Posts Tagged ‘ ethics ’

What Would Martin Do?

January 16, 2011

If Martin Luther King, Jr. could visit our country this January, he would see a nation much changed and yet the same.

UNION COUNTY -- Tina Renna, president Union County Watchdog Association, is demanding answers from Westfield officials concerning the dismissal of two disorderly persons charges filed against a politically-connected police officer.

State Assemblyman Indicted

March 11, 2009

TRENTON – Attorney General Anne Milgram and Criminal Justice Director Deborah L. Gramiccioni announced that New Jersey Assemblyman and former Perth Amboy mayor Joseph Vas was indicted Wednesday on charges he conspired with city employees to steal...

Ethics Panel Investigating Cryan

February 27, 2009

STATE—The Joint Legislative Committee on Ethical Standards voted unanimously Tuesday to pursue an investigation into allegations that Assemblyman Joseph Cryan abused his office by having legislative staff perform tasks related to his non-government post as state...

Vas Pay-To-Play Reform May Be Repealed

July 16, 2008

PERTH AMBOY – City council members are considering taking steps to introduce three new pay-to-play ordinances to replace the pay-to-play and ethics reform package approved in the final days of Mayor Joseph Vas’ administration....

Outgoing Mayor Proposes Ethics Reform Package

June 18, 2008

PERTH AMBOY—Mayor Joseph Vas and Councilman David Szilagyi unveiled a pay-to-play and ethics reform package at last week’s city council meeting. The package includes an ordinance to prohibit so-called “pay to play” campaign donations...

The Shapiro Report: Fewer Foxes Guarding the Henhouse

March 31, 2008

By Michael M. Shapiro Last month, the New Jersey State Senate approved legislation that would ban members of the Legislature from serving on the Joint Legislative Committee on Ethical Standards, the committee...