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TRENTON, N.J. — New Jersey is facing a critical economic turning point. Assemblyman Christopher DePhillips (R-Bergen) has issued a stark warning to state leadership, calling for an immediate and drastic reduction in New Jersey’s corporate business tax to halt a growing corporate exodus.
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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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East Rutherford NJ, The world is coming to New Jersey in 2026, but will they be met with a massive bill before they even reach their seats?
New Jersey GOP Assemblymen Christopher DePhillips and Al Barlas are sounding the alarm on a new legislative proposal that would hike taxes, surcharges, and fees specifically for the 2026 FIFA World Cup. They’re calling the move a short-sighted “cash grab” that threatens to tarnish the state’s reputation on the global stage.
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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.
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Trenton NJ, New Jersey is currently facing a dual economic crisis: a climbing unemployment rate and a “worst-in-the-nation” tax environment. As businesses struggle under the weight of new mandates and skyrocketing energy costs, Assemblyman Christopher P. DePhillips (R-Bergen) is sounding the alarm, calling on Governor Mikie Sherrill to enact emergency tax reforms before the “affordability crisis” worsens.
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Ridgewood NJ, In a major victory for families and disability advocates across the Garden State, a critical bill designed to overhaul school bus safety for students with disabilities has officially passed both houses of the New Jersey Legislature.
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Wyckoff NJ, Senator Kristin Corrado, Assemblymen Kevin Rooney, and Christopher DePhillips called on Governor Phil Murphy to increase the pay of all poll workers to help address a statewide shortage as Election Day approaches.
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Trenton NJ, In light of new reports that State law enforcement officials are investigating a number of vote-by-mail ballots cast after polls closed in Tuesday’s Cedar Grove municipal election, District 40 lawmakers Senator Kristin Corrado and Assemblymen Kevin Rooney and Christopher DePhillips today announced that they will introduce new legislation to upgrade penalties and bar anyone from filing official and completed absentee ballots after polls close on Election Day.
Continue reading District 40 Lawmakers Fight to Change Mail-in-ballot Laws to Prevent Fraud of Election Day![Orange-and-Rockland-Featured-compressor[1]](https://theridgewoodblog.net/wp-content/uploads/2018/03/BESTOrange-and-Rockland-Featured-compressor1.jpg "Rooney, DePhillips decry Orange and Rockland’s lackluster response to power outages, call for investigation")
March 10,2018
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Wyckoff NJ, Assemblymen Kevin J. Rooney and Christopher DePhillips called out Orange and Rockland Energy Company for its lack of preparation, communication and leadership as thousands of people remain without power following Wednesday’s nor’easter. The assemblymen are demanding answers.
“This is a matter of public safety and public health in our communities and the lackluster response from Orange and Rockland is unacceptable,” said Rooney (R-Bergen). “There are roads that are still impassable for police, firefighters and ambulances because of fallen trees and powerlines. The situation is dangerous. Orange and Rockland needs to explain why and how they have failed their customers with such great incompetence.”
“It is completely evident that Orange and Rockland hasn’t learned its lesson from past storms like Sandy,” said DePhillips (R-Bergen). “I am calling for an investigation by the Board of Public Utilities and the Assembly Telecommunications and Utilities Committee into Orange and Rockland’s complete mismanagement and lack of preparation. Not only has the response been insufficient, but it has taken days to even start fixing our communities.”
Wyckoff Mayor Brian D. Scanlan told The Record that the utility company has failed to provide adequate crews to restore power to the town, leaving town hall, the police station, two schools, a sewage pump station and traffic lights dark. He said Orange and Rockland crews were “sitting in trucks watching down lines” while PSE&G crews, who serves the eastern part of the town, were working.
Rooney and DePhillips said “this is nothing new” as each experienced the same poor response to outages from Orange and Rockland as mayor of Wyckoff, calling for the utility company to “get its act together.”
