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Trenton NJ, Governments all over the world have studied the COVID-19 pandemic from every angle but one. Governments have avoided publishing a realistic cost-benefit analysis of their lockdowns because the politicians are afraid that the results of “the science” will confirm the real costs of many of their draconian policies.
Continue reading More Real Science Demonstrating the Failure of COVID Lockdowns
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Trenton NJ, New Jersey lawmakers passed a record $46.4 billion budget, 15% higher than last year, loaded with a bigger pension payment, tax givebacks for the public and funds to pay down the state’s debt, among other spending.
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Trenton NJ, Senator Kristin Corrado (R-40) released the following statement on the Fiscal Year 2022 state budget approved by the Senate,“Today’s $46.4 billion budget vote is the epitome of opaque government in Trenton. It’s another example of backroom deals and the public being shut out of the process by the legislative Democratic majority. “New Jerseyans deserve better. They deserve real transparency.”
Continue reading Pork-Filled NJ Budget Cuts Millions in School Aid
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River Vale NJ, State Senator Holly Schepisi Blasts Pandemic Bonuses for Politically Connected Bergen County Government Workers. In a Facebook post Schepisi said,
“While I am not opposed to bonuses for those on the front lines who worked night and day oftentimes for 7 days a week through the pandemic I have real issue with an additional round of bonuses to politically connected Bergen County government workers getting a greater payout just in bonuses than many people made in total last year. Many times that my own office reached out to the County for answers or guidance we were told that we couldn’t get a reply as a result of the offices being “closed”. Why is a second round of these payments being made?”
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Trenton NJ, Governor Murphy, Senate President Sweeney, Speaker Coughlin, Senate Budget Chair Sarlo, and Assembly Budget Chair Pintor Marin announced an agreement on the Fiscal Year 2022 Budget.
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Trenton NJ, Assemblyman Christopher DePhillips says the bursting budget surplus should be used to fully fund schools. While Murphy has been non-committal about how the $10.1 billion surplus in fiscal year 2021 will be used, the state has a constitutional obligation that must be fulfilled.
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Trenton NJ, a new study on Taxes from SELF , comes in with the same old conclusion , people in New Jersey pay massively higher taxes than anywhere else, yet state services and quality of life, wealth gap and racial equality all continue to decline.
Continue reading New Study : People in New Jersey pay Massively Higher Taxes than Anywhere Else
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Trenton NJ, NJ State PBA President Pat Colligan commented on recent NJ mass shootings and pointed out the obvious , a diminished police means significantly more crime. Colligan said ,
Continue reading NJ State PBA President Pat Colligan Points Out the Obvious
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Trenton NJ, the American Legislative Exchange Council (ALEC) has released its 14th annual Rich States, Poor States report ranking states on their economic performance and outlook.
Continue reading New York, Vermont, and New Jersey Rated the Least Competitive States
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Hoboken NJ, To no one’s surprise, Jose Arango, the Hudson County Democrat Machine’s favorite pet Republican and nominal chairman of the Hudson County Republican Party, is still up to his old Republican-in-name-only ways. In Hoboken, home to a municipal GOP free of his negative influence, he recently recruited a Democrat to switch parties with the promise of the town GOP chairmanship. Rumor has it that this Democrat, who only a few years ago was on the executive board of the Hoboken Municipal Democrat Committee, sought the blessings of leftwing Hoboken Mayor Ravi Bhalla as well as Union City Mayor / State Senator Brian Stack (one of biggest Machine Democrats in the county) before agreeing.
Continue reading Hudson County Democrat Machine’s Favorite Pet Republican
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Ridgewood NJ, from Politico , “Nearly every Democrat in New York’s House delegation said Tuesday that they won’t back tax hikes to fund President Joe Biden’s infrastructure package without a full repeal of the $10,000 cap on state and local tax deductions.”
Continue reading Democrats Demand SALT Deduction Cap Eliminated for Blue State Millionaires
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Trenton NJ, With the U.S. gaining 916,000 jobs in February and the national unemployment rate at 6% compared to the nearly historic high of 14.7% at the peak during the coronavirus pandemic, WalletHub today released updated rankings for the States Whose Unemployment Rates Are Bouncing Back Most, along with accompanying videos and audio files, to illustrate which areas of the country have had the best recovery so far.
Continue reading Come on Man , New Jersey Has the 7th Worst Unemployment Rate Recovery
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Newark NJ, Governor Phil Murphy this morning unveiled what he described as the most significant “gun violence prevention package in the history of the nation.”
Continue reading Governor Phil Murphy “Gun Violence Prevention” Fail
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Morristown NJ, Attorney General Gurbir S. Grewal today announced that an attorney pleaded guilty today to tampering with public records to conceal an illegal straw donor scheme. She was charged in an investigation by the Attorney General’s Office of Public Integrity and Accountability (OPIA).
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Ridgewood NJ, a new study conducted by Rice University economists John W. Diamond and George R. Zodrow for the National Association of Manufacturers says the Biden tax hikes could cost the economy 1 million jobs in just two years.
