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Trenton NJ, after the Internal Revenue Service (IRS) announced changes to federal income tax brackets to protect workers from inflation, Senator Anthony M. Bucco called for New Jersey lawmakers to advance his legislation to prevent tax bracket creep at the state level for New Jerseyans.
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Ridgewood NJ, Long-awaited workplace safety guidance issued by New Jersey’s Cannabis Regulatory Commission this weekend fell short of delivering the specifics New Jersey employers need, said Senator Anthony M. Bucco.
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Ridgewood NJ, Senator Richard J. Codey and Senator Anthony M. Bucco today announced plans to introduce bipartisan legislation that would give law enforcement new tools to fight “an epidemic of car thefts, often organized by gangs that prey on at-risk juveniles.”
Trenton NJ, Senator Anthony M. Bucco said it’s clear the State can afford legislation he sponsors to provide inflation relief to New Jersey taxpayers after Governor Phil Murphy announced an extra $4.6 billion in tax collections this year that wasn’t expected.
Continue reading Time to index New Jersey’s gross income tax brackets annually for inflation
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Trenton NJ, Senator Anthony M. Bucco said it’s time for Governor Phil Murphy to restore all State government services and staffing to pre-pandemic levels. Monday’s case total was the lowest so far since the first known case of the omicron variant was reported in New Jersey on Dec. 3. It was also the fourth time in February that fewer than 1,000 cases were reported by the state.
Continue reading Time to Restore All Government Services & Staffing to Pre-Pandemic Levels
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Trenton NJ, Less than two weeks before Governor Phil Murphy’s deadline requiring health care workers to have their second COVID vaccine shot, Senator Anthony M. Bucco today warned of a public health disaster in the making.
“As we’ve learned during the pandemic, the governor’s refusal to listen to others is a recipe disaster.”
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Paramus NJ, Senator Anthony M. Bucco said Governor Phil Murphy still has no plan to address worker shortages that are almost certain to impact hospitals, long-term care facilities, and prisons as a result of his stricter vaccine mandate.
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Paramus NJ, Senator Anthony M. Bucco said group homes and long-term care facilities are almost certain to face a staffing crisis resulting from a new executive order by Governor Phil Murphy.
“Nursing homes, group homes, and veterans homes are already struggling to find enough skilled staff to care for New Jersey’s most vulnerable residents,” said Bucco (R-25). “By eliminating the testing alternative to vaccination for workers in these settings, Governor Murphy is virtually guaranteeing that residents will face a shortage of caregivers. That will lead to unnecessary tragedies in facilities that have already sustained thousands of deaths during the pandemic.”
First the “Crazy Eddie Budget” now the “Crazy Eddie Energy Plan”
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Trenton NJ , Governor Phil Murphy and his appointees to the Board of Public Utilities are still chasing windmills but have yet to disclose the price tag on his far-reaching energy master plan announced nearly two years ago, and Senator Anthony M. Bucco chided the front office for its lack of transparency with New Jersey families. At an NJBIA meeting in February 2020, administration officials shared the BPU was conducting a cost study that would likely be released the following month. Over a year and a half later, no cost analysis has been shared with the public, yet the Administration continues to move forward on its implementation.
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Trenton NJ, Senator Joe Pennacchio and Senator Anthony M. Bucco are dedicated to ensuring the long-standing legacy is continued and sponsor a resolution (SR-50) supporting the preservation of Columbus Day as a federal and state holiday.
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Trenton NJ, Senator Anthony M. Bucco said a slew of stories of teenagers causing mayhem up and down the Jersey Shore this summer demonstrate that Governor Phil Murphy went overboard with new restrictions on police that deter and prevent them from taking action to enforce the law and keep neighborhoods safe.
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Trenton NJ, Senator Anthony M. Bucco said it’s clear that public pressure to end the public health emergency immediately has helped to stall an ill-advised Democratic bill that would have extended Governor Phil Murphy’s emergency powers until next year.
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Trenton NJ, Senator Anthony M. Bucco said Governor Phil Murphy’s continued mismanagement of New Jersey’s unemployment insurance system is hurting both workers and businesses that are struggling to recover.
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Ridgewood NJ, Senator Anthony M. Bucco encouraged the Murphy Administration to open the “Shot and a Beer” COVID-19 vaccine incentive program to any bar or restaurant in New Jersey that wants to participate.
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Trenton NJ, Senator Anthony M. Bucco expressed shock at Governor Phil Murphy’s suggestion at his press briefing that investing funds to fix the State’s broken unemployment system would be “throwing good money after bad. ”Sen. Tony Bucco expressed shock at Gov. Phil Murphy’s suggestion at his press briefing today that investing funds to fix the State’s broken unemployment system would be ‘throwing good money after bad.’