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Trenton NJ, Senate Republican Leader Anthony M. Bucco and Senate Republican Budget Officer Declan O’Scanlon slammed Governor Murphy for avoiding real issues like the affordability crisis in New Jersey after a new report ranked New Jersey as the worst state on the 2024 State Business Tax Climate Index.
Continue reading Affordability Crisis in New Jersey Continues to Grow Under Governor Murphy
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Paterson NJ, Attorney General Matthew J. Platkin today announced the filing of criminal charges against a Paterson voter based on her alleged falsification of a vote-by-mail ballot, the defendant’s subsequent attempts to mislead investigators about that crime, and the defendant’s attempts to mislead investigators about how certain mail-in ballots were cast in the May 2020 Paterson municipal election.
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Trenton NJ, on Friday afternoon, more than two months after the law required legislators’ requests for budget funding to be released to the public, Democrats released requests that all have this disclaimer stamped at the top: “The Budget Bill includes this Resolution, either as submitted or in a modified form.” It’s not clear how original budget requests were sanitized, but they have almost all been modified to remove required explanations about how the money will be spent.
Continue reading Murphy Administration Accused of Whitewashing of Critical Budget Information
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LONG BEACH ISLAND NJ, With less than 10 days left in the New Jersey legislative session Save Right Whales is calling on legislators to not bring special legislation to the floor that experts say will have devastating effects on the state’s coastlines and is opposed by the majority of residents living along the Jersey Shore.
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Long Branch NJ, in an embarrassing act of irony the Sierra Club, New Jersey Chapter joined Congressman Frank Pallone, Jr. (NJ-06) and Senator Cory Booker (D-NJ) at a roundtable to highlight legislation to permanently ban offshore oil and gas drilling in the Atlantic Ocean. Last month, Pallone and Senator Robert Menendez (D-NJ) reintroduced the Clean Ocean and Safe Tourism (COAST) Anti-Drilling Act that prohibits the U.S. Department of Interior from issuing leases for the exploration, development, or production of oil or gas along the Atlantic Coast, including the North, Mid-, and South Atlantic and Straits of Florida planning areas. Booker is an original co-sponsor of the bill.
Continue reading NJ Politicos Push Anti-Drilling Act while Pushing Wind Farms off Jersey Shore
New Jersey-based Democrat Political Consultant Sean Caddle
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Trenton NJ, a Connecticut man was sentenced today to 192 months in prison for his role in a murder for hire scheme in which a New Jersey-based political consultant paid him and another man to kill a longtime associate, U.S. Attorney Philip R. Sellinger announced.
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Washington DC, the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation (FDIC) today transferred all deposits—both insured and uninsured—and substantially all assets of the former Silicon Valley Bank of Santa Clara, California, to a newly created, full-service FDIC-operated ‘bridge bank’ in an action designed to protect all depositors of Silicon Valley Bank.
the post was written by Larry Elder and first posted Christian Underground Newsletter in November 2005 called ,”The True History of the Democratic Racist Party”
Ridgewood NJ, So much for the Republican “outreach” to black voters, with only 2 percent of blacks “approving” of the president’s performance.
If only blacks knew of the true history of the Democratic Party.
Continue reading Black History Month : The True History of the Democratic Party
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Trenton NJ, New Jersey Senate Democrats blocked an effort by Senator Joe Pennacchio to enact a 30-day moratorium on wind farm survey work to determine if there’s a link to a sudden surge in whale deaths along the Jersey Shore.
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TrentoN NJ, on the floor of the New Jersey State Senate, Senator Joe Pennacchio today once again implored his Democrat colleagues to act on legislation that would convene a special committee with subpoena power to investigate the Executive Branch’s response to the COVID-19 pandemic.
Continue reading Bipartisan Legislative Investigation of Pandemic Response Blocked by Democrats
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Ridgewood NJ, Democratic Congressman Josh Gottheimer received $5,800 in personal donations from Bankman-Fried. Gottheimer our local congressman also received two separate donations of $2,900 each — from FTX executive Mark Wetjen, who previously worked as commissioner of the Commodity Futures Trading Commission. A spokesperson from Rep. Gottheimer’s office claims he will donate the funds to charity.
NJBIA 64th Annual Business Outlook Survey Details Affordability, Inflation Challenges for NJ Businesses
Trenton NJ, while affordability was the talk in Trenton a year ago, New Jersey’s business community is clearly feeling left out of that conversation.
In NJBIA’s 64th annual Business Outlook Survey, released today, a large majority (75%) said Gov. Phil Murphy and lawmakers have not done enough to address business affordability in the past 12 months – compared to just 5% who said policymakers are doing enough.
Continue reading Business leaders Say New Jersey is Just Too Expensive
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Trenton NJ, the Tax Foundation’s State Business Tax Climate Index enables business leaders, government policymakers, and taxpayers to gauge how their states’ tax systems compare. While there are many ways to show how much is collected in taxes by state governments, the Index is designed to show how well states structure their tax systems and provides a road map for improvement.
Continue reading New Jersey Ranks Dead Last State Business Tax Climate
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Englewood Cliffs NJ, a development on Sylvan Avenue that was at the center of a lengthy and contentious legal battle over “affordable housing” in the borough, is moving forward yet again.
Continue reading Courts Ram Development Down the Throats of Englewood Cliffs Residents
Hackenbsack NJ, State Senator Joe Cryan, a Democrat from Union County, has introduced legislation calling for an independent review and investigation of the Attorney General’s Office of Public Integrity and Accountability for possible misconduct. Cryan stated “The office has acted unethically on a consistent basis and needs to be reviewed,” said Cryan. The law would also include possible disciplinary actions.
