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The Citizens Campaign gives you a tool kit so you can get results on the issues you care about. Thursday, August 25, 2011 Issue 50 *Get Started *Donate *Visit TheCitizensCampaign.com
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Best Price Insurance Purchasing Adopted in Paterson |
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 The City of Paterson adopted our "ready to adopt" Best Price Insurance Purchasing law on Aug 23rd (read NorthJersey.com story) and became the first New Jersey municipality to require competitive bids on all city insurance contracts. What a great success for Citizen Legislators Marc Lazarus & Jesse McCaskill who had presented this waste cutting proposal to their city council! You can propose this "ready to adopt" law in your town too. Get Started! Download the presentation kit from our Ready to Adopt Laws, and contact Lauren Skowronski at 732-548-6768 x2, for support in making your presentation.
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Coaching Conference Call Helps You Get Results |
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 The Citizens Campaign's volunteer coaches are individuals with years of experience in public office, grassroots leadership, journalism, party leadership posts, or in government law who can help you address questions you might have in how to get results. Join us for a coaching conference call, to help you get results as a Citizen Legislator using our "Ready to Adopt" Best Price Insurance Purchasing Law. On Wednesday, August 31st at 12 pm join legal expert David Frizell on the phone to learn how you can get this important money-saving proposal adopted by your local government or school board. Over $10 million has been saved using this proposal since it was created. Please RSVP by Monday, August 29th. Space is limited to 10. Email or call Renee at renee@thecitizenscampaign.com or 732-548-9798x9. If you can't make the call, listen to this previously recorded coaching conference call on the subject with expert advice from The Citizens Campaign Chairman Harry Pozycki.
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Check Out Our New Look on The Web |
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 We recently launched our newly re-designed web site. Take a look! Enjoy browsing through our new layout and special features. We are transforming The Citizens Campaign website into an empowerment site. Our new homepage features profiles of people getting results using our tool kit, and a video you can share to help introduce people to The Citizens Campaign. Spread the Word!
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Best Practices Training for Reporters Covering Municipal Elections |
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On Sept. 9th from 10:30 - 12:30 pm the New Jersey Hyperlocal News Association (NJHNA) will host a free training for editors, reporters and citizen journalists on best practices for covering municipal elections. The event will feature New Jersey's brightest election experts to discuss potential stories and practical how-to's from following the money (i.e. campaign contributions), holding candidates accountable, and looking at what the big issues may be this fall. The keynote speaker is Patrick Murray, Monmouth University's Polling Institute Director. Our panel of experts are Nick Acocella, Editor, PolitiFax, Joseph Donohue, Deputy Director, Election Law Enforcement Commission and Joseph Malinconico, Editor, PatersonPress.com. The event will be at Rutgers-New Brunswick. Click here to register. Visit the events page for details. |
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Auxiliary Police Initiative Begun |
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 The Citizens Campaign has started an Auxiliary Police Initiative to revive this important resource that can increase public safety services in the cities. New Jersey cities are facing a budget crisis and have experienced cuts to their police forces. Auxiliary police provide a valuable resource to the city, when citizens volunteer to help keep the streets safe. The Citizens Campaign Chairman Harry Pozycki and Heather Taylor, liaison to the Law and Policy Task Force, are consulting with former Police Chiefs and lawyers with expertise in auxiliary police to assist cities in developing this important resource.
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