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The “Tax Capital” of America? Why NJ Lawmakers are Fighting a New 11.5% Corporate Rate

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Is New Jersey’s 11.5% Corporate Tax Killing Jobs? Lawmakers Demand Repeal of ‘Transit Fee’

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Trenton NJ, the Fight to Save New Jersey’s Economy.As New Jersey’s unemployment rate climbs to 5.4%—the second-highest in the nation—Assemblymen Christopher DePhillips (R-Bergen) and Brian Rumpf (R-Ocean) are issuing an urgent ultimatum to Governor Mikie Sherrill: Eliminate the Corporate Transit Fee now or risk a permanent “business exodus.”

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NJ Budget Battle: Why Republicans Say Gov. Sherrill’s New Spending Plan Fails Seniors

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NJ Budget : GOP Slams Governor Sherrill’s $60.7B Plan as “More of the Same”

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Trenton NJ, the honeymoon phase for New Jersey’s new administration may be over before it truly began. On Tuesday, Governor Mikie Sherrill unveiled her inaugural state spending plan—a record-breaking $60.7 billion budget for fiscal year 2027. While Sherrill framed the proposal as a path toward affordability, Republican leaders were quick to pull the alarm, labeling the plan a “tax-and-spend” continuation of the previous eight years.

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