VAINIERI HUTTLE, RAMOS, TUCKER BILL TO IMPROVE INVESTIGATION OF CHILD ABUSE CLAIMS ADVANCES Measure Would Change Definitions Used to Investigate Claims to Help Improve Outcomes, Protect Children Legislation sponsored by Assembly Democrats Valerie Vainieri Huttle, Ruben J. Ramos, Jr., and Cleopatra Tucker that would help improve state investigations of child abuse and neglect allegations was [...]

VAINIERI HUTTLE CRITICIZES PORT AUTHORITY GOLDEN PARACHUTE, BLIND EYE FROM CHRISTIE Assemblywoman Valerie Vainieri Huttle, who has been pushing a series of reforms to institute greater transparency and accountability at the Port Authority of New York and New Jersey, today criticized the bi-state agency for awarding a lucrative severance package to a departing attorney while [...]

JOHNSON, VAINIERI HUTTLE QUIJANO BILL TO PROMOTE ONLINE DONATIONS OK’D BY SENATE PANEL (TRENTON) – Legislation sponsored by Assembly members Gordon M. Johnson, Valerie Vainieri Huttle and Annette Quijano to encourage more online donations to many of the beneficial programs intrinsically linked to New Jersey was recently advanced by a Senate committee. The bill (A-2727) [...]

VAINIERI HUTTLE LEGISLATION TO ADDRESS YOUTH SUICIDE PREVENTION RECEIVES FINAL LEGISLATIVE APPROVAL Legislation sponsored by Assemblywoman Valerie Vainieri Huttle paving the way for the creation of a statewide plan to address youth suicide prevention received final legislative approval by the full Senate. “This is about protecting our children from themselves by ensuring that we have [...]

BENSON, VAINIERI HUTTLE, RILEY MEASURE TO RAISE AWARENESS OF OVARIAN CANCER, INCREASE SURVIVAL RATES RECEIVES FINAL LEGISLATIVE APPROVAL The full Assembly has granted final legislative approval to a measure sponsored by Assembly Democrats Dan Benson, Valerie Vainieri Huttle and Celeste Riley that would establish a statewide ovarian cancer public awareness campaign to help increase survival [...]

VAINIERI HUTTLE, CHIVUKULA RAMOS BILL TO HELP IMPROVE LIVES OF DEVELOPMENTALLY DISABLED GAINS FINAL LEGISLATIVE APPROVAL Measure Would Help Ensure Developmentally Disabled Are Properly Informed about Available State Services (TRENTON) – Legislation sponsored by Assembly Democrats Valerie Vainieri Huttle, Upendra Chivukula and Ruben J. Ramos Jr. to improve the lives of developmentally disabled residents by [...]

VAINIERI HUTTLE TO CALL HEARING INTO DYFS REFORM PROBLEMS (TRENTON) – Assembly Human Services Chairwoman Valerie Vainieri Huttle (D-Bergen) released the following statement Thursday on the new monitoring report that raised continued concern about the Division of Youth and Family Services: “The report’s findings are troubling. Not only are problems continuing, but they appear to [...]

WAGNER, QUIJANO, VAINIERI HUTTLE, MCKEON JASEY BILL TO PROTECT SCHOOL CHILDREN FROM EXPOSURE TO HARMFUL PESTICIDES ADVANCED BY ASSEMBLY COMMITTEE (TRENTON) – Legislation sponsored by Assembly members Connie Wagner, Annette Quijano, Valerie Vainieri Huttle, John F. McKeon and Mila Jasey that would protect children from exposure to potentially harmful pesticides at child care centers and [...]

WAGNER, PRIETO, COUGHLIN, VAINIERI HUTTLE BILL PROVIDING LONG TERM RELIEF FOR RESIDENTS BESIEGED BY REPEATED FLOODING GAINS FINAL LEGISLATIVE OK A measure sponsored by Assembly Democrats Connie Wagner, Vincent Prieto, Craig Coughlin and Valerie Vainieri Huttle received final legislative approval by the full Senate on Thursday, bringing towns and homeowners besieged by record flooding one [...]

VAINIERI HUTTLE ON CHRISTIE BERGEN VISIT: TIME TO ADDRESS PORT AUTHORITY WASTE (37th LEGISLATIVE DISTRICT) – Assemblywoman Valerie Vainieri Huttle (D-Bergen) released the following statement Thursday upon on Gov. Chris Christie’s visit to Teaneck: “Gov. Christie certainly talks the talk, but Bergen County residents are still waiting for him to walk the walk when it [...]