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TRENTON, N.J. — If you feel like your monthly utility bill is becoming a second mortgage, you aren’t alone. New Jersey families are facing a dual crisis: electricity costs are surging while the reliability of the state’s power grid is plummeting.
Continue reading New Jersey’s Energy “Policy Problem”: Why You’re Paying More for Less Electricity
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Trenton NJ, Is New Jersey becoming even more unaffordable? Despite a change in leadership, Republican lawmakers say the state’s fiscal trajectory remains stuck on “autopilot”—and the destination is higher taxes.
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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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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.
