By Declan O’Scanlon _ In the ill-fated recent rush to pass legislation that would legalize, tax, and regulate recreational adult use of marijuana, my position on the legislation, and the issue, has been misunderstood and mischaracterized by some New Jersey Read More
By Declan O’Scanlon _ It’s time for someone to challenge Governor Murphy’s assertion that this is a pennies per mile cost: it’s not. There was simply no way that a .17 per mile number was an accurate reflection of the Read More
By Declan O’Scanlon _ This budget won’t lift up the middle class. It will leave generations of New Jersey residents with no hope for a prosperous future. Even if the Governor’s rosy projections – of both revenue and savings – Read More
By Declan O’Scanlon _ This law will have disastrous consequences for our business community and minimum wage workers. It simply goes too far too fast. I serve on the bipartisan manufacturing caucus and we heard from every single manufacturer that Read More
By Declan O’Scanlon _ The lack of government response and preparedness for the first winter storm of the season was clearly a failure. Although it was somewhat ameliorated by the moving target forecast, there’s no question we should have been Read More
New Jersey motorists need to be warned that Redflex Traffic Systems Inc., one of the two now-infamous red light camera companies blessedly sent packing with the end of the failed pilot program in December, is trying to bring automated enforcement Read More
If we’re going to be honest, as effective policy makers it’s incumbent upon us to do the hard work, master the facts and policy nuances before us, and present cogent proposals to the public and the legislature. This list of Read More
By Declan O’Scanlon Democratic state Senate candidate Vin Gopal, in his Aug. 20 oped “Consolidate small towns,” extolled the virtues of municipal consolidation as if he were presenting a new, fresh approach to the concept. An honest reading of his Read More
By Declan O’Scanlon The Asbury Park Press editorial board recently took a position AGAINST setting speed limits based on engineering criteria and FOR setting limits based on the hunches of unqualified elected officials and bureaucrats. The position is so fundamentally flawed, Read More
