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BPU Set to Advance Plan to Eliminate Natural Gas with Little Public Notice
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Trenton NJ, Senate Republican Leader Anthony M. Bucco said Governor Phil Murphy is trying to circumvent the Legislature as he moves forward with implementing his expensive and extreme green energy plan, which includes an effort to phase out affordable natural gas that currently heats millions of New Jersey homes and businesses.
the end of pubic education as we know it?
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Trenton NJ, on Tuesday night’s “Ask the Governor” radio program on WNYC, Governor Phil Murphy said he was “offended” and would be “vigilant to the max in fighting back” when asked about school policies that seek to involve parents in important issues affecting their children.
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Madison NJ, Fairleigh Dickinson University, most New Jersey residents say that politicians in the state are “very” or “somewhat” corrupt, and they’re only a little more positive about their own representatives in state and local government. According to the latest results from the FDU Poll, 80 percent of New Jersey residents say that the state’s politicians are at least “a little” corrupt, a view driven by partisanship and views of Governor Phil Murphy.
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Paramus NJ, Governor Phil Murphy visited Paramus Fire Company 3 to highlight his proposed addition of $10 million in American Rescue Plan (ARP) funding for Fiscal Year 2024 to support the continuation of the Firefighter Grant Program, which first launched in May 2022. The ARP Firefighter Grant Program provides funding to local and regional fire departments across New Jersey to ensure firefighters have proper protective, cleaning, and sanitization equipment.
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Fort Lee NJ, to great fanfare Cross River Bank (“Cross River”), a technology-focused financial services organization and Banking-as-a-Service (“BaaS”) provider based in Fort Lee, announced the grand opening of its new headquarters at 2115 Linwood Avenue.in April of 2021.
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Colts Neck NJ, Governor Phil Murphy continues to demonstrate a blatant disregard for the day-to-day financial burdens New Jerseyans face with his recent decision to spend nearly $500,000 of taxpayer money on lavish, antique furnishings for his state house office, and a separate gubernatorial office being used by his wife, according to State Senate Candidate Steve Dnistrian and Assemblywomen Marilyn Piperno & Kim Eulner from Legislative District 11 in Monmouth County.
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Trenton NJ, Senator Ed Durr (R-3) issued the following statement after it was revealed that Governor Phil Murphy spent more than $500,000 on furnishings for the newly renovated Governor’s Office in the State House, including $217,000 for three rugs in his office and an office used by First Lady Tammy Murphy:
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Trenton NJ, Building on his vision for the Next New Jersey, Governor Phil Murphy, joined by New Jersey Civil Service Commission (CSC) Acting Chair and CEO Allison Chris Myers, today signed Executive Order No. 327 expanding job opportunities for New Jerseyans by prioritizing skills and work experience over college degree requirements for certain State employment opportunities. The Order directs CSC to identify the job classifications that require college degrees and determine which are appropriate to revise in the State’s classification plan, prioritizing the practical skills and experiences needed to effectively serve the public over strict educational requirements.
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Trenton NJ, Senator Anthony M. Bucco (R-25) issued the following comments after a pair of Governor Phil Murphy’s nominees to the New Jersey Board of Public Utilities (BPU) failed to gain Senate confirmation today:
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Trenton NJ, Republican members of the Assembly Appropriations Committee rejected Governor Phil Murphy’s claim that increased school funding in his $53.1 billion budget equates to property tax relief, and endorsed a GOP plan (A5253) to tap into income tax revenue to fully fund schools and ease the burden on property taxpayers.
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Trenton NJ, Senator Declan O’Scanlon said Governor Phil Murphy should explain the nearly $70 million cut to municipal aid that appears in his budget proposal for next year, which will drive large property tax increases when paired with soaring health benefit costs for local governments.
Statement by Ralph Albert Thomas, CPA (DC), CGMA, CEO and Executive Director, New Jersey Society of Certified Public Accountants
Roseland NJ, Governor Phil Murphy delivered his budget proposal for New Jersey’s 2024 fiscal year which begins July 1. The New Jersey Society of Certified Public Accountants (NJCPA) applauds the Governor for proposing a budget that includes no tax increases or new fees and allows the 2.5-percent corporation business tax (CBT) surcharge to sunset on Dec. 31. We also applaud the fiscally responsible measures to create a $10 billion surplus and put more than $2 billion towards debt defeasance. However, we are concerned about the tax revenue projections which don’t factor in a possible recession.
Continue reading NJCPA Raises Concerns With Governor Murphy’s Proposed FY 2024 Budget
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Senate Republicans are calling for Governor Phil Murphy to temporarily halt wind farm development work that might be linked to a sudden spike in whale deaths in the area.
Continue reading Time to Investigate the Mysterious Surge of Whale Deaths off the Jersey Shore
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Trenton NJ, Governor Phil Murphy continues to take heat over his administrations purchase of 8 gas guzzling SUV’s with covid relief funds .
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Trenton NJ, Governor Phil Murphy and the New Jersey Motion Picture and Television Commission announced today that overall in-state production spending from filmmaking exceeded $650 million dollars in 2022, besting the previous record of $500 million set for 2021. The announcement came at the outset of a series of meetings in California between Governor Murphy and the film, TV, and technology industries.
Continue reading Film Production in New Jersey Once Again Smashes Record
