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Dual-office legislators are in a bind on budgetBut a group of Republican senators are pushing for new laws that would broaden the definition of dual office-holding and ban the practice completely. Senate Minority Leader Tom Kean Jr., R-Union, and state Sen. Leonard Lance, R-Hunterdon, point to last week's conviction of Sharpe James, a former Newark mayor and state senator, as proof of the need for more reform. After James Conviction, GOP Senators Push for Change"It's a sad day for all the people of New Jersey when the former mayor of our largest city is convicted of violating the public trust for personal gain," said Republican Senate Leader Tom Kean Jr. (R-Union) and Sen. Leonard Lance (R-Hunterdon) in a joint statement. Share power with citizensOne, sponsored by Assemblyman Richard Merkt, R-Morris, co-sponsored by Senate Minority Leader Tom Kean Jr. and backed by several Shore-area lawmakers, would limit the powers to spending and budget issues. |
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