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Book, legislation focus on concussions - Home News Tribune 8/29/10
Interview with Tim Minton of NBC 6/22/10: Failing to Graduate: 2200 NJ HS Seniors in Limbo
Lawmaker to introduce bill on screening for heart ailment that claimed 2 young athletes 5/6/10
Sherrod's legacy could one day be a life-saver 5/4/10
Walk participants recall Edison star athlete who died of heart ailment 5/3/10
Press Releases
Lampitt, Diegnan & Coughlin push campus security bill 8/30/10
Diegnan: Clearly there's still a level of accountability lacking 8/27/10
Assembly Democrats: RACE TO THE TOP error a missed opportunity to help New Jersey's neediest children 8/26/10
Diegnan: Christie bid to shift blame "beyond ludicrous" 8/25/10
Assembly Education Committee applauds passage of federal Education Jobs, Medicaid Bill as "Life Preserver" for states 8/10/10
Assembly Dem bill would raise awareness of risk, prevention & treatment of sports brain injuries 8/12/10
Diegnan praises Obama administration for naming New Jersey as finalist for school funding 7/27/10
Christie budget hurting one of our greatest assets – education 7/17/10
Wisniewski, Moriarty, Greenwald & Diegnan bill to create task force to study governor's plan for NJN approved by assembly 6/29/10
Diegnan, Ramos, Vainieri Huttle bill creating mental health facilities evaluation task force approved by assembly 6/28/10
Oliver & Cryan assign property tax reform ideas to assembly democrats for summer review 6/28/10
Wisniewski, Moriarty, Greenwald & Diegnan bill to create task force to study governor's plan for NJN released by assembly panel 6/24/10
Measure in Response to Proposed Closing of Hagedorn Psychiatric Hospital 6/24/10
Diegnan bill package to better protect student athletes from sudden cardiac arrest advances 6/14/10
Bill raising awareness of risk, prevention & treatment of sports brain injuries advances 6/14/10
Johnson, Conners, Tucker & Diegnan bill to allow children of active duty military to stay in same school continues 6/8/10
Conners, Conaway, Quijano, Moriarty & Diegnan urge NJ colleges to join service member consortium 6/8/10
Democratic Leaders: Christie Knee-Jerk Jepardizes "Race to the Top" Application 6/1/10
Diegnan bill to provide rape shield law for civil cases advanced by assembly panel 5/13/10
Education panel to hear from Commissioner Schundler on alternative high school assessment 5/12/10
NJAR Seeks Legislative Action to Rectify Bulk Sales Notice Requirements 4/29/10
Diegnan & Lampitt: ' Don't Let the Light Go Out of the NJ STARS Program' 4/10/10
Buono/Diegnan/Barnes to Hold Local Budget Hearing to Guage Impact of Christie Cuts on Middlesex Residents 4/1/10
Diegnan, Barnes, Coughlin, Watson Coleman & Lampitt Bill to Streamline N.J. Business Laws Recieves Final Legislative Approval 3/15/10
Diegnan bill to ban telephone use, texting & e-mails by public transit drivers approved by assembly 1/25/10
Lampitt, Diegnan bill requiring training for members of higher ed governing boards advances 2/17/10
Diegnan & Moriarty bill targeting unsafe jewelry advanced by assembly panel 2/8/10
Assembly Higher Education Committee Chairman Patrick Diegnan Honored with Community College Legislative Excellence Award 9/8/09
Edison Postpones Election: Date fell on Rosh Hashana 9/8/09
Governor Corzine Signs Diegnan’s 'Troops to College' Bill 9/13/09
Diegnan Pushes Bill to Ensure Students Know NJ STARS Eligibility 8/28/09
Diegnan Introduces Bills to Combat Prison Gangs 7/23/09
Diegnan Continues Bid to Improve Veterans' Services; Now Looks to Better Coordinate County Vets Offices 7/13/09
Patriots Corner Bill Advances 7/1/09
Bill to Help Veterans Make Transiton into Classroom Now Law 9/13/09
Editorials
Arts council treated poorly 8/10/10
Prohibit text messaging by operators of mass transit 2/18/10
Christie plan raises concern about how we educate our children 2/19/10
Letter to the Editor – South Plainfield Observer 9/25/09
Block Cell Calls in Cells 8/24/09
Prisons Need Power to Jam Cell Signals 8/25/09
Videos
Assembly Dems Continue to Call on Christie to Restore Women's Healthcare Funding