By Matt Rooney
Let’s face it: thousands of New Jerseyans voted for Mikie Sherrill last November because they actually, truly believed that she was going to “freeze” their skyrocketing utility bills. Nothing Sherrill has accomplished over the last few weeks suggests she’s serious about helping the New Jerseyans who literally pay the bills.
On Tuesday, the Sherrill Administration announced that it is initiating a pilot program funded by the American Water Charitable Foundation. The plan? “[P]rovide 1,250 New Jersey families enrolled in the Women, Infants, and Children (WIC) program – primarily in Camden County – to receive a one-time $200 grant to help pay their utility bills.”
“My Administration is committed to exploring every option at our disposal to drive down utility costs for New Jersey families,” said Governor Mikie Sherrill. “This pilot program targeting WIC enrollees is a great example of the innovative solutions we are bringing to our mission of delivering direct relief for those most in need.”
God bless EBT card users, Save Jerseyans, but once again, the struggling middle class isn’t priority #1 for Trenton’s generosity:
In a stunning admission of energy policy failure, Trenton is implementing a program (to subsidize its own mess) that “randomly” gives $200 utility relief to 1,250 WIC families — but only in Camden County. Curious 🙄
Funded by the American Water Charitable Foundation, the… https://t.co/o15A80CNYe
— Dawn Fantasia (@DawnFantasia_NJ) February 17, 2026
Here’s another angle that many critics haven’t touched:
As Trenton has readily admitted, “immigration status” does NOT affect WIC eligibility:
Since the families will be “randomly selected,” there doesn’t appear to be any guarantee that illegal aliens won’t receive help with their utility bills before YOU do.
Is this what you voted for?
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MATT ROONEY is SaveJersey.com’s founder and editor-in-chief, a practicing New Jersey attorney, and the host of ‘The Matt Rooney Show’ on 1210 WPHT every Saturday evening from 7-9 PM EST.
