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Trenton NJ, while New Jersey and the rest of U.S. is debating a gigantic increase in subsidies for wind, solar and electric cars, Europe is slowly but surely discovering the benefits of nuclear power.
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EAST BRUNSWICK NJ, many economists around the nation are predicting the United States is heading towards a recession. As companies face pay cuts and layoffs, temporary workers are often brought in to keep company headcount and employee tax low. New Jersey lawmakers are now considering a bill to make it hard for companies to hire these temporary workers, for staffing agencies to help companies find this work, and for employees to have temporary jobs.
Continue reading New Bill Threatens Livelihoods of Temporary Workers in New Jersey
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Trenton NJ, the New Jersey Department of Agriculture has announced that reimbursement funding is available for all New Jersey counties for treatment of the spotted lanternfly. The funding amount can be as much as $15,000 and possibly more. The funds will be given to counties for costs they accrue for chemical treatment activities associated with spotted lanternfly control.
Continue reading FUNDING FOR SPOTTED LANTERNFLY TREATMENT AVAILABLE TO ALL NEW JERSEY COUNTIES
By Melanie Willoughby, Executive Director, The New Jersey Business Action Center
Trenton NJ, Is your New Jersey small business looking to reach customers overseas? The NJ Business Action Center (NJBAC) Office of Export Promotion has the resources and tools to help!
Trenton Democrats Muddled Priorities
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Trenton Nj, Senator Steven Oroho, Senator Joe Pennacchio and Senator Kristin Corrado today blasted Democrat leadership in Trenton for their response to the price of concert tickets.
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Trenton NJ, Pennsylvania’s corporate tax cut must be a catalyst for change in New Jersey, says Assemblyman Christopher DePhillips. The lawmaker is calling on legislative leadership to prioritize his bill to lower New Jersey’s highest-in-the-nation 11.5% corporate business tax rate before companies, jobs and families move to the Keystone State.
poor planning and over development strike again
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Trenton NJ, The Murphy Administration today asked residents and businesses to conserve water as the state continues to experience a persistent period of hot and dry weather.
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Trenton NJ, Republican leadership in the New Jersey Senate and General Assembly called for the formation of a special legislative committee to investigate massive health care premium increases that will be paid by active and retired public employees and taxpayers.
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Trenton NJ, The Office of the State Comptroller (OSC) released a report finding the overwhelming majority of the New Jersey towns it sampled are wasting taxpayer funds by making and agreeing to make excessive sick leave payments to public employees.
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Continue reading New Jersey State Police Cold Case Unit Identifies Victim of a 1982 Homicide
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Trenton NJ, Senator Sam Thompson said the new state debt report issued today by the Treasury Department directly contradicts claims by Governor Phil Murphy and Treasurer Elizabeth Maher Muoio that they have reduced state debt.
Continue reading Rapidly Rising State Debt, Contradicts Murphy Administration Claims to the Contrary
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Trenton NJ, within the lines of the Democrats’ $50.6 billion budget, state support for Planned Parenthood was doubled to more than $40 million, an increase Senator Ed Durr called “disgraceful.”
Continue reading Democrats’ $50.6 billion budget : NJ Taxpayer-Funded Abortions for Everyone
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Trenton NJ, NJBIA Vice President of Government Affairs Ray Cantor will testify today that a new environmental justice rule proposed by the state Department of Environmental Protection runs the risk of negatively impacting residents economically in communities designated as overburdened.
Continue reading New Environmental Justice Rule Could Sink New Jersey’s Economy Once and For All
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Ridgewood NJ, Focus NJ has finalized its 2021 Economic Review, chronicling the unique challenges New Jersey faced in the latter stages of the COVID-19 pandemic.
Continue reading Focus NJ’s 2021 Economic Review Shows NJ Challenges Exiting Pandemic
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Trenton NJ, Senator Michael Testa said Governor Phil Murphy could have prevented school aid cuts and resulting property tax increases with money that was earmarked for $500 checks and free health care for illegal aliens in the new state budget.
