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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