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Trenton NJ, Senators Steven Oroho and Anthony Bucco welcomed the Board of Public Utilities’ cost study of Governor Murphy’s Energy Master Plan but chastised the Administration for the unexplained two year delay.
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TRENTON NJ, a Lebanon, Indiana, man was convicted today on four counts of sex offenses, U.S. Attorney Philip R. Sellinger announced.
Randal Wise, 45, was convicted of attempted online enticement of a minor, transportation of child pornography, possession of child pornography, and attempted transfer of obscenity to a minor following a three-day trial before U.S. District Judge Michael A. Shipp.
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Trenton NJ, as families across our nation suffer due to rising gas prices resulting from the war in Ukraine, a resolution by Senator Ed Durr (R-3) urging American energy independence was blocked during today’s Senate session by the Democratic majority.
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Trenton NJ, a Connecticut man today admitted his role in a murder for hire scheme in which a New Jersey-based Democratic political consultant paid him and another man to kill a longtime associate, U.S. Attorney Philip R. Sellinger announced.
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Arlington Va, The American Legislative Exchange Council (ALEC) today released the 2021 Laffer-ALEC Report on Economic Freedom: Grading America’s 50 Governors. This report is the second annual scorecard ranking America’s 50 governors based on policy performance and result, as well as executive leadership.
Continue reading New Study Ranks Phil Murphy 5th Worst Governor
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Trenton NJ, Senator Kristin Corrado (R-40) called for New Jersey Labor Commissioner Robert Asaro-Angelo to resign following his recent appearance before the Senate Labor Committee and two years after his department’s offices closed to the public:
Continue reading Pressure Mounts On New Jersey Labor Commissioner Robert Asaro-Angelo to Resign
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Roseland NJ, nearly 55 percent of the more than 300 certified public accountants (CPAs) surveyed by the New Jersey Society of CPAs (NJCPA) said that Governor Murphy’s $48.9 billion proposed budget for the 2023 fiscal year will leave the state’s economy either marginally worse or significantly worse over the long term. This compares with 24 percent who believed it would stay the same and more than 20 percent who thought it would make the state’s economic situation better.
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Trenton NJ, Tom Szymanski, Executive Director of the New Jersey Republican Party (“NJGOP”) issued the following response stemming from reports that Democratic Representatives Tom Malinowski, Mikie Sherrill, Andy Kim and Josh Gottheimer had accepted donations from a Nord Stream 2 lobbyist:
Continue reading NJ Democrat Reps Must Return Campaign Cash Received From Russian Energy Lobbyist
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Trenton NJ, Democrat Senator Joseph Lagana introduced a legislative package today meant to help curb the rash of motor vehicle thefts that have been occurring with increasing frequency across the Garden State by upgrading automobile thefts from a third- to a second-degree crime, and by imposing stiffer penalties for both automobile thefts as well as carjackings.
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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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.
Continue reading Women-Owned Companies Capitalize on State Resources to Grow
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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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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.
Continue reading NJCPA “Ignoring businesses does not help low- and middle-class New Jerseyans”
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.
Continue reading Time to index New Jersey’s gross income tax brackets annually for inflation
