NJ Senate looking to go paperless
Party leaders on both sides of the aisle in the state Senate say it's time for the chamber to go paperless. A resolution recently introduced by Senate President Steve Sweeney, a Democrat, and Senate Republican Leader Tom Kean Jr. would eliminate rules that require all official chamber business be conducted via paper. Kean and Sweeney hope to make the "commonsense" changeover by year's end, citing the immediate cost savings and environmental benefits of ending the numerous stacks of printed bills and amendments. The state’s Office of Legislative Services, which provides nonpartisan legal advice to the Legislature, believes it would cost about $40,000 to make the senate a paperless operation, though actual costs could be lower.
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Chris VanZant
