petition to enlist the public’s support to convince legislative leaders to allow a special bipartisan committee with subpoena power to investigate the massive loss of life in New Jersey’s nursing homes, veterans homes, and long-term care (LTC) facilities due to COVID-19.
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Trenton NJ, The Senate Republican caucus will continue its efforts to form a Senate select committee with subpoena power to investigate the massive loss of life and ensure the safety of vulnerable residents at New Jersey’s veterans homes, nursing homes, and long-term care facilities (LTCs).
