May 16, 2013
Contact: Jeremy Rosen / (609) 847-3600
Senator Steve Oroho,
Senator Tom Kean
Senate Republican Leader Tom Kean Jr. and Senator Steven Oroho, who both represent portions of Morris County, joined today hundreds of local residents and officials who are urging Democratic leaders not to cancel Monday’s vote to close the dangerous Fenimore Landfill in Roxbury Township, Morris County.
Hundreds of families and school children near the landfill face serious health risks due to the improper, overdue closure by the site’s private ownership group. Kean and Oroho sent a letter today to Senator Richard Codey, urging him to support legislative remedy S2617, sponsored by fellow Morris County Senators Anthony Bucco and Joe Pennacchio.
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May 13, 2013
Contact: Jeremy Rosen / (609) 847-3600
Senator Steve Oroho
The Senate unanimously passed today legislation sponsored by Senator Steven Oroho (R-Sussex, Warren, Morris) to facilitate charitable donations in New Jersey.
“If someone from another state wants to give to a New Jersey charity, that doesn’t make them a New Jersey resident and it should not subject them to New Jersey’s income tax,” Oroho said. “There should be a tax benefit, not penalty for people who donate to charitable causes in this state.”
Oroho’s bipartisan Senate bill 2532 disallows the Division of Taxation to consider a person’s charitable contributions as a factor in determining one’s income tax obligations.
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April 30, 2013
Contact: Louis Crescitelli / (973) 300-0200
Senator Steve Oroho
Bill Idea Generated by Warren County Sheriff
Senator Steve Oroho, Assemblywoman Alison Littell McHose and Assemblyman Parker Space (all R-Sussex, Warren, Morris) urged legislative passage of a bill to address the increasingly expensive cost of providing healthcare to New Jersey’s inmate population. The measure was drafted in response to an issue that Warren County Sheriff David Gallant brought up during a local officials meeting with the three legislators.
“The Legislature should act to help counties control burgeoning inmate healthcare costs at county jails,” said Senator Oroho. “It is foolish to expect that when an inmate is not covered by health insurance, their healthcare will be fully covered by liens against the incarcerated’s income or property. We know the burden all too often falls on the taxpayer.”
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April 18, 2013
Contact: Jeremy Rosen / (609) 847-3600
Senator Steve Oroho,
Senator Tom Kean
Senate Republican Leader Tom Kean Jr. and Economic Growth Committee Member Senator Steven Oroho stated the following in response to today’s announcement of New Jersey’s continued private-sector job growth:
“Gaining 10,000 private-sector jobs a month is certainly something to boast, especially in a state where employers pay too much for government and are confined in a straight jacket of regulations,” said Kean (R-Union).
“Another month of steady job gains proves that New Jersey’s economy is on the right track,” said Oroho (R-Sussex, Warren, Morris), a member of the bipartisan Red Tape Review Commission. “There are certainly more job recovery efforts we need to undertake to enhance our state’s competitiveness in order to regain the hundreds of thousands of jobs lost before Governor Christie took office.”
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March 14, 2013
Contact: Jeremy Rosen / (609) 847-3600
Senator Steve Oroho
A cost-cutting measure sponsored by Senator Steve Oroho (R-Sussex, Warren, Morris) requiring direct deposit for all state employee compensation starting July 1, 2014 was signed into law today by Governor Chris Christie. This law allows local government entities to opt for direct deposit for its workforce and Senator Oroho strongly encourages them to do so.
“Governments must get the most out of every public dollar,” said Senator Oroho. “All local government entities should join in this overdue initiative to save New Jersey taxpayers millions of dollars a year in unnecessary costs.”
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March 4, 2013
Contact: Jeff Spatola / (973) 300-0200
Senator Steve Oroho
Legislation Stems from Issue in Newton
Legislation sponsored by Senator Steve Oroho (R-Sussex, Warren, Morris) to clamp down on absentee owners of rooming and boarding houses was passed by the Senate Community and Urban Affairs Committee. The measure was drafted in response to several problems the town of Newton has been experiencing.
“Our communities deserve and expect a certain level of decency and cooperation from operators of shared housing complexes,” said Oroho. “Hearing from both town officials as well as the residents living near these boarding homes, we realized greater enforcement powers are needed to rein in delinquent owners of such properties.”
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February 28, 2013
Contact: Jeremy Rosen / (609) 847-3600
Senator Steve Oroho
Senator Steven Oroho (R-Sussex, Warren, Morris) applauded the approach to New Jersey public school funding released today as part of Gov. Chris Christie’s proposed budget.
Public school districts in Senator Oroho’s 24th legislative district are slated to receive the highest combined increase in state aid, 3.3 percent, with no district facing a decrease in aid.
“This is a welcomed improvement for our communities, thanks in large part to Gov. Christie listening to the call to alter a state funding formula bias against rural school districts,” Oroho said. “The governor’s proposed budget makes a significant investment in education which will benefit students as well as property taxpayers.”
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February 11, 2013
Contact: Jeremy Rosen / (609) 847-3600
Senator Steve Oroho
Senator Steven Oroho (R-Sussex, Warren, Morris) stated the following about an Asbury Park Press news investigation of an alleged Sandy charity from Sparta, boasting some $1 million in public donations:
The Asbury Park Press reported on Sunday that a Sparta couple created a Sandy relief fund, which is not registered to operate in New Jersey and admittedly does not have the federal 501(c)(3) status that it claimed on its website. The investigation revealed that fund has yet to distribute more than $800,000 in cash donations.
“Any attempt to deceive good-willed residents or business owners into funding a fake charity can be a serious criminal offense — attempting to capitalize off of Superstorm Sandy victims would be unforgivable and incomprehensible,” Oroho stated. “I have confidence in New Jersey’s Attorney General and Division of Consumer Affairs to investigate this or any other questionable Superstorm Sandy charities to determine any ill-intent or fraud. Sandy-related charities should be on notice that their financial records will be checked by state authorities.”
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February 7, 2013
Contact: Jeremy Rosen / (609) 847-3600
Senator Steve Oroho
The state Senate today passed legislation sponsored by Senator Steven Oroho to avert a substantial tax on New Jersey businesses.
“By reducing unemployment insurance tax rates for the upcoming fiscal year, this measure saves businesses approximately $300 million, which allows them to continue adding more jobs for New Jersey’s workforce,” said Oroho, a member of the Economic Growth and Budget committees.
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January 17, 2013
Contact: Jeremy Rosen / (609) 847-3600
Senator Steve Oroho
Senator Steve Oroho (R-Sussex, Warren, Morris) stated the following about today’s reports of significant New Jersey employment gains:
“New Jersey’s economy is going in the right direction under Gov. Christie, and Lt. Gov. Guadagno’s Jobs 4 Jersey and business development initiatives are rewarding residents.
“Gov. Christie’s leadership and our bipartisan reforms have held taxes in check and disposed of government waste. Our Red Tape Review Commission has fostered job growth by facilitating business creation, streamlining local bidding requirements and allowing companies to instantly resume projects stalled due to the Great Recession. Several tax policy reforms are on tap and others are being phased in.
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