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Trenton NJ, the Brewers Guild of NJ today applauded the Assembly Oversight, Reform and Federal Relations Committee for passing A-4630, legislation that would repeal the harmful license restrictions imposed on New Jersey’s craft breweries.
Continue reading Brewers Guild Of NJ Applauds Assembly Action To Remove Harmful Restrictions
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Trenton NJ, Senator Joe Pennacchio and Senator Anthony M. Bucco voted against legislation today that they warned would lead to higher-density housing developments in many New Jersey towns.
Continue reading More High Density Housing Heading for Ridgewood and Surrounding Towns
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Trenton NJ, The Department of the Treasury reported today that April revenue collections for the major taxes totaled $6.969 billion, down $1.161 billion, or 14.3 percent from last April. Fiscal year-to-date total collections of $37.110 billion are now lower by $423.7 million, or 1.1 percent below the same period last year.
Continue reading New Jersey Tax Revenue Declines by 14.3% Year over Year
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Morristown NJ, New Jersey ranks near the bottom or at the bottom, depending on the source considered, for overall business climate due to taxes and regulatory hurdles. The factors behind those rankings directly impact the ability of our state to foster the development of small businesses and retain those businesses as they grow. It is important to want small businesses to exist and thrive in your state. Small businesses are a way for new innovations to come to the market and for New Jersey residents to accumulate wealth.
Continue reading New Jersey State Police to Conduct Commercial Vehicle Safety Road Checks
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Trenton NJ, Senator Joe Pennacchio has introduced legislation that would help towns meet a significant portion of their affordable housing obligations through regional contribution agreements (RCAs).
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Trenton NJ, New Jersey Senate Republicans will hold an independent hearing on Wednesday, May 3 to receive testimony on the surge of whale and dolphin deaths along the Jersey Shore in recent months and potential links to wind farms that are under development. The virtual hearing will be livestreamed on Facebook Live.
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Trenton NJ, Attorney General Matthew J. Platkin today announced that a campaign manager for a would-be candidate in the 2021 governor’s race is facing election fraud charges after allegedly filing nearly 2,000 bogus petitions in an attempt to get his candidate on the ballot for the Democratic primary.
double-digit increases in their energy bills or the massive expense of replacing affordable gas appliances and cars
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Trenton NJ, Senator Anthony M. Bucco warned that the extreme cost of Governor Phil Murphy’s green energy plan could be devastating for a growing number of New Jerseyans as a new report shows more households are living paycheck to paycheck.
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Trenton NJ, Senate Republican Leader Steven Oroho called for the Murphy administration to dedicate pandemic relief funds to the Unemployment Insurance (UI) Fund to prevent $1 billion of cumulative payroll tax increases on New Jersey employers.
Results Repudiate Murphy and His Party Leaders’ Radical Abortion Policies
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Trenton NJ, New Jersey Right to Life sponsored a Marist Poll that asked specific questions on abortion. The survey of 1,024 New Jersey registered voters was conducted April 10th through April 12th. The poll’s results are listed below.
Herminio Mendoza, President of the Hispanic Republicans of North Jersey
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Attempting to take advantage of the mental health crisis and the rise in crime they created, the Democrat gun control lobby has once again decided to warp the facts around legal firearm ownership. Democrats have attempted to rebrand their policies to be about “safety” rather than what they are truly about – control. The policies Democrats have pursued, such as bail reform for violent criminals and defunding the police, have increased violence and crime particularly in working class neighborhoods.
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Trenton NJ, A consortium of charitable pregnancy centers in New Jersey have filed suit against the State of New Jersey regarding the Attorney General’s issuance of a “Consumer Alert” on December 7, 2022, that unfairly tarnishes their reputation and disregards the valuable services the centers offer at no charge to thousands of women and their families each year. The lawsuit demands copies of the documentation that the Attorney General and Consumer Affairs Director possessed when making certain statements in the Alert that the Consortium asserts are misleading and misrepresent how pregnancy centers in New Jersey operate.
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New Brunswick NJ, a week after Governor Murphy’s big “framework deal ” announcement Rutgers faculty and adjuncts are still without a contract. Union members say that they are growing more frustrated. Union members were on strike for about a week before they agreed to go back to the classroom amid a tentative deal. But with no permanent deal in place, and union members are again requesting help from Governor Phil Murphy.
