Do you think your property taxes are too high?  Are there issues with your school district or garbage collection service? How about a lack of jobs and new development in your town? Is the crime rate going up and are your neighbors having a hard time selling their homes? These are just several of the many issues that local politicians are charged with dealing with.

Too often, I hear people say they don’t care about the local level elections because it doesn’t affect them. This couldn’t be further from the truth! The federal government, and specifically the President, does not have power over many of the areas of these local issues. Do you think President Obama is going to come and specifically fix your school district? Do you think he’s going to care about how many jobs are created in your small town in New Jersey? No, he cares about national issues and while national issues may directly impact your life the fact of the matter is if you really want change in your everyday life, you need to pay attention to your local candidates and make sure you come out and vote this Tuesday, November 8!

Republican Candidates Around Rider:

John Cifelli for Ewing Town Council

Kyle Collins, Falk Engel, and Colette Coolbaugh for Lawrence Town Council (3 seats)

Jonathan Savage for County Executive

Richard Kanka for Senate

John Bencivengo Hamilton Mayor

Wayne Wittman for Assembly

Sheree McGowan for Assembly

For more info and a full list of GOP candidates visit: http://www.mercergop.com

*Free dinner will be provided.

April 5, 2011 @6pm- 8pm: NRA University

The National Rifle Association (NRA) is coming to Rider’s campus for an event called NRA University. They’ll be food, free NRA swag, and a chance to learn more about Second Amendment rights and the gun control debate. Location: Science Building Room 102 @6pm- 8pm

This is the Facebook event link: http://www.facebook.com/event.php?eid=197979153558809

April 12, 2011 @5pm: Rider Economic Forum

Ever wonder what’s really going on in our economy? Are you interested in learning about the chance of another recession, effects of President Obama’s stimulus package, the role monetary policy has had on the recovery, or the truth about unemployment statistics? Well these are just a few of the many economics and finance topics that will be discussed. This is a chance for you to find out what’s really going on as explained by several of Rider’s knowledgeable business professors. There will also be a chance, for those of you who have your own questions, to have them answered. Location: Sweigart Building Room 205 @5pm-7pm

This is the Facebook event link: http://www.facebook.com/event.php?eid=164503126936256#!/event.php?eid=150420271689128

April 13, 2011 @5pm- 7pm: Americans for Fair Taxation Speech

During Tax Week, we’ll be hosting Americans for Fair Taxation (www.fairtax.org) at Rider University. A representative from this organization will be speaking about the FairTax plan and the proposal to replace the income tax. Additionally, various alternatives to our current tax structure will be examined. A conversation with the audience will take place afterward, and you’ll get to weigh in on what you believe the best tax system is (i.e. Flat Tax, Fair Tax, Progressive Tax).  Location: Science Building Room 102 @5pm-7pm

http://www.facebook.com/home.php#!/event.php?eid=164503126936256

We look forward to seeing all of you at the event!