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Women-Owned Companies Capitalize on State Resources to Grow

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

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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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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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Fair Share Housing Center Claims State Budget is Good for Another 3,000 New Homes

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Trenton NJ, , in response to Governor Murphy’s Fiscal Year 23 Budget Proposal that allocates $300 million from the American Rescue Plan towards the development of affordable homes, Fair Share Housing Center’s Executive Director, Adam Gordon, issued the follow statement:

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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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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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Trenton Looks to Incentivize More High Density Housing

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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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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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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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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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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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New Jersey State Police and NJ Attorney General’s Office Join Forces to Respond to the Rapid Raise in Auto Thefts State Wide

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Trenton NJ, Acting Attorney General Matthew J. Platkin and New Jersey State Police Superintendent Colonel Patrick J. Callahan today warned residents about a serious spike in motor vehicle thefts across the state, while noting that stolen vehicles are frequently used to commit other violent crimes. To address this growing concern, the New Jersey State Police and Division of Criminal Justice are expanding the Auto Theft Task Force by adding additional detectives and prosecutors, as well as bringing on board additional police departments from around the state.

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New Jersey Attorney General’s Car Chase Policy Aids Criminals, Handcuffs Cops

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Trenton NJ,  Assemblyman Brian Bergen is blasting the state attorney general’s revised vehicular pursuit policy that went into effect at the end of last year for increasing car theft and hindering law enforcement’s ability to apprehend criminals.

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