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Posted on March 3, 2019 March 2, 2019

New Jersey Voters Get What they wanted Higher Taxes and a Less Prosperous State

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Ridgewood NJ, Tax revenues are up 2.9% over prior year , but a 7.2% increase is needed to fund existing and new spending programs. Sales tax and Corporate Business Tax grew above projections (corporate tax revenues 47% higher than prior year).
So the target for tax increases will again be the Income Tax. Last year, the state passed a multi-millionaires tax, so that card has already been played.

At the current growth rate as detailed in that legislative services report, and not accounting for higher revenues in the second half of the fiscal year, the state would fall about $5 billion short of the $33.5 billion in major revenues certified by the governor. The Treasury Department declined to say what its current projection for the end of the year is, but the ratings agency S&P Global Ratings said it calculates a $740 million shortfall if the trend continues.

Posted on March 2, 2019 March 2, 2019

Reader says , Phil “Murphy is destroying the future of New Jersey”

Common sense and fiscally responsible management of spending with strict restraints
are things the Governor and Trenton Democrats are just incapable of doing! Murphy continues to buy the favor of those in America illegally with things like sanctuary cities & 2yrs of free Community College for them while burdening those cost on the backs of citizens & those legally here. In many case those paying for Murphy’s betrayal to us.. can’t even afford to pay for their own children’s college!! Then there’s the tax on rentals at the Jersey Shore… cutting the legs out from under all those board walk shops & house rentals!!

Murphy is destroying the future of New Jersey … Even more sick.. is the fact the Trenton Democrats are all helping him do it!!

Posted on February 26, 2019 February 26, 2019

Open Letter From New York State Budget Director Robert Mujica Regarding Amazon

Amazon Introduces New Tablet At News Conference In New York

“As just about everyone in this state, if not the country, knows by now, Amazon has terminated its plans to bring its second headquarters to New York State. It is a tremendous loss for New Yorkers and I hope that at a minimum, we understand the lessons learned.

“In my 23 years in the State Capitol, three as Budget Director, Amazon was the single greatest economic development opportunity we have had. Amazon chose New York and Virginia after a year-long national competition with 234 cities and states vying for the 25,000-40,000 jobs. For a sense of scale, the next largest economic development project the state has completed was for approximately 1,000 jobs. People have been asking me for the past week what killed the Amazon deal. There were several factors.

Posted on February 26, 2019 February 26, 2019

NEW JERSEY: QUALITY OF LIFE INDEX AT RECORD LOW

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West Long Branch NJ, New Jersey residents’ views of the quality of life in their home state have tumbled to an all-time low. Currently, just half the public gives positive marks to the Garden State as a place to live. At the same time, the Monmouth University Poll also finds that residents’ opinions of their own local communities remain positive and have not changed much at all over the past year.

Just half of New Jersey residents say the state is either an excellent (11%) or good (39%) place to call home, while 32% say it is only fair and 17% rate it as poor. The current positive rating of 50% has dropped from the 54% result in last year’s Monmouth poll, marking an all-time low for this metric in New Jersey opinion polls going back to 1980. Over the past decade, this rating has generally been in the mid-60s. Prior to that, positive rating of the state was frequently in the 70s, even reaching as high as 84% in 1987.

Posted on February 23, 2019 February 23, 2019

Efforts to Keep Trump off NJ’s 2020 Ballot Democrats Disenfranchises Voters ,is Unconstitutional and Hypocritical

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Trenton NJ , Senator Joe Pennacchio (R-26) released the following statement in light of yesterday’s State Senate passage of legislation (S-119) that would require candidates for President and Vice President to release their tax returns in order to appear on the ballot in New Jersey.

Sen. Pennacchio attempted to amend the bill on the floor to include all candidates for Governor, State Senate, and General Assembly. In a clear rebuke of transparency, the majority party chose to block his commonsense amendment.

Posted on February 23, 2019 February 23, 2019

Reader says , “in NJ we are all screwed by the left wing state Supreme Court”

” I’ve lived here most of my life and I am not thrilled at the prospect of these new housing developments. Unfortunately in the people’s republic of new jerkey, any developer who does not get his way simply invokes the “mount laurel ” builders remedy lawsuit since we do not meet the affordable housing demands of the left wing NJ Supreme Court … And they could stuff in many more units .So either way we get “porked”. Let’s hope these developers don’t go broke with their pipe dream developments because anyone buying at foreclosure would stuff in any tenants at a cheaper rent than market which means more families with kids in school. I was against the apartments and still am opposed but in NJ we are all screwed by the left wing state Supreme Court . “

Posted on February 23, 2019 February 23, 2019

Reader implies New Jersey is an, ” Embarrassment”

“Trenton Democrats continually waste OUR TAX DOLLARS on this kind of garbage! Always playing dirty politics instead of working to lower our taxes, cut spending and implement the services they are suppose to be doing for the citizens of NJ!!
How about using Our Tax Dollars on actually maintaining our roads, bridges & seeing to it that our Governor, Mayors etc are “ upholding the rule of law..” such as immigration laws. They should be cutting funding given to illegals living in sanctuary cities in NJ at tax payers expense!! Overturning Gov’s Free Community college for illegals causing s greater burden on many families that can’t afford to send their own children to those same colleges!!
No instead Trenton Democrats choose to waste time & OUR money making a political blunder that will cost We the Taxpayers legal fees, court cases and frankly more embarrassment then they all do already!!!”

Posted on February 22, 2019 February 21, 2019

N.J. Senate votes 23-11 to keep Trump off the 2020 ballot unless he releases tax returns

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River Vale NJ , Assemblywomen Holly Schepisi :

“Thursday the New Jersey Senate is voted on a bill that would prohibit President Donald Trump from being placed on the New Jersey Ballot unless he releases a copy of his tax returns. While we can debate whether a Presidential candidate should release his tax returns, the law is clear that the New Jersey proposed legislation would be UNCONSTITUTIONAL. “

Posted on February 21, 2019 June 27, 2021

New Jersey State Legislators Should be Required to Release Tax Returns

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Ridgewood NJ, In response to news that the New Jersey State Senate plans to vote Thursday on legislation requiring all candidates for President or Vice President of the United States to release their tax returns in order to appear on the ballot in New Jersey, Senator Joe Pennacchio (R-26) announced that he will attempt to amend the bill on the floor, so that it applies to all State Senate and General Assembly candidates as well.

“New Jersey Democrats are claiming that this legislation is about transparency, well what’s good for the goose is what’s good for the gander,” Senator Pennacchio said. “If this really is about making sure voters are well-informed, then commonsense dictates that S-119 should apply to all of us as well. I would vote ‘yes’ if the Senate accepts my proposal to change the bill so that it also applies to all 120 State legislative offices.”

Posted on February 21, 2019 February 20, 2019

Department Homeland Security: ISIS Remains Moderate Threat in New Jersey

Threat to New Jersey: Moderate

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Ridgewood NJ, according to the State of New Jersey office of Homeland Security the terror threat from ISIS to New Jersey is moderate due to the group’s ability to inspire homegrown violent extremists (HVEs) to conduct attacks in the State and surrounding region on behalf of the organization. Since 2015, ISIS has inspired nine attacks by HVEs in the region.

Posted on February 20, 2019 February 19, 2019

Somebody Had to Say it: Millions In Financial Aid For Illegal Immigrants Is Unfair To Those Who Do Things The Legal Way

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VINELAND NJ, Republican candidate for state Senate in LD1, former Assemblyman Sam Fiocchi said today that recent news reports that New Jersey provided financial aid for more than 500 ‘undocumented immigrants’ to attend college is just one example of how sanctuary status hurts others.

“I, like many others living in our district, believe it is ridiculous the State provided over $1 million for those living here illegally to attend college,” Sam Fiocchi said, “Granted, many liberals and progressives will argue the students are ‘Dreamers,’ but what they’re really saying is these students, living in the country illegally, are being rewarded for the bad behavior of their parents.”

Posted on February 20, 2019 February 19, 2019

New Jersey’s Economic House is Crumbling…So, let’s Slap a New Coat of Paint On It

BettyLou DeCroce represents Legislative District 26 (Morris Essex & Passaic counties) and is a small business owner

Roxbury Twp NJ, Many state policy leaders treat New Jersey’s economy as if it were a stately mansion to be admired. They pretend to noticed that the termites have eaten the columns by the front door, that the roof leaks and that the foundation has begun to crumble. If the state’s economy were a house for sale it would be listed as outdated and in need of significant structural repairs.

As the state’s chief “realtor” Gov. Murphy’s sales pitch for New Jersey is that the house just needs a coat of paint and all will be fine. The reality is the state’s economic house needs a lot more than cosmetic makeovers.

Posted on February 20, 2019 February 19, 2019

Support for Legal Weed Stays High

Public sees tax revenue boon; backs expungement

West Long Branch NJ , The Monmouth University Poll finds more than 6-in-10 New Jersey residents support legalizing marijuana and half say a current proposal to make that happen in the Garden State is a good idea. The number of people who say that legalization will help the state’s economy and lead to a decrease in other drug crimes has ticked up over the past year. Three-quarters of the public also support the opportunity for those with past possession convictions to expunge their records.

Most New Jersey adults (62%) currently support legalizing the possession of small amounts of marijuana for personal use while 32% oppose this. These numbers are in line with the 59% – 37% split recorded in a Monmouth poll last year. However, statewide support for legalization is higher than five years ago when it stood at 48% in favor and 47% opposed. Marijuana legalization receives support from most Democrats (72%) and independents (61%), but less than half of Republicans (47%). By age, support stands at 81% among those 18 to 34 years old and at just over half among those age 35 to 54 (56%) and age 55 or older (53%).

Posted on February 19, 2019 February 19, 2019

New England Motor Freight Shuts Down NJ Loses 4,000 Jobs

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Elizabeth NJ, BANKRUPTCY filed in Newark NJ Court – New England Motor Freight Inc HEADQUARTERS IN ELIZABETH NJ CLOSES ITS DOORS – 4,000 JOBS LOST – NJ IS A JOB KILLER

Ask Phil Murphy and Senator Menendez & Cory Booker what they did to try and help this company, besides raising taxes to the point of collapse. It’s no wonder Phil Murphy was begging Jeff Bezos on his knees to bring the Amazon HQ to NJ.

https://www.wsj.com/articles/trucker-new-england-motor-freight-files-for-bankruptcy-plans-to-shut-down-11549928566

Posted on February 19, 2019 February 19, 2019

New Jersey Attorney General Charging Windmills

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TRENTON NJ, right on cue more virtue signaling ,money and time wasting ,Attorney General Gurbir S. Grewal today joined California and 14 other states in suing over President Trump’s decision to fund a border wall by declaring a national emergency and annexing billions of federal dollars earmarked for military construction projects and law enforcement drug interdiction efforts.

Would it be too much to ask that Trenton politicians focus on the seemingly insurmountable problems in New Jersey?

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