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Hackensack NJ, The Bergen County Women’s Republican Club, the oldest County Republican Women’s Club in the United States, founded in 1923, enthusiastically announces their 2022-2024 incoming Executive Board Members:
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Trenton NJ, In advance of Governor Phil Murphy’s expected announcement next week that the State has collected at least $3 billion more in taxes than he budgeted this year, Senate Republicans will introduce legislation to give it back to New Jersey taxpayers immediately through $500 and $1,000 refundable tax credits when they file their state income taxes for 2021.
Continue reading Senate Republicans Propose Bill to Give Billions Back to NJ Taxpayers
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Ramsey NJ, Republican Congressional Candidate Frank Pallotta (N.J. – 5) vowed today to oppose any new taxes or tax increases if elected to Congress. In signing the Americans for Tax Reform Taxpayer Protection Pledge, he stated, “Living in the highest taxed region of our nation, I am generally wary of any new taxes, especially those taxes that serve special interests. We have the highest inflation in a generation with no solution, support, or guidance from our representatives in Washington. Now, more than ever, we must oppose anything that takes money from hard working residents and sends it to D.C.”
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Republican Jack Ciattarelli conceded on Friday, giving incumbent Phil Murphy a much closer-than-expected victory in the New Jersey governor’s race .
Continue reading Republican Jack Ciattarelli Concedes in NJ Governor’s Race
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Upper Saddle River NJ, in the end, pollsters failed to accurately forecast the election (so badly that many issued public apologies). As of November 8, 2021, Ciattarelli is trailing by 2.6% with 98% of expected vote in.
Continue reading Three thoughts about New Jersey’s 2021 General Election
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Ridgewood NJ, Republicans capture Ho-Ho-Kus , Washington Twp, (Twp of Washington) and Midland Park on Tuesday.
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Trenton NJ, Governor Phil Murphy holds a slight edge on Republican challenger Jack Ciattarelli of 6 percentage points heading into the final stretch of the race for New Jersey governor, according to a new poll.
Continue reading Latest polls Spell Big Trouble for Governor Murphy
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Ramsey NJ, 2022 U.S. Republican House Candidate Frank Pallotta (NJ-05), today issued the following statement in response to recent events in Afghanistan including the tragic and avoidable deaths and injuries of US military men and women in a synchronized series of suicide attacks in Kabul, Afghanistan.
Governor Murphy’s New Energy Master Plan Will Ban New Homes & Businesses from Having Access to Affordable, Reliable Natural Gas
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Trenton NJ, Senator Anthony Bucco said Governor Phil Murphy should rethink his plan to prohibit newly constructed homes and businesses from having access to affordable and reliable natural gas.
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Monroe NJ, Adam Elias, a successful entrepreneur and proven job creator announced a small business tour throughout the 14th District and called on career politician Linda Greenstein to stand up to Phil Murphy and fight for lower taxes on small business owners as they start to recover from the fallout of the pandemic.
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Ridgewood NJ, Republican candidate for New Jersey Governor, Jack Ciattarelli, was at a home in Tuckerton on Thursday morning for a roundtable discussion hearing the concerns of Southern Ocean County residents with regard to property taxes, affordability and how small business owners are being impacted economically.
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Montclair NJ, State Senate candidate Scott Pollack released the following statement calling for increasing educational choices and opportunities for students as a response to the Stein lawsuit. This lawsuit alleges that current school district zoning methods make New Jersey the 5th most segregated state in the nation.
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Washington DC, NJ Congressman Van Drew issued the following statement on the current situation in Afghanistan, “President Biden’s decision to simply hand Afghanistan back to the Taliban after almost twenty years to the day since the terrorist attacks of September 11th, 2001, will go down as one of the most shocking and embarrassing failures of leadership in American history,” said Congressman Van Drew. “It is a slap in the face to not only our NATO allies and the Afghan people who stood shoulder to shoulder with us in the fight for Freedom, but to the thousands of Americans and coalition forces who sacrificed their lives and limbs to defeat the Taliban and liberate Afghanistan in the first place. Whether it is China, Russia, North Korea, or Iran – friend and foe alike are taking notice of the Biden Administration’s weakness and will only be emboldened in the days, weeks, and months to come.”
Continue reading Congress poised to Grill Biden officials Over Afghanistan Implosion
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Trenton NJ, as early as April of this year, Senator Declan O’Scanlon and Republican members of the Senate Budget & Appropriations Committee proposed using federal American Rescue Plan Act money to stabilize the Unemployment Insurance Fund and avoid massive tax increases on employers in the state.
