”The State of the State and Nation” will be the topic of a presentation by Former New Jersey Gov. James L. Florio at the first meeting of the 2010-2011 year for 55PLUS on Wednesday, Sept. 22, at 10 a.m. at the Jewish Center of Princeton, 435 Nassau St., Princeton.
Gov. Florio is a founding partner of Florio Perrucci Steinhardt and Fader. In that capacity, he is the chair of the firm’s Environmental Group as well as the Government and Regulatory Affairs Group.
As the governor of New Jersey from 1990 through 1994, he was responsible for signing into law the Clean Water Enforcement Act (1990), one of the strongest environmental laws of its type in the nation. He also signed the Quality Education Act, which provided greater equity in New Jersey’s school finance system, a landmark welfare reform package, a health care cost-reduction program and the nation’s toughest assault weapons ban.
Gov. Florio entered public service in 1969, serving three terms in the New Jersey General Assembly and subsequently representing the 1st District of New Jersey in the U.S. House of Representatives from 1974 through 1990. Previously, he was an attorney in private practice in Camden County.
Based on his extensive and in-depth experience in various governmental roles, Gov. Florio will offer his thoughts on the current state and future direction of the state of New Jersey and the nation.
