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Posted on March 12, 2022March 12, 2022 by James — 5 Comments

New Jersey Set to Receive $641 Million Settlement from Opioid Distributors and Manufacturers

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Egg Harbor NJ, Governor Phil Murphy and Acting Attorney General Matt Platkin today announced that New Jersey is set to receive $641 million from settlements with Johnson & Johnson, which manufactured opioids, and the country’s three largest pharmaceutical distributors – McKesson, Cardinal Health, and AmerisourceBergen. The $641 million in settlement funds will be paid through 2038 and will fund state and local programs focused on treatment, prevention, and other strategies to combat the opioid epidemic in the state.

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Posted on March 12, 2022March 12, 2022 by James — Leave a comment

Charter School Parents Take On Trenton!

Call on Governor Murphy to Reverse Department of Education’s Charter School Denials and #LetMyChildLearn

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TRENTON NJ, Following February’s denials of high-performing public charter schools, hundreds of parents and students, primarily families of color, from New Jersey’s public charter schools took to the state’s capitol, urging Governor Phil Murphy to direct Acting Department of Education Commissioner Angelica Allen-McMillan to reverse these harmful decisions and support the growth of high-quality charter schools in New Jersey. Hundreds of parents and students took to the Statehouse Annex, traveling from all across the state, to express their concerns of being uprooted from the schools that best fit their educational needs.

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Posted on March 11, 2022March 10, 2022 by James — 1 Comment

Women-Owned Companies Capitalize on State Resources to Grow

The New Jersey Business Action Center helps female entrepreneurs grow by assisting with certification registrations, grant funding and offering free expert-level business support

By Melanie Willoughby, Executive Director, The New Jersey Business Action Center

Trenton NJ, Women-owned businesses account for 39.6 percent of business ownership in New Jersey, which is above the national average of 20.9 percent, according to the 2021 U.S. SBA Small Business Profile Report.

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Posted on March 11, 2022March 10, 2022 by James — 2 Comments

Utility and Transportation Contractors Association Says Gas Tax Holiday is Not the Answer , Domestic Energy Production Is

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Farmingdale NJ, Utility and Transportation Contractors Association (UTCA) CEO Robert Briant, Jr., issued the following statement today regarding a proposal to implement a federal gas tax holiday due to increasing fuel costs:

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Posted on March 10, 2022March 10, 2022 by James — Leave a comment

NJCPA “Ignoring businesses does not help low- and middle-class New Jerseyans”

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Roseland NJ, This afternoon, Governor Phil Murphy delivered his budget proposal for New Jersey’s 2023 fiscal year which begins July 1. We applaud the Governor for proposing a budget that includes no tax increases or new fees. The NJCPA also commends Governor Murphy for once again including a full payment to the public worker pension fund, though structural reform to public worker benefits is necessary to end the ballooning burden of these benefits on the state budget. We also applaud the Governor for making a large allocation to debt defeasance.

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Posted on March 10, 2022March 10, 2022 by James — Leave a comment

Time to index New Jersey’s gross income tax brackets annually for inflation

Trenton NJ, Senator Anthony M. Bucco said it’s clear the State can afford legislation he sponsors to provide inflation relief to New Jersey taxpayers after Governor Phil Murphy announced an extra $4.6 billion in tax collections this year that wasn’t expected.

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Posted on March 10, 2022March 9, 2022 by James — 1 Comment

Governor Murphy’s Budget Address Omits Cascading Challenges on Main Street Businesses, Unemployed, Workforce Shortages, Inflation, or Unprecedented supply-chain disruption

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Trenton NJ, Governor Phil Murphy (D) delivered his budget address for New Jersey’s upcoming fiscal year today, outlining the administration’s fiscal and policy priorities.

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Posted on March 9, 2022March 9, 2022 by James — 2 Comments

Stockton University Poll : As inflation rises, a Majority of New Jersey Residents are Pessimistic about Economic Conditions

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Galloway NJ, most New Jersey adults have maintained or improved their financial status as COVID-19 surged and waned in recent months. But as inflation rises, a majority are pessimistic about economic conditions, according to a Stockton University Poll released today.

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Posted on March 8, 2022March 7, 2022 by James — 4 Comments

Emergency Service Volunteers in New Jersey Could Earn a $5000 Tax Credit

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Trenton NJ, Senator Christopher Connors, Assemblyman Brian Rumpf, and Assemblywoman DiAnne Gove have reintroduced legislation S-1697 and A-757 that would permit volunteer firefighters and first aid or rescue squad members to claim an additional exemption of $5,000 to be taken as a deduction from their gross income if they meet certain qualifications.

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Posted on March 8, 2022March 7, 2022 by James — 2 Comments

Trenton Looks to Incentivize More High Density Housing

Committee Advances Measure Authorizing Conversion of Empty Office Parks & Shopping Centers into Mixed-Use Developments

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Trenton NJ, with countless commercial buildings previously used for office space or shopping centers sitting empty throughout New Jersey, a measure sponsored by Assembly Democrats Louis Greenwald and Clinton Calabrese would facilitate the conversion of these structures into mixed-use developments comprised of both housing and businesses. The Assembly Community Development and Affairs Committee advanced the measure on Monday.

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Posted on March 8, 2022March 7, 2022 by James — 1 Comment

Worker Misclassification Case Against Lyft Heads to an Administrative Law Judge

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Trenton NJ, The New Jersey Department of Labor and Workforce Development (NJDOL) has advanced its worker misclassification case against Lyft to the courts, asking an administrative law judge to confirm the Department’s assessment that the ride-share company owes $16 million in unemployment, temporary disability and family leave contributions and penalties, as a four-year Department audit found.

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Posted on March 8, 2022March 8, 2022 by James — 3 Comments

NJ Attorney General Confirmation Process Set to Air Murphy Administration Dirty Laundry

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Ramsey NJ, Businessman and Congressional candidate Frank Pallotta (N.J.-05) released the following statement calling on New Jersey Acting Attorney General Matt Platkin to resign and be prosecuted: “Yet again, New Jersey is the face of corruption and scandal with a refocus in today’s New York Post on Acting Attorney General Matt Platkin’s cover-up of the assault of a campaign staffer; his forcing nursing homes to accept COVID patients; and now his office behavior, which involves throwing chairs.

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Posted on March 4, 2022March 4, 2022 by James — 1 Comment

Senate Republicans Propose Bill to Give Billions Back to NJ Taxpayers

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Trenton NJ, In advance of Governor Phil Murphy’s expected announcement next week that the State has collected at least $3 billion more in taxes than he budgeted this year, Senate Republicans will introduce legislation to give it back to New Jersey taxpayers immediately through $500 and $1,000 refundable tax credits when they file their state income taxes for 2021.

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Posted on March 4, 2022March 4, 2022 by James — 1 Comment

Senator Kristin Corrado calls the Dysfunction at the NJ Department of Labor Inexcusable

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Trenton NJ, while thousands of New Jersey residents remain caught up in unemployment limbo, unable to get help from the Department of Labor, federal employees are back at their desks full time. Senator Kristin Corrado called the dysfunction at the state agency inexcusable.

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