It’s a plastic bag tax; don’t let Trenton call it “fee” or some other euphemism.
By Matt Rooney _ So tired of paying New Jersey taxes you’re tempted to scream into a bag? Fair warning: the bag is now being
It’s a plastic bag tax; don’t let Trenton call it “fee” or some other euphemism.
By Matt Rooney _ So tired of paying New Jersey taxes you’re tempted to scream into a bag? Fair warning: the bag is now being taxed, too. A-3267/S-2600 passed the legislature this week; if signed into law, the plastic and paper Read More
Carroll: Blaming Christie for N.J. structural deficit ignores history
TRENTON, N.J. — The Democrat legislature and Governor Phil Murphy appeared no closer to a budget deal on Friday despite the former having passed a FY 2019 framework — including major tax hikes on New Jersey businesses — over the former’s Read More
Op-Ed: Legislature’s Budget Takes Different Lane Than Murphy, Stays On Same Highway to Tax Hell
By Grover Norquist and Doug Kellogg _ If there was any hope that Trenton would avoid driving New Jersey further down the highway to tax hell, it is fading fast. The New Jersey State Senate and Assembly are moving forward on Read More
Even the pro-Democrat N.J. Chamber thinks McKeon’s pension padding bill is bonkers
By Matt Rooney _ The N.J. Chamber of Commerce is better known for advocating the Democrat Party’s interests than that of… commerce. But even the Chamber — which has lent its vocal support to tax hikes and other business-killing policies Read More
ECONOMY CRUSHER: Democrats weigh highest-in-America tax on N.J. businesses
TRENTON, N.J. – New Jersey Democrats are eyeing another dubious “first” for the Garden State this week. On Tuesday, the Democrat-controlled Senate and Assembly Budget Committees respectively advanced S-2746/A-4202, legislation designed to increase New Jersey’s corporate tax rate. The full New Read More
Sheriff Golden, Freeholders, Call On Trenton To Stop Ripping Off 9-1-1 Fees
By Art Gallagher _ Monmouth County Sheriff Shaun Golden, Freeholder Director Tom Arnone and Deputy Director Lillian Burry were joined by a bi-partisan group of municipal elected officials, as well as public safety officers, at the County Public Safety Center Read More
A quick word on this border kids controversy
By Matt Rooney _ Some regular readers know that I’m currently vacationing and therefore doing my best to ignore domestic politics (or at least ingest far less of it than I do on an ordinary, daily basis), but this ‘border Read More
NJ-11: Webber (R) demands Sherrill (D) take a position on Murphy’s tax hikes
PARSIPPANY, N.J. — A pattern in the 2018 election is emerging, Save Jerseyans, and it’s Republican candidates electing to bypass national headwinds by running directly at an increasingly polarizing Democrat governor in Trenton. On Monday, NJ-11 GOP nominee Jay Webber demanded Read More
NJ-05: McCann says Saudino snub exemplifies “partisan politics above friendship”
HACKENSACK, N.J. — One of North Jersey’s enduring political alliances came to an official and crashing end on Monday when Bergen County Democrat Sheriff Mike Saudino threw his support behind incumbent Democrat Josh Gottheimer in the NJ-05 Congressional race. A Read More