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Trenton NJ, Senator Anthony M. Bucco (R-25) issued the following comments after a pair of Governor Phil Murphy’s nominees to the New Jersey Board of Public Utilities (BPU) failed to gain Senate confirmation today:
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Trenton NJ, “The three commissioners who comprise the New Jersey Election Law Enforcement Commission resigned Thursday afternoon,” according to published reports.
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Freehold NJ, Attorney General Matthew J. Platkin today announced that a former member of the New Jersey State Police (NJSP) has been sentenced to prison time without the possibility of parole, after a jury found him guilty of misusing an NJSP identification card, which he should not have had in his possession, in order to get out of a series of police traffic stops in Monmouth and Ocean counties.
New Jersey-based Democrat Political Consultant Sean Caddle
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Trenton NJ, a Connecticut man was sentenced today to 192 months in prison for his role in a murder for hire scheme in which a New Jersey-based political consultant paid him and another man to kill a longtime associate, U.S. Attorney Philip R. Sellinger announced.
The Real Cost to New Jersey of Being an Outlier: The Impact of Steep Corporate Tax Rates
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Morristown NJ, just a few decades ago New Jersey’s economy was the envy of the nation. In recent years the state has become an outlier, ranked at the bottom of most lists for its ability to attract and retain business in the Garden State, primarily driven by a high cost of doing business and tax burden. In a new report, the Garden State Initiative offers an alternative path to restore the state’s competitiveness through tax reform that allows New Jersey’s natural attributes to outweigh its crushing tax burden.
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Roseland NJ, nearly 60 percent of the more than 275 certified public accountants (CPAs) surveyed by the New Jersey Society of CPAs (NJCPA) said Governor Murphy’s proposed $53.1 billion budget for the 2024 fiscal year will leave the state’s economy either marginally worse or significantly worse over the long term. More than 20 percent believed it would stay the same, and 20 percent said it would be marginally or significantly better.
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Newark NJ, Attorney General Matthew J. Platkin is announcing today that the nursing licenses of 20 New Jersey medical professionals have been rescinded following the United States Department of Justice’s investigation into allegations of fraudulently issued Florida nursing diplomas.
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Pedricktown NJ, the Attorney General’s Office announced that the ongoing investigation into the incident that occurred at a New Jersey Turnpike Service Area in Salem County on February 28, 2023, has revealed that Kyle Foggy, 29, of Cherry Hill, died as the result of a self-inflicted gunshot wound.
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Ridgewood NJ, PJM Interconnection energy grid study found the Mid-Atlantic region of the U.S. could run out of power in 7 years. In the report further highlighted below . Demand for electricity will out pace the ability to produce it . Old power generation plants ( thermal generation) are retiring at a faster rate than new plants of (intermittent and limited-duration resources ) renewable energy can replace. Intermittent and limited-duration resources like solar cells and wind farms will take multi megawatts to replace and old school megawatt. Another words far more capacity needs to be created in renewables than exist in current generation , if we lose 40 GW of existing generation we will need 120 GW of renewables.
Statement by Ralph Albert Thomas, CPA (DC), CGMA, CEO and Executive Director, New Jersey Society of Certified Public Accountants
Roseland NJ, Governor Phil Murphy delivered his budget proposal for New Jersey’s 2024 fiscal year which begins July 1. The New Jersey Society of Certified Public Accountants (NJCPA) applauds the Governor for proposing a budget that includes no tax increases or new fees and allows the 2.5-percent corporation business tax (CBT) surcharge to sunset on Dec. 31. We also applaud the fiscally responsible measures to create a $10 billion surplus and put more than $2 billion towards debt defeasance. However, we are concerned about the tax revenue projections which don’t factor in a possible recession.
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Trenton NJ, after an NJ.com investigation found that state government agencies aren’t answering the phone when people call for help, Senator Jon Bramnick and Senator Anthony M. Bucco said it’s time for the Legislature to pass a bill that would help fix the problem.
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file photo Democrat Political Operative Sean Caddle
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Trenton NJ, a Philadelphia hit man was sentenced today to 240 months in prison for conspiring with longtime Democrat Political Operative Sean Caddle and an accomplice to murder one of Caddle’s associates, U.S. Attorney Philip R. Sellinger announced.
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Trenton NJ, Governors Murphy’s road-to-the-White-House narrative claims that New Jersey is growing, but in the real world, the data show that in 2022 New Jersey continued to have one of the worst outmigrations of people and wealth in the nation. For the past two years — the two years following Murphy’s COVID lockdowns and school closures — New Jersey’s population actually shrunk.
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Trento J, Co-chairs of the Forest Stewardship Task Force presented its recommendations to guide the protection and management of New Jersey’s public forestlands today to a joint meeting of the Senate Environment and Energy Committee and the Assembly Environment and Solid Waste Committee.
