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Posted on January 7, 2020January 6, 2020 by James — Leave a comment

Money Continues to Flee New Jersey to Greener Pastures

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Ridgewood NJ, According to Internal Revenue Service (IRS) data released last week, New Jersey experienced an outflow of nearly $3.2 billion in Individual Income Tax Return Adjusted Gross Income (AGI) for tax year 2017-2018.

Yet, Governor Phil Murphy remains committed to a millionaire’s tax. With Lieutenant Governor Sheila Oliver standing behind him, the Governor cited the tax as beneficial to prepare for a “rainy day.”

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Posted on January 6, 2020January 5, 2020 by James — Leave a comment

Assembly Republican Leader Jon Bramnick blasts Democrat’s efforts to ruin the freelance , ‘gig economy’

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Trenton NJ, Assembly Republican Leader Jon Bramnick criticized Democrat’s efforts to ruin the freelance , ‘gig economy’ after a local paper in his district was forced to eliminate its freelance program just days after Christmas in response to action taken by the state Department of Labor.

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Posted on January 2, 2020 by James — 6 Comments

The Unintended Consequences of $15 Minimum Wage Increases

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Ridgewood NJ, Governor Phil Murphy patted himself on the back for New Jersey’s second statewide minimum wage increase from $10 to $11 per hour, taking effect today, January 1, 2020. The increase is part of a gradual increase in the minimum wage to $15/hour under legislation signed by Governor Murphy in February 2019. When Governor Murphy took office in 2018, the State’s minimum wage was $8.60 per hour.

Perhaps if the governors failed policies of constant tax increases and taxes on everything did not destroy the already morbid New Jersey economy we would celebrating job growth like the rest of the country .

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Posted on December 20, 2019December 19, 2019 by James

Criminal Corruption Charges Filed Against Five Public Officials including a School Board President and a Political Candidate

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Trenton NJ, Attorney General Gurbir S. Grewal today announced that five current and former public officials and political candidates in New Jersey – including Jersey City School Board President Sudhan Thomas and former State Assemblyman Jason O’Donnell – have been charged with taking bribes in a major investigation of political corruption in Hudson and Morris counties conducted by the Office of Public Integrity and Accountability (OPIA).

The five defendants are charged with taking thousands of dollars in bribes from a cooperating witness in the form of campaign contributions. In return, the defendants allegedly promised the cooperating witness, who is a tax attorney, that they would vote or use their official authority or influence to hire or continue to hire his law firm for lucrative government legal work. Envelopes and paper bags filled with cash – and even a coffee cup stuffed with cash – were delivered to the defendants by the cooperating witness at restaurants, parking lots, a political fundraiser, and a campaign headquarters. Other times the cooperating witness offered checks from illegal “straw donors” – individuals reimbursed to write checks to the defendant’s campaign in amounts that complied with the legal limit on individual donations.

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Posted on December 17, 2019December 16, 2019 by James — Leave a comment

It’s criminal Christmas in Trenton as Democrats shower rule breakers with privileges and sympathy

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Trenton NJ, Today the Democrat controlled New Jersey legislature will hold votes on six bills to support criminals and criminal behavior.

Posted on December 16, 2019December 15, 2019 by James — 6 Comments

Democrats Vote NO on Background Checks for Illegal Immigrant Drivers Licenses

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TRENTON NJ, Citing safety and security concerns, Assemblyman Hal Wirths proposed an amendment to the illegal immigrant driver’s license bill (A4743) that would require all applicants to undergo a wanted person check to determine whether they had an outstanding arrest warrant or pending charges.

Posted on December 11, 2019December 11, 2019 by James — Leave a comment

U.S. Senate hopeful Dr. Rik Mehta Says Democrats Make NJ unsafe issuing Driver’s Licenses to Undocumented

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CHESTER NJ, As Democrats in New Jersey seem all but certain to have a lock on legislation that will give driver’s licenses to undocumented immigrants, Republican U.S. Senate candidate from NJ Rik Mehta speaks out against it.

Posted on December 11, 2019December 11, 2019 by James — 1 Comment

Senator Michael Testa Calls Democrats’ Priorities are Out of Order

Democrats Push Driver’s Licenses for Illegals as High Taxes Drive Out Legal Residents

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Trenton NJ, Senator Michael Testa criticized members of Assembly Judiciary Committee who voted to give New Jersey driver’s licenses to illegal immigrants.

Posted on December 7, 2019December 6, 2019 by James — 2 Comments

NJ CD-1 GOP candidate Josh Duvall Calls The Independent Contractor bill nothing more than a mafia-style shakedown

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Paramus NJ, “The Netflix blockbuster, ‘The Irishman’ and the state of New Jersey have something in common – they’re both experts in small business shakedowns.”

“Now, facing more than $200 Billion in debt, ranking 50th in the nation in financial health, and burdening every taxpayer with a $65,000 share of the bill (on top of the nations highest income and property taxes, source: https://www.truthinaccounting.org/library/doclib/NJ-2018-2pager.pdf) they have decided to double down their attacks on small business owners like you and me.”

Posted on December 6, 2019December 5, 2019 by James — Leave a comment

Senator Steven Oroho, “I haven’t heard from a single financial professional working in the real world who thinks the creation of public bank in New Jersey is a good idea”

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Trenton NJ, Senator Steven Oroho (R-24) said the Murphy Administration should listen to the concerns of certified public accountants (CPAs) who overwhelmingly oppose the creation of a public bank by the State of New Jersey.

Posted on November 26, 2019November 25, 2019 by James — 3 Comments

New Jersey Assembly Passes Bill to Restore Vote to People on Parole and Probation

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Trenton NJ, U.S. Senator Cory Booker (D-NJ), a member of the Senate Judiciary Committee, released the following statement on the New Jersey State Assembly’s passage today of a measure to reinstate voting rights for New Jerseyans on parole and probation:

Posted on November 15, 2019November 13, 2019 by James — 1 Comment

Murphy’s Poor Fiscal Policies Leaves NJ Ill-Prepared for Next Recession

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TRENTON NJ, Just as New Jersey was not prepared to weather the Great Recession, the state is once again vulnerable to a future economic downturn, according to a new report released today by New Jersey Policy Perspective (NJPP). Authored by a practicum of graduate students from the Rutgers University Bloustein School of Planning and Public Policy, the report compares New Jersey’s preparation for and response to the Great Recession with that of five other states: Connecticut, Illinois, Maryland, Massachusetts, and North Carolina.

Posted on November 14, 2019November 13, 2019 by James — Leave a comment

National Consumer Law Center’s 50-State Review Gives New Jersey an F Rating on Consumer Protections from Debt Collectors

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Highland Park NJ, A new report from the National Consumer Law Center surveying exemption laws that protect consumers’ wages, assets in a bank account, and property from seizure by debt collectors gives New Jersey an “F” for extremely weak protections. No Fresh Start in 2019: How States Still Let Debt Collectors Push Families into Poverty surveyed the laws of 50 states, the District of Columbia, Puerto Rico, and the Virgin Islands and found that not one jurisdiction’s laws meet basic standards so that debtors can continue to work productively to support themselves and their families.

Posted on November 14, 2019November 13, 2019 by James — 1 Comment

New Jersey Attempts to Shut Down the Private Enterprise and the GIG Economy

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TRENTON NJ, A Senate bill, S 4204, which is expected to be voted on Thursday in the New Jersey Senate Labor Committee, would drastically alter New Jersey’s legal definition of independent contractors—a change that would hurt free-lance business owners, small subcontractors, and the businesses that contract with those companies. NFIB, a small business association with thousands of members in the state, adamantly opposes this bill and is concerned about the turmoil it would create within the small business community.

Posted on November 13, 2019November 12, 2019 by James — 10 Comments

Yes You Can a $250 Fine for Warming Up Your Car in New Jersey

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Ridgewood NJ, I didn’t believe it until I read it myself. New Jersey State Code, section 15, you risk a $250 fine. – § 7:27-15.8 Idle standard – (a) No person shall cause, suffer, allow, or permit the engine of a gasoline-fueled motor vehicle to idle for more than three consecutive minutes if the vehicle is not in motion.

Nearly all county health departments have been delegated authority to enforce the new idling standards. In addition, State and local police departments can enforce the standard on public roadways and on private property.

Yep, the police can ticket you for idling in your driveway.

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