June 22,2018
the staff of the Ridgewood blog
Trenton NJ, Following failed talks with Governor Phil Murphy, the state Senate this evening proceeded with passage of its own $36.5 billion budget as an alternative to Murphy’s version. The cornerstone of the budget would be a hike in corporate taxes .
The budget passed 21-17.Republican Senators Kristin Corrado and Kip Bateman voted yes on the budget and Democratic Senators Dick Codey, Nick Sacco, Nia Gill and Ronald Rice opposed it.
Assemblywomen Holly Schepisi summed it all up for New Jersey ,”Tonight the NJ Legislature passed a bill which increases our corporate business taxes to the highest in the nation. Here is a floor speech I gave highlighting some of the reasons I voted no. Representing a district that has recently lost Sony, Hertz and Mercedes, among other corporations, to more business friendly states I could not in good conscience vote to further eliminate our ability to compete.”
“This budget at the end of the day does nothing to make New Jersey more affordable,” said Senate Republican Leader Tom Kean, Jr. (R-21).
Lets hear it for our well informed legislators!
I smack my head when I think of all of the liberal weenies in Ridgewood that voted for Murphy. I hate Trump as much as the next guy but I’m not going to vote for just any Democrat to prove my point. Murphy is out to squeeze every penny he can out of Ridgewood residents. The politics of rage just never works.
Yes 11:58. Most of the residents in this town are not that bright…and definitely vote against their own self interest.
I wonder what Pauly the Greek and his cohorts have to say about this