TRENTON, N.J. – There’s nothing left to cut, Assemblyman Alex Sauickie told the Assembly during its voting session Monday about the Jackson Township School District. Even the state-appointed, district-paid school monitor agrees. Forced to borrow $10 million from the state to fill its budget gaps last year, Jackson is...
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TRENTON, N.J. – State aid cuts enacted under the school funding formula known as S2 have devastated dozens of districts across the state, Assemblymen Alex Sauickie and Paul Kanitra say. A bill they introduced Monday aims to restore that aid by appropriating $210.1 million to disburse to schools that previously...
TRENTON, N.J. – Trenton should foot the bill for the problems Trenton causes, Assemblyman Alex Sauickie says. Specifically, the state should shoulder the costs foisted on local school districts by the commissioner of education to pay for state monitor salaries and associated costs. On Monday, Sauickie, joined by three...
TRENTON, N.J. – Rhetoric from professors and students has turned ugly in the wake of Hamas’ Oct. 7 sneak attack on Israeli civilians and foreign nationals that left 1,200 dead and 240 more taken hostage. Soon after, 34 student groups from Harvard University issued a statement condemning Israel for provoking Hamas to...
TRENTON, N.J. – As organized retail crime rings continue to pillage stores and make headlines in New Jersey and across the nation, Assemblyman Alex Sauickie is joining with business leaders and local law enforcement to combat this scourge legislatively. Sauickie met recently with those stakeholders as part of Fight Retail...
TRENTON, N.J. – Assemblyman Alex Sauickie is criticizing Gov. Phil Murphy and President Joseph Biden for their lack of action in getting New Jersey residents to safety after a terrorist attack in Israel left 1,400 dead and 199 taken hostage, including many Americans. Israel formally declared war on Iran-backed Hamas Oct....
TRENTON, N.J. – Assemblymen Rob Clifton and Alex Sauickie want to correct the record on recent reports that boards of education in their district are harming transgender students. On June 22, Attorney General Matt Platkin filed civil rights complaints less than 48 hours after the Manalapan-Englishtown Regional School District...
TRENTON, N.J. – Assaults on New Jersey law enforcement officers have spiked in recent years. To deter would-be assailants, many of whom are already behind bars, Assemblyman Alex Sauickie says penalties must increase. On Monday, the Assembly Law and Public Safety Committee cleared his bill (A4697) that would stiffen...
TRENTON, N.J. – Assemblyman Alex Sauickie is applauding a recent court ruling that says the state must consider the strain of state-mandated transportation costs on school budgets when determining if a district receives constitutionally adequate state funding. The nearly decade-long lawsuit, filed by a Lakewood Township School District educator and attorney, argued that the state...
TRENTON, N.J. – Schools in Assemblyman Alex Sauickie’s legislative district have been ravaged by state aid cuts under the state’s school funding formula, popularly known as S2. They have been forced to slash staff and programs while other districts saw their state aid balloon. If taxpayers in his district thought...