Monday, April 22, 2013
Assemblyman pushing for regulation, saying it relates to gun violence between minors
Assembly Republican Sean Kean, R-Monmouth and Ocean, issued the following statement regarding Gov. Christie’s anti-violence recommendations which he outlined today: “Violence is a problem that has increasingly permeated our society like a cancer. The prudent proposals Governor Christie outlined today are necessary and practical if we are to be successful in protecting our citizens. “Certainly mental health screening and treatment services must be part of the equation as must the regulation of video games as studies have shown a correlation between the games and aggressive behavior. The governor is to be commended for taking an inclusive, sensible approach to addressing this difficult issue.” Kean is the sponsor of legislation to prevent …
Saturday, January 19, 2013
Kean says JCP&L needs to address power substations
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Saturday, January 19
Assembly Republican Sean Kean, R-Monmouth and Ocean, released the following statement this week. Assembly Republican Sean Kean, R-Monmouth and Ocean, said the public is anxiously waiting to hear from Jersey Central Power & Electric (JCP&L) about its plans for protecting power substations, many of which were flooded from Hurricane Sandy. In Monmouth County, the Glendola substation in Wall Township flooded and water came dangerously close to the Sea Girt and Manasquan substations. Substations transform voltage from either high to low, or the opposite, and distribute it to users such as residential homes or to power trains. “One reason people experienced extended losses of power after Superstorm Sandy was because substations were flooded and…
Monday, January 7, 2013
Kean against idea for a state commission on rebuilding decisions
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Monday, January 7
Statement as released by the office of Assemblyman Sean Kean: Assembly Republican Sean Kean, R-Monmouth and Ocean, said the idea floated by Assembly Democrat Peter Barnes that would create a state commission and give it much of the authority for rebuilding towns impacted by Hurricane Sandy is more than “controversial,” but an effort to take away the most basic planning principal in New Jersey - Home Rule. “Taking away a municipality’s ability to determine its planning and zoning violates a fundamental principal in New Jersey,” said Kean, who represents many of the Shore communities in Monmouth County that were impacted by the superstorm. “With one broad stroke, the bill would have Central Control tell the locals how to proceed with their …
Edward Van Embden
1:24 pm on Saturday, April 27, 2013
Correlation does not equal causation. Never has. Especially when it comes to video games. Something like 75 percent of Americans - 92 percent of all U.S. children - play video games. It's just a convenient - and cheap and easy - scapegoat. more ›