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Rapidly Rising State Debt, Contradicts Murphy Administration Claims to the Contrary

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Trenton NJ, Senator Sam Thompson said the new state debt report issued today by the Treasury Department directly contradicts claims by Governor Phil Murphy and Treasurer Elizabeth Maher Muoio that they have reduced state debt.

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NJ Senate Republicans Propose Balanced Budget Without Governor Murphy’s Tax and Borrow Scheme

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Trenton NJ, The four Republican members of the Senate Budget & Appropriations Committee offered a path to a balanced State Budget for 2021 that does not rely on the billions of dollars of borrowing and tax increases proposed by Governor Phil Murphy.

The Republican plan was proposed in a letter (click here for PDF) to the majority Senate Democrats from Senate Republican Budget Officer Steven Oroho (R-24), Senator Sam Thompson (R-12), Senator Declan O’Scanlon (R-13), and Senator Michael Testa (R-1).

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Telemarketers Would Face Prison or Fines for “Spoofing” Phone Numbers Under New Bill

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Trenton NJ, Legislation introduced by Senator Sam Thompson would hang up the phone on telemarketers hiding their identities by spoofing the name or phone number displaying on caller ID.

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