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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.

Posted on November 13, 2019November 12, 2019 by James — Leave a comment

Elected public officials have a responsibility to deliver essential public services at the lowest possible cost to taxpayers

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The following editorial by Senator Mike Doherty was published by NJ.com on November 8, 2019:

Elected public officials have a responsibility to deliver essential public services at the lowest possible cost to taxpayers. Too often, however, we see officials at all levels of government resigned to the notion that New Jersey will always be a high-cost place. They accept as fact that it’s impossible to fix our roads or build new schools without levying the highest taxes in the nation.

Posted on November 12, 2019November 12, 2019 by James — 1 Comment

New Jersey Small Business at the Breaking Point

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Ridgewood NJ, NJBIA President and CEO Michele N. Siekerka Esq. issued the following statement today regarding the current lame duck session of New Jersey’s Legislature.

“NJBIA urges our lawmakers to hit the pause button on policies and mandates that add increased burdens on New Jersey businesses, both small and large, as legislators work on their priorities for the close of the current Legislative session.

Posted on November 9, 2019June 24, 2020 by James — 2 Comments

Thank Phil Murphy For New Jersey’s Pathetic Economic Growth Rate

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Ridgewood NJ , according to the Garden State Initiative New Jersey GDP growth is dismal ranking 48th in the US. New Jersey’s economic growth fell by more than half to .7% in the 2nd quarter of 2019. New Jersey is growing at less than half the rate of New York, Pennsylvania or Delaware.

Posted on November 5, 2019November 5, 2019 by James — 17 Comments

Bergen County Council of Churches Loses its Mind and Gives Ethically Challenged Former Ridgewood Mayor the Presidents Award

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Ridgewood NJ, in what can be called an absolute lapse of judgment and slap in the face to every Ridgewood resident the Bergen County Council of Churches has shamefully awarded the former ethically challenged adulterous Ridgewood Mayor Paul Arosohn the “Presidents Award” ‘

Posted on November 1, 2019November 1, 2019 by James — 6 Comments

Bergen County is the third-highest taxed county in the United States

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Hackensack NJ, Bergen County is the third-highest taxed county in the United States. Our taxes are so high because the Democrats have complete control of the Bergen County government. They waste our money, expand the county government, and raise our taxes.

Posted on October 30, 2019October 30, 2019 by James — Leave a comment

Democrat Assembly candidate John Birkner Accused of Posting Signs at Auth Schepisi Campaign Headquarters

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MONTVALE NJ, Things turned a little ugly when a video filmed by Assembly candidate John Birkner was posted online Monday. In the video, about 34 seconds long, shows Birkner in conflict with accuses a man in a goatee, of removing Democratic candidates’ signs. The man, according to Assemblywoman Holly Schepisi, is a campaign volunteer who was working with two kids, scared off by Birkner and was removing the signs from private property being leased to the Schepisi and Auth campaigns when Birkner appeared. Birkner demanded to film the trunk of the man’s Hyundai, handling some of the signs within, which prompted the driver to shut the trunk.

Posted on October 26, 2019October 25, 2019 by James — Leave a comment

Assembly members Holly Schepisi and Bob Auth Point Out Democratic Opponents Bought and Paid For

“It is time to start asking the question, whose interests will John and Gerry represent if elected to the Legislature?”

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MONTVALE NJ, Following a six-figure ad buy from a shadowy dark-money group supporting the LD39 Democrats’ campaign, Assembly members Holly Schepisi and Bob Auth issued the following statement:

Posted on October 24, 2019October 23, 2019 by James — 1 Comment

New Jersey Ranked At Bottom of Barrel in Business Tax Climate for Sixth Year in a Row

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TRENTON NJ, the Tax Foundation released its annual State Business Tax Climate Index, and New Jersey is in 50^th place for the sixth year in a row. The authors say the ten states in the lowest rankings “have a number of afflictions in common, complex, nonneutral taxes with comparatively high rates.”

Posted on October 14, 2019October 14, 2019 by James — Leave a comment

Oh look. ?. One “SANE” NJ Democratic Lawmaker., Van Drew Breaks With House Democrats

Democrat Breaks Ranks, Van Drew Opposes Impeachment

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Trenton NJ, This lawmaker is one of the few House Democrats against the impeachment inquiry. He says he’s on the ‘right side of history.’

Freshman Rep. Jeff Van Drew, D-N.J., is one of only a handful of House Democrats to oppose the impeachment inquiry against President Donald Trump and he’s not shy about explaining why.

His opinion has won public praise from Trump, angered progressive groups and sparked an effort to recruit a primary challenger to take him on. “Everybody says, ‘Be on the right side of history’ — I think the right side of history is not to impeach,” Van Drew said.

Posted on October 13, 2019October 12, 2019 by James — 1 Comment

New Jersey voters demand Democrats Get to Work and ‘Stop the Madness’

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Ridgewood NJ, voters across New Jersey showed up in droves in front of Rep. Andy Kim’s Toms River district office demanding that he and Reps. Tom Malinowski, Mikie Sherrill and Josh Gottheimer ‘Stop the Madness’ and end the baseless impeachment and investigation witch hunt against President Trump.

New Jersey resident and America Winning Coalition President Steve Rogers rallied the crowd stating that New Jerseyans stand “shoulder to shoulder with President Trump.”

Posted on October 9, 2019October 9, 2019 by James — 3 Comments

NJ5 Candidate Arati Kreibich Beats First Fundraising Goal, Raises Over $100K in 2 Months

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Glen Rock N.J., Arati Kreibich, a Democratic candidate for New Jersey’s 5th district House seat, has exceeded her first fundraising goal, breaking the $100,000 mark in just two months. Kreibich, a neuroscientist and a councilmember in Glen Rock, N.J., is waging a grassroots-powered primary challenge against an incumbent nicknamed by the press as “the Human Fundraising Machine.”

Kreibich said she is proud that more than 1,200 people have contributed to her campaign, mostly donors providing small-dollar amounts, not corporate-backed PACs that fill the war chests of other candidates.

Posted on October 8, 2019October 8, 2019 by James — 3 Comments

9 of the 50 most miserable cities in America are in New Jersey

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Ridgewood NJ, using US census data Business Insider ranked the 50 most miserable cities in the US. The state with the most miserable cities was California, with 10 in the top 50.

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