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Defiant Gym Owners Open Again

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Bellmawr NJ , On July 27th posted on  Atilis Gym, Bellmawr, NJ Facebook page, “Welcome to America 2020, where feeding your family and standing up for your Constitutional rights is illegal. Governor Murphy flexing his little tyrant muscles finally – only took him 70 days. Officers from the county sheriffs entered the premises without a warrant or adhering to the signage posted on the door requesting they call first. They took Frank and I away and boarded up our private place of business. This is gonna be fun in court. If this doesn’t alarm you, you’re part of the problem. Please share and repost, let’s make these idiots answer for their power trip.”

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42% of COVID-19 deaths in America Come From 3 States New York, New Jersey, and Massachusetts

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Ridgewood NJ,despite the recent coronavirus surge in southern states, three states—New York, New Jersey, and Massachusetts—account for about 42 percent of COVID-19 deaths in America.

Nearly 7,000 residents and staff of long-term care facilities, including nursing and veterans homes, died from COVID-19 after the Murphy Administration issued directives that may have prevented their ability to keep infected patients from being admitted.

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Port Authority of New York and New Jersey Posts Single Worst Quarter on Record

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Fort Lee NJ, Today the Port Authority of New York and New Jersey released its six-month financial results which revealed an approximately $777 million decline in revenues through June 30, 2020 as compared to the agency’s budget, with additional losses against 2020 Budget expected through the balance of the year. Since the full force of the Covid-19 crisis started in March, the agency’s revenue loss has averaged $240 million per month as compared to budget. Based on these results, together with the forward-looking forecasts, the Port Authority continues to project a $3 billion loss in revenues for the 24-month period ending March 2022.

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Airbnb Initiates House Party Crackdown in New Jersey

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Trenton NJ, Today, Airbnb announced action to crack down on party houses throughout the state of New Jersey. As part of this, 35 listings across New Jersey that have received complaints or otherwise violated our policies on parties and events have been either suspended or removed from the Airbnb platform.

This move follows Airbnb’s previous ban on party houses and commitment to safe and responsible travel. While the vast majority of hosts in New Jersey take important steps to prevent unauthorized parties – like establishing clear house rules, quiet hours, and communicating in advance with their guests – our actions today address the small minority of hosts who have previously received warnings about hosting responsibly. The suspensions were communicated to the hosts beginning yesterday.

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Democrats Block Attempt to Open Restaurants for Indoor Dining

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Ridgewood NJ, frustrated by the Governor’s refusal to loosen restrictions on restaurants for indoor dining, Senator Joe Pennacchio today proposed legislative action to address the stalemate that is suffocating the state economy.

Pennacchio implored the Senate to adopt an amendment to S-766 to allow restaurants to follow appropriate precautions and open their doors to indoor customers immediately.

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Murphy Administration Raises Costs of Healthcare in New Jersey

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Trenton NJ, NJBIA Chief Government Affairs Officer Chrissy Buteas issued the following statement on today’s passage of bill S-2676/A-4389, which levies a 2.5% tax on health insurance plans, increasing costs for businesses and nonprofits.

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Reader says ,”I pray that not one penny gets sent to New Jersey”

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“I pray that not one penny gets sent to New Jersey. Murphy did not take any steps whatsoever to stop the State’s hemorrhaging of money; in fact, he has done just the opposite: giving illegal immigrants free healthcare, free education, free everything, while giving the actual citizens of New Jersey nothing but the bills for such generosity. To pay for his $10 billion loan, he is already going to have to raise sales taxes and even create a NEW state property tax. It is finally time for spending cuts and they must be DEEP! our budgets must be pared down to the bare minimums, we have no right to be giving away free things when we have no money to pay for them.”

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Murphy Ignores State’s Public Health Experts, Prioritizes Politics Over Science

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Trenton NJ,Senator Michael Testa, Assemblyman Erik Simonsen, and Assemblyman Antwan McClellan slammed Governor Phil Murphy for excluding public health experts who work within his administration and for the State from discussions and decisions regarding New Jersey’s reopening procedures.

“It’s shocking that Gov. Murphy has left his administration’s public health experts – who should be advising him – in the dark, only for them to discover new policy actions when they tune into the governor’s press conferences,” said Testa (R-1). “Murphy’s unilateral reign, which is tanking New Jersey businesses and livelihoods, is not grounded in science or data. His decisions are solely dependent on which way certain political winds are blowing, or whatever Governor Cuomo opts to do first. For the health and well-being of New Jersey families, I urge the governor to consult with his own advisors prior to making major policy decisions.”

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New Jersey Supreme Court to Hear Gubernatorial Candidate Jack Ciattarelli Challenge of Governor Murphy’s $10 Billion Borrowing Scheme

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Ciattarelli Legal Team to Argue Before Court on August 5th

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Trenton NJ, Gubernatorial Candidate Jack Ciattarelli announced today that the New Jersey Supreme Court has accepted his campaign’s filing in the court challenge of Governor Phil Murphy’s plan to borrow nearly $10 billion.

“Last week, my campaign filed to challenge Governor Murphy’s reckless ‘borrow & tax’ scheme,” Ciattarelli stated.

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Administration Insiders Say Murphy’s COVID Decisions Not Data Driven

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Trenton NJ, Senator Anthony M. Bucco reiterated his concerns that a host of COVID-19 responses ordered by the administration of Governor Phil Murphy have not been driven by data as the governor has repeatedly claimed.

“We’ve all heard the governor repeat his refrain that ‘data determines dates,’ but we have a pile of mounting evidence to the contrary,” said Bucco (R-25). “Health experts in the administration who have the data that should be guiding the State’s COVID-19 response efforts have said they were never consulted before announcements were made by Governor Murphy. To the contrary, those career public health officials were only asked to help justify the governor’s completely arbitrary decisions after those decisions had already been made. It’s absolutely unbelievable.”

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Governor Claims New Jersey Needs a $20 billion Federal Bail Out

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Trenton NJ, Governor Phil  Murphy attempted to blame New Jersey decades of irresponsible spending and corruption on Senate majority leader Mitch McConnell ,going as far to claim New Jersey needs a whopping $20 billion even after the New Jersey legislator agree to allow the Murphy Administration a $10 Billion  no questions asked.

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Retail Apocalypse, No reopening plans for NJ’s Xanadu American Dream Mall

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East Rutherford NJ, After nearly two decades of construction delays and billions pumped in from New Jersey tax payers , New Jersey’s mega-mall American Dream partially opened last October. Six months later, the three-million-square-foot venue was forced to close its doors because of the coronavirus pandemic. Now, even as the state continues its gradual reopening, there is still no reopening date for the $5 billion mall. As NJ.com reported, owner Triple Five Group has missed three consecutive mortgage payments and retail tenants are getting out of their leases at the space. On top of that, contractors and subcontractors have filed over $13 million in construction liens for unpaid work.

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Coalition of New Jersey healthcare and physician advocates say Healthcare Surcharge would increase costs on those hardest hit by the COVID-19 pandemic

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TRENTON NJ, State healthcare and physician advocates, led by the Home Care & Hospice Association of NJ, and the New Jersey Dental Association, called on the Senate and Assembly today to oppose a new tax on health insurance, as proposed in two bills, S-2676 and A-4389. The coalition joins a growing choir of employers, seniors, and health professionals concerned that the bill will increase health insurance costs on New Jersey communities that have already been hit hard by the COVID-19 crisis.

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New New Jersey 2.75% Excise Tax to Cost Consumers Millions

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Trenton NJ, The New Jersey Business & Industry Association is urging two legislative committees today to vote against a proposed $300 million health insurance tax that would increase costs for businesses, nonprofits and ultimately all employees who pay a portion of their healthcare premiums.

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