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Posted on July 1, 2019June 30, 2019 by James — Leave a comment

NJ Chamber of Commerce President Tom Bracken : ” It is critical that our state leaders take additional steps to improve New Jersey’s economy and make our state more competitive and affordable.”

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Trenton NJ, NJ Chamber of Commerce President Tom Bracken’s
Statement on State Budget

The New Jersey Chamber of Commerce believes the 2020 state budget that Gov. Phil Murphy signed today represents a promising step toward the fiscal responsibility New Jersey needs to revitalize its economy.

Posted on June 28, 2019June 27, 2019 by James — Leave a comment

New Jersey Has A Budget

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Trenton NJ, Govenour Murphy has caved saying he will sign the states $38.7 billion budget by the midnight Sunday deadline, in order to avoid a shut down. The Democratic governor said his exact actions on the budget “are still to be determined.”The governor added the dramatic flair saying , “I can”t play politics with innocent lives in the state,” Murphy said. “I’ve taken shutting this government down off the table.” Murphy added he wanted to reassure New Jersey residents and visitors that politics wouldn’t spoil their planned Fourth of July revelry or shutter important state services.A shutdown would have likely closed state parks and beaches, shuttered government services like courts and the DMV, and left thousands of government workers furloughed.

Posted on June 26, 2019June 26, 2019 by James — 3 Comments

Blame Rests With Governor Murphy for Cancelled NJT Trains

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Ridgewood NJ, Temperatures are rising for commuters this summer on NJ Transit trains. Riders are angry about the agency’s failure to keep the trains moving as scheduled.

A protest by engineers upset by what they say is a contract violation by Transit is leading to an increase in cancelled trains. The employees are refusing to work their scheduled days off, leaving riders stranded on station platforms.

Posted on June 22, 2019June 21, 2019 by James — 1 Comment

New Jersey loses 7600 jobs in May

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ewood NJ, New Jersey employers pulled back hiring in May and are growing more pessimistic about their outlook, a series of reports released this week shows.

The New Jersey Department of Labor and Workforce Development reported Thursday that New Jersey lost 7,600 jobs in May. Its unemployment rate dipped to 3.8 percent — the lowest level since April 2001. But the jobless rate’s decline was due in part because fewer people were in the labor force.

Posted on June 21, 2019June 21, 2019 by James — Leave a comment

New Jersey Business & Industry Association: New Jersey desperately needs fiscal reform, not more taxes

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Trenton NJ, New Jersey Business & Industry Association President and CEO Michele N. Siekerka Esq. issued the following statement regarding today’s approval of the Legislature’s $38.8 billion budget.

“We are pleased that the budget advanced by the Legislature today forgoes tax increases when New Jersey taxpayers have clearly had enough.

“New Jersey desperately needs fiscal reform, not more taxes. Proponents of the millionaires tax often cite two reasons for their support: It’s popular and they contend it’s fairer to ask them to pay ‘a little bit more.’

Posted on June 20, 2019June 20, 2019 by James — 3 Comments

Assemblywoman Holly Schepisi sponsors bill to prevent state government shutdown

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Trenton NJ, As the Democrat-controlled Legislature advances their $38.7 billion budget without Gov. Murphy’s controversial millionaire’s tax, the likelihood of a government shutdown over the proposed spending plan increases. Murphy and union leaders held a press conference yesterday to pressure lawmakers to include the tax on those making over $1 million, but their efforts remain unsuccessful.

“The Democrats refuse to back down and the governor has said he is leaving all options on the table in order to get his tax hike. The fighting continues and the budget deadline is getting closer, which means so is a shutdown,” said Assemblywoman Holly Schepisi who sponsors legislation to prevent a government shutdown.

Posted on June 18, 2019June 24, 2020 by James — Leave a comment

New State Budget Rejects Gov. Phil Murphy’s calls for More Tax Hikes

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Trenton NJ, The New Jersey Legislature is moving aggressively on Democrats’ $38.7 billion state budget proposal .The Democratic controlled state Legislature have insisted they won’t support a Murphy’s millionaires tax, and their proposed $38.7 billion budget preserves just one of the Democratic governor’s proposed tax increases raising the tax paid by HMOs , The legislator took money out of the state’s rainy day fund, cutting some spending and tweaking revenue estimates for the coming fiscal year to balance the budget.

Posted on June 18, 2019June 18, 2019 by James — 2 Comments

Murphy Moves to Tax Hot Air

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TRENTON NJ, Fulfilling his promise to restore New Jersey’s national leadership in the fight against climate change and sea-level rise, Governor Phil Murphy today announced that the New Jersey Department of Environmental Protection (DEP) has formally adopted two rules returning New Jersey to the Regional Greenhouse Gas Initiative (RGGI). New Jersey was a charter member of RGGI before Governor Christie withdrew the state from the compact in 2012.“Climate change and sea-level rise affect us all, and as a coastal state, New Jersey is especially vulnerable to the impacts of global warming,” said Governor Murphy.

This is code for , “now I can raise your taxes on all carbon based life forms ie… all human activity” .

Posted on June 18, 2019June 17, 2019 by James — Leave a comment

New Jersey Business & Industry Association :Data Supports Need for Structural Reforms, No New Taxes

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Trenton NJ, Behind its continued call for no more taxes and for structural reforms as part of the FY2020 State Budget, the New Jersey Business & Industry Association today re-released its budget data from this year to further underscore why the Garden State desperately needs to reverse course.

“With less than two weeks remaining before the state’s budget deadline, it’s imperative that our policymakers fully understand New Jersey’s fiscal standing,” said NJBIA President and CEO Michele Siekerka. “New Jersey’s debt and pension obligations continue to escalate at unsustainable rates and the FY2019 State Budget alone forced $1.6 billion in higher taxes on our businesses and residents.

Posted on June 18, 2019June 17, 2019 by James — Leave a comment

Governor Murphy ,Who?

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Fairleigh Dickinson University, Madison, A third of all adults in the Garden State don’t know the name of the current governor. The most recent survey from the Fairleigh Dickinson University Poll finds that 67 percent say they know who the current governor is, with 33 percent who do not.

“Although politicians like to think everyone knows who they are, the good people of New Jersey are not unlike others across the country. A recent national survey finds that a third of all Americans can’t name their governor. So, as much as Governor Murphy may be disappointed, apparently he’s in good company,” said Krista Jenkins, professor of government and director of the FDU Poll.

Posted on June 17, 2019June 16, 2019 by James — Leave a comment

Reader says , “It is clear that democratic policies no longer exist. In their stead we have an oligarchy of business interests and socialists. A match made in hell indeed”

It is clear that democratic policies no longer exist. In their stead we have an oligarchy of business interests and socialists. A match made in hell indeed.

The business interests want continued expansion of the consumer economy not by making better products or paying better salaries, but rather by taking away consumers’ ability to not buy their product. Think sickcare and college as top performers.

Posted on June 12, 2019June 11, 2019 by James — 2 Comments

Assemblywomen sets the governor straight on property taxes, SALT deductions and irresponsible spending

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River Vale NJ, Assemblywomen Holly Schepisi sets the governor straight on property taxes, SALT deductions and irresponsible spending in the state of New Jersey .

Schepisi said on Facebook ,” I have a novel idea, why don’t we retain some of the top tax advisors, tax attorneys and CPAs in the country to rewrite NJ’s tax code to lessen our property tax burden while figuring out a better way to fund our schools and take advantage of the new federal tax code? We spend millions fighting Trump’s policies, why don’t we invest those monies into making our own tax situation a little more tolerable. Cut spending where we can, revise our property taxes and actually help our middle class.”

Posted on June 11, 2019June 24, 2020 by James — 4 Comments

Cory Booker And Phil Murphy, Perfect Together

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LAWRENCEVILLE NJ, Republican candidate for U.S. Senate, Tricia Flanagan, said that U.S. Senator Cory Booker bringing New Jersey Governor Phil Murphy on the Iowa campaign trail doesn’t match the Senator’s rhetoric on women’s rights.

Tricia Flanagan asked, “Does Senator Booker not remember the time he stood before a crowd in Iowa and attacked President Trump saying, ‘We’re not defined by a president who does not believe women?’”

Posted on June 8, 2019June 7, 2019 by James — 1 Comment

Murphy Chooses Staff Over All New Jersey Women In The Workplace

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Trenton NJ, At a press conference yesterday, Governor Murphy defended members of his staff for their handling of sexual assault allegations against Al Alvarez. The protection of his aides comes in executive defiance of the findings of a report released earlier in the day by a bipartisan panel of state legislators.

Governor Murphy’s exact quote was, “I believe that the team in my office did what they believed was the right thing, and I stand behind them. That has been the case and will continue to be the case.”

Posted on June 7, 2019June 27, 2021 by James — 2 Comments

Another Manufacturer Set to Leave New Jersey

By Scott Mele, Tektite Industries

Tektite IndustriesScott Mele is president of Tektite Industries in Trenton.

For 29 years, Tektite Industries has been proud to build a business in New Jersey and help carry the torch for manufacturing in our state’s capital city. I can remember when we first started producing LED lighting and strobes, we had two products. It was here in Trenton that we saw our business grow to more than 100 products.

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