“Assemblyman Kevin Rooney, R-40th District, said he intends to introduce two bills that would restrict internet service providers in New Jersey from implementing paid prioritization for their services unless they already provide broadband speeds to the entire state. Paid prioritization is typically associated with regulation of the internet known as net neutrality, the principle that […]
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Rooney looks to protect consumers with net neutrality bills
TRENTON, N.J. – With the federal government’s net neutrality repeal set to become law in less than two months, Assemblyman Kevin J. Rooney introduced two bills earlier this month ensuring consumers have equal access to the internet. The first bill (A3339) requires internet providers to commit to providing at least broadband service to its entire […]
Rooney sponsors life-saving legislation for people with severe allergies
TRENTON, N.J. – People who save another’s life by administering their own epi-pen would no longer be liable to being sued under legislation introduced by Assemblyman Kevin J. Rooney. Rooney’s bill (A2350) clarifies the Epinephrine Access and Emergency Treatment Act, explicitly allowing a person with an epi-pen obtained by a valid prescription to administer epinephrine to another […]
VIDEO: Environmentalists admit to Rooney that Dems’ climate change bills are meaningless
While Democrats continue to push legislation to join the U.S. Climate Alliance and rejoin the Regional Greenhouse Gas Initiative, Assemblyman Kevin J. Rooney pressed representatives of the N.J. Sierra Club and Environment New Jersey about what, if anything, the legislation would accomplish to reduce the state’s greenhouse gas emissions Thursday at an Assembly Environment Committee […]
Rooney Calls Out Democrats for Passing Do-Nothing Legislation
Bills would mandate broadband speeds across NJ before ISPs can charge premiums
“Assemblyman Kevin Rooney, R-40th District, said he intends to introduce two bills that would restrict internet service providers in New Jersey from implementing paid prioritization for their services unless they already provide broadband speeds to the entire state.” Read the full story at: njbiz.com
New Jersey’s Leading Reentry Program Opens Site in Hackensack, First in Bergen County
Assemblyman Rooney presented a congratulatory citation. Read the full story at: tapinto.net
Environmentalists concede N.J. Dems’ latest climate bills won’t help the climate
On Thursday, the Assembly Environment Committee convened and there were some interesting exchanges between representatives of the N.J. Sierra Club and Environment New Jersey concerning RGGI’s impact on New Jersey greenhouse gas emissions. For example, Jeff Tittel of the Sierra Club conceded that RGGI wouldn’t impact auto emissions during an exchange with Assemblyman Kevin Rooney (R-40). […]
NJ to join net neutrality legal challenge against Trump administration
“On Monday, Assemblyman Kevin Rooney, R-Wyckoff, said he intends to introduce a pair of bills designed to push back against the FCC’s action. One bill would require Internet providers to commit to providing at least broadband service to its entire service area before allowing paid prioritization of content; the other would require cable companies to provide […]
Franklin Lakes preserves ‘Alice and Bud’s Meadow’
“Assemblyman Kevin Rooney, R-Wyckoff, provided a congratulatory citation. Read the full story at: Northjersey.com