By Holly Schepisi
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The gladiator battle continues in New Jersey.
The Senate session scheduled for tomorrow has been cancelled meaning the state will in all likelihood shut down this weekend. Once again NO DISCUSSIONS about reigning in costs or cutting additional spending.
The battle is solely over which taxes to raise.
It is interesting to see the groups waiting with their hands out for the Governor’s increased spending and tax hikes.
These are the groups currently supporting his proposed several billion dollar spending increase.
Three PACS for Congressional Districts 3, 5 and 11 each support massive tax increases and increased spending on N.J. residents’ backs while the democratic congressional candidates from those districts are campaigning on claims that they are fiscally moderate:
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32BJ, SEIU Action Together New Jersey and 19 affiliate Chapters
AFSCME New Jersey
Amalgamated Transit Union, NJ State Council Anti Poverty Network of New Jersey
ATU Local 819 Newark
ATU Local 820 Union City
ATU Local 821 Jersey City
ATU Local 822 Paterson
ATU Local 823 Elizabeth
ATU Local 824 Howell
ATU Local 825 Oradell
ATU Local 880 South Jersey
BlueWaveNJ
Clean Water Action
Council of NJ State College Locals – AFT CWA District 1
CWA Local 1032
CWA Local 1037
CWA Local 1081
Environment New Jersey
Essex Rising
Food & Water Watch, New Jersey Chapter Healthy Schools Now
Indivisible Congressional District 3
Indivisible Congressional District 5
Indivisible Cranbury
Indivisible Garden State
La Casa de Don Pedro
The Latin American Legal Defense and Education Fund, Inc.
Laundry, Distribution & Food Service Joint
Board, Workers United/SEIU
League of Conservation Voters
LUPE PAC
Lutheran Episcopal Advocacy Ministry NJ
Monmouth County Democrats Progressive Caucus
National Association of Social Workers, New Jersey
National Organization for Women, Northern New Jersey Chapter
New Jersey Citizen Action
New Jersey Communities United
New Jersey Education Association
New Jersey Industrial Union Council
New Jersey Organizing Project
New Jersey Policy Perspective
New Jersey Tenants Organization
New Jersey Work Environment Council
New Jersey Working Families Alliance NJ BATS
NJ 11th For Change
Our Children/Our Schools
Our United Revolution New Jersey
Our Revolution Essex County
People Demanding Action, New Jersey Chapter People’s Organization for Progress
Progressive Democrats of America, New Jersey Chapter
Save Our Schools
Sierra Club, New Jersey Chapter
STAND Central NJ
Union of Rutgers Administrators, AFT Local 1766
V Rev. Peter Anthony Baktis, Mother of God Orthodox Church – Princeton
Westfield 20/20
Women for Progress
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HOLLY SCHEPISI is an attorney and businesswoman who has served New Jersey’s 39th legislative district in the New Jersey General Assembly since January 2012.
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