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Governor Murphy has decided to Close Many Wildlife Management Areas due to budgetary constraints

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Trenton NJ, In response to recent news that Governor Murphy has decided to close many Wildlife Management Areas due to budgetary constraints, the New Jersey Outdoor Alliance (NJOA) and the 10th District Legislators agree that this plan doesn’t make sense.  Senator Jim Holzapfel and Assemblymen Greg McGuckin and John Catalano are calling on the Governor to reconsider these closures and reopen the areas that are funded through profits made from the users of the parks and license fees.

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Reader Calls Murphy’s layoff Threats “Classic Bureaucratic Strategy”

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“Classic bureaucratic strategy. Pick services to shut down that have maximum impact and cause maximum distress to the public. Same strategy was used during government “shutdowns” when they closed parks to inflict as much pain as possible.

When this clown proposes a meaningful plan for coping with the revenue shortfall, then maybe start to pay attention.”

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Teachers Union on Board for Senate President Steve Sweeney’s Massive State Worker Furlough Plan

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Trenton NJ, Senate President Steve Sweeney says state would save hundreds of millions of dollars, while workers would make the same or even better pay because of expanded federal funding for unemployment benefits Sweeney called his furlough plan for state and local workers the “ultimate win-win.” Under the plan 100,000 N.J. public workers could be partially furloughed .

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