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Beginning at 5 pm today, Thursday, February 28, 2008, New Jersey Knowledge Initiative vendors will begin a rolling shutdown of the online resources funded by this statewide program. We regret to report that despite numerous visits to legislators, the Governor's office and other state agencies, no bridge funding has been forthcoming to support the database costs through the remainder of this fiscal year. However, the Governor's budget for FY09 does currently call for a $2 million allotment for NJKI to start July 1, 2008. Your advocacy will continue to be critical throughout the upcoming budget process. The task force will reconvene in the near future to determine the specifics of the next NJKI program. Other funding sources will also continue to be explored to enhance this initiative.

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NJKI is made possible by Governor of New Jersey Jon S. Corzine and the New Jersey State Legislature and supported by: NJ Library Association, NJ VALE, Central Jersey Library Cooperative, South Jersey Library Cooperative, Highlands Library Cooperative, and INFOLINK.

“The library community is indebted to all the members of the Assembly and Senate Budget Committees but particularly the chairs of these committees Senator Wayne Bryant and Assemblyman Louis Greenwald for championing this program.” – Norma Blake, NJ State Librarian

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Legislative Champions :
Richard J. Codey, Acting Governor, State Senator Wayne Bryant, State Assemblyman Louis Greenwald, Congressman Rush Holt

Endorsements from the Business Community:
Mercer Regional Chamber of Commerce, NJ Business & Industry Association, NJ Business Incubator Network, NJ Economic Development Authority, NJ Science & Technology Commission, NJ Small Business Development Council, NJ State League of Municipalities, Princeton Chamber of Commerce, Southern NJ Development Council

Leadership Partners :
NJ State Library, NJ Library Association, NJ Library Network including the Regional Library Cooperatives, NJ’s Virtual Academic Library Environment (VALE)