Pay-to-Play Winds Blowing in New Jersey
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For those that interact with this area of the law, it is well known that New Jersey has some of the most robust pay-to-play laws in the nation, at both the state and local levels. Perhaps not surprisingly, due to the numerous recent political scandals in New Jersey, the pay-to-play heat in the Garden State has been turned up even further.
At the state level, newly elected Governor Chris Christie made strengthening pay-to-play laws a central issue in his November 2009 campaign against John Corzine. Additional pay-to-play legislation at the state level seems likely, and the issue has already come up for the Governor personally during the short time after his victory.
Despite the fact that New Jersey's statewide pay-to-play statute applies in part to municipalities, local jurisdictions have joined in the rush to act. With the coming of the new year, New Jersey's media has been abuzz about pay-to-play in recent weeks in towns and cities across the state:
South Bergen
Seaside Park
Morristown
We at the Pay to Play Law Blog will continue to monitor the developments in New Jersey closely, as 2010 is sure to bring more complexity to an already difficult procurement environment. Stay tuned.
