During the winter, it is common for residents and municipalities to use salt to melt ice in their driveways and roadways. However, for those of you that are pet owners, you must use caution when doing so. The salt that is used to melt ice usually contains dangerous chemicals, such as sodium chloride or calcium chloride. Both chemicals are harmful to pets, specifically […]
Author Archive | Assemblyman Kevin J. Rooney - District 40
Rooney/Bramnick E-ZPass bills protecting New Jersey drivers wins Assembly approval
TRENTON, NJ. – A package of pro-commuter bills sponsored by Assemblyman Kevin J. Rooney and Assembly Republican Leader Jon Bramnick protecting New Jersey’s E-ZPass customers who use New York’s bridges and tunnels from being overcharged was approved today by the Assembly. The legislation is in response to an AAA study that found drivers who purchased […]
Rooney measure broadening background checks for caregivers at residential homes on Governor’s desk
TRENTON, N.J. – Legislation protecting disabled residents, sponsored by Assemblyman Kevin J. Rooney, was approved today by the Assembly and moves to Gov. Christie’s desk. The bill (S3554/A5210) expands background checks on workers and agencies hired to care for disabled residents. It passed the Senate in December. “For the safety and well-being of our most […]
Rooney bill holding polluters accountable approved by Assembly and Senate
TRENTON, N.J. – Assemblyman Kevin J. Rooney’s legislation protecting taxpayers and New Jersey’s environment cleared the Assembly and Senate today. The bill (A4814), prohibits the state from investing pension funds in entities that use bankruptcy to manipulate the system and dodge their Superfund obligations. For several decades, the Diamond Alkali Company, now known as Maxus […]
Russo and Rooney bill banning smokeless tobacco from schools advances to Governor’s desk
TRENTON, N.J. – The use of smokeless tobacco is prohibited on public school grounds by legislation approved today by the General Assembly. Assemblymen David C. Russo and Kevin J. Rooney sponsor the bill (S293/A493) establishing escalating fines for violation of the prohibition. It passed the Senate in May 2016 and moves to the Gov. Christie’s […]
New Jersey Needs to Pull Pension Money from Passaic Polluters
Imagine if a big oil company controlled by a foreign government used clever lawyering to dodge its share of the cost of cleaning up the Passaic River, one of the oldest polluted sites in America. Now imagine that you as a taxpayer were unwittingly one of the largest investors in that same company. It sounds […]
TIP: Driving During Winter Storm
Winter storms bring freezing rain, ice, snow, high winds – all making roadways very dangerous. Each year, hundreds of Americans are injured or killed by vehicle accidents on wintry roads. Drivers that become stranded risk suffering from frostbite or hypothermia, and unfortunately can even die from exposure. Planning and preparing can help you manage the impact […]
NJ lawmakers vote… on busy day in Trenton
Read the full story at: NorthJersey.com “Superfund shirkers The state pension system would be banned from investing in companies that avoid paying to remediate highly contaminated and hazardous “Superfund” sites in New Jersey under a measure approved unanimously by the Assembly Appropriations Committee. The bipartisan bill, A-4814, was prompted by an apparent scheme affecting the Diamond Alkali site […]
Rooney bill broadening background checks for caregivers at residential homes advances
TRENTON, N.J. – Assemblyman Kevin J. Rooney’s legislation protecting disabled residents by expanding background checks on workers and agencies hired to care for them cleared the Assembly Appropriations Committee Monday. The bill (A5210) passed by an 11-0 vote. “For the safety and well-being of our most vulnerable residents, we must ensure that care providers are […]
Committee approves Rooney bill withholding state investment from polluters who evade Superfund cleanup responsibilities
TRENTON, N.J. – The Assembly Appropriations Committee today approved Assemblyman Kevin J. Rooney’s legislation prohibiting state public pension funds from investing in companies or countries that avoid their responsibility for environmental cleanups. Rooney drafted the legislation (A4814) after an Argentina-owned chemical company filed for bankruptcy protection months after the EPA announced a $1.38 billion cleanup […]