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Trenton NJ, with inflation slowing but prices still relatively high and the U.S. gaining 336,000 jobs in September, WalletHub today released updated rankings for its report on Changes in Unemployment Rate by State.
Continue reading WalletHub Study: New Jersey Is the State with the 2nd Worst Unemployment Rate Change
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Trenton NJ, Senate Republican leader Anthony M. Bucco said Governor Murphy’s scheduled delivery of ANCHOR Property Tax Relief payments were designed to be political.
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Trenton NJ, Senator Michael Testa and Senate Minority Leader Anthony M. Bucco issued the following statements in response to a recent article highlighting a potential connection between Senator Bob Menendez’s role as Chairman of the U.S. Senate Banking Subcommittee on Securities, Insurance, and Investment and the appointment of former New Jersey Attorney General Gurbir Grewal as Director of Enforcement for the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) in 2021. The article also named Gubir Grewal’s cousin, Balpreet Grewal-Virk, as someone with very close ties to Senator Menendez, which included substantial campaign and political action committee contributions.
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Trenton NJ, Statement from Attorney General Matthew J. Platkin Regarding Precautions Being Taken in New Jersey in Response to the Attacks in Israel:
As we worry about loved ones abroad, we know that members of our Jewish community throughout the country, and here in New Jersey, are worried for their safety as they continue to celebrate the High Holidays.
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Trenton NJ, Senator Kristin Corrado is calling for a special legislative committee to be formed to investigate the findings of a recent report by the State of New Jersey Commission of Investigation (SCI) that revealed shocking failures at the veterans homes in Menlo Park and Paramus.
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Continue reading NJ Division of Taxation Warns on ANCHOR benefit Text Messaging Scam
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Trenton NJ, leading economists have been warning for decades that a shrinking population spells significant turmoil for our economy and broader society. This is not a problem exclusive to the United States either – for example, South Korea, a country with one of the lowest fertility rates, is offering new parents cheaper mortgage rates to encourage them to have children (at 1-3% lower than commercial banks), as well as several other initiatives.
Continue reading New Jersey Braces for Population Plunge as High Living Costs Curb Family Growth
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Trenton NJ, Senator Declan O’Scanlon announced today that he is reintroducing legislation from 2008 that would revoke public pensions for government officials and employees who are convicted of any crime while in office. Senator Edward Durr (R-3) will sign on as a co-prime sponsor of the bill.
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Trenton NJ, New Jersey’s gas tax will once again increase, though by less than a penny today Sunday, Oct. 1, thanks to a 2016 law meant to support transportation projects around the state.
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Trenton NJ, Statement of Attorney General Matthew J. Platkin on the Federal Indictment of Robert Menendez : The Office of the Attorney General is aware of the details included in today’s indictment of Democrat Robert Menendez, a sitting United States Senator for this State. The allegations are deeply disturbing to me and my Office, and we are already in the process of reviewing the concerns raised by the indictment.
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Trenton NJ, Senate Judiciary Committee member, Michael Testa, called on the Legislature to return to Trenton immediately to authorize subpoena power for the Senate Judiciary Committee and retain special counsel to facilitate a thorough investigation of the New Jersey Attorney General’s Office handling of a 2019 prosecution involving a businessman with ties to U.S. Senator Bob Menendez.
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Trenton NJ, Governor Phil Murphy this evening issued the following statement about indicted U.S. Sen. Bob Menendez:
“The allegations in the indictment against Senator Menendez and four other defendants are deeply disturbing. These are serious charges that implicate national security and the integrity of our criminal justice system. Under our legal system, Senator Menendez and the other defendants have not been found guilty and will have the ability to present evidence disputing these charges, and we must respect the process. However, the alleged facts are so serious that they compromise the ability of Senator Menendez to effectively represent the people of our state. Therefore, I am calling for his immediate resignation.”
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Trenton NJ, Governor Phil Murphy today signed the ‘Uniform Public Expression Protection Act’ to protect people from meritless lawsuits intended to intimidate them for exercising their free speech rights. Powerful entities and individuals often use lawsuits and litigation threats to punish and silence those who might speak unfavorably about them. The bipartisan legislation will enable defendants to seek the expedited dismissal of such lawsuits, commonly referred to as ‘Strategic Lawsuits Against Public Participation’ (SLAPP), which have historically been used against journalists, academics, advocates, and whistleblowers – among others.
Continue reading New Bipartisan Bill Protecting Against Lawsuits Designed to Suppress Free Speech
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Trenton NJ, on Friday afternoon, more than two months after the law required legislators’ requests for budget funding to be released to the public, Democrats released requests that all have this disclaimer stamped at the top: “The Budget Bill includes this Resolution, either as submitted or in a modified form.” It’s not clear how original budget requests were sanitized, but they have almost all been modified to remove required explanations about how the money will be spent.
Continue reading Murphy Administration Accused of Whitewashing of Critical Budget Information
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Trenton NJ, the New Jersey Business & Industry Association launched a campaign to stop the Murphy administration’s proposed ban of the sale of new gasoline-powered cars by 2035.
