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Mole's Progressive Democrat

The Progressive Democrat Newsletter grew out of the frustration of the 2004 election. Originally intended for New York City progressives, its readership is now national. For anyone who wants to be alerted by email whenever this newsletter is updated (usually weekly), please send your email address and let me know what state you live in (so I can keep track of my readership).

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  • Saturday, May 13, 2006

    Progressive Democrat Issue 75: NEW JERSEY FOCUS: Speak Out!!!

    The NJ Democratic State Committee has a wonderful part of their website dedicated to helping you express yourself to the NJ media. What the right wing is doing that we are failing to do is CONSTANTLY express their opinions to the media.

    Go to the NJDSC website and SHOUT to the media. This is one of the most important things we need to be doing...CONSTANTLY shouting to the media.

    Here is their Topic of the Week:

    Under Democratic Leadership New Jersey's Economy is Growing

    Under Democratic Leadership:

    New Jersey's unemployment rate has been lower than the national rate for 22 consecutive months. Read the story here.

    Governor Codey worked with Verizon Communications so they could open an operations center in New Jersey. Read the story here.

    April 5th 2005, the Federal Reserve Bank of Philadelphia stated that New Jersey's economy will continued to grow in the coming year. Read the story here.

    New Jersey Democrats fought Republican detractors and successfully increased the minimum wage to a living wage. Read the story here.

    Even though we've seen great success recently, it's no excuse to rest on our laurels. There is always more that we can do to grow New Jersey's economy and improve the quality of life in our state.

    Senator Corzine has introduced a bold economic plan for our state. He believes that growing New Jersey’s economy and creating good-paying jobs cannot and will not happen unless we achieve four important things first:

    1) Enact comprehensive ethics reforms.

    2) Get New Jersey’s fiscal house in order.

    3) Bring 21st century management practices to State government.

    4) End hand-to-mouth, year-to-year decision-making and replace it with long-term thinking and planning.

    One of the most excited aspects of the Senator's economic blueprint is the Edison Innovation fund. The plan would encourage growth in new and emerging fields by promoting partnerships between the state’s research universities, government and private enterprise. These partnerships and investments would spur job creation in new fields such as nanotechnology, renewable energy, homeland security and biotechnology.

    Senator Corzine's blueprint is one that will lead to further economic success for New Jersey.

    Find NJ media email addresses here.

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