Wonk time. This is the record made by the parties, assessed by the annual increases in property taxes: 2002 McGreevey 7.0% 2003 McGreevey 7.6% 2004 McGreevey/Codey 6.5% 2005 Codey 6.5% 2006 Corzine 6.9% 2007 Corzine 5.8% 2008 Corzine 4.9% 2009 Corzine 3.6% Total increase: 50% 2010 Christie 4.0% 2% cap passed 2011 Christie 2.5% 2012 […]
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The business community of South Carolina is pressuring Republican Sens. Lindsey Graham and Tim Scott to oppose President Donald Trump’s nomination of a critic of the Export-Import Bank to run the institution. Thus far, the most vocal critics of the nomination of former Rep. Scott Garrett, R-N.J., has been large national business groups and Senate […]
MOUNT LAUREL — In dueling speeches at a Chamber of Commerce event Wednesday, New Jersey’s top gubernatorial hopefuls pitched their plans to boost the state’s economy to the business community. Democrat Phil Murphy and GOP Lt. Gov. Kim Guadagno discussed the future, rattled off their campaign talking points and, despite not sharing the stage during […]
TRENTON — The head of a New Jersey pharmaceutical giant resigned in protest from a White House advisory board Monday, prompting President Donald Trump to attack the company on Twitter. Merck CEO Kenneth Frazier stepped down from the American Manufacturing Council, citing Trump’s response to the violence that unfolded at a white supremacist rally in […]
New Jersey will be choosing one of two paths in less than 90 days as Kim Guadagno and Phil Murphy go head to head for Trenton’s top job. This election comes at a pivotal time in New Jersey when public pensions and school funding are plaguing our budget all while residents and businesses are fleeing […]
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The Left’s anti-police rhetoric has reached a fever pitch ever since the domestic terrorist group “Black Lives Matter” entered the conversation, Save Jerseyans. We’re all familiar with the rhetoric: Cities like Chicago, Los Angeles, and Newark would be peaceful, prosperous, multi-cultural utopias were it not for the racist, evil men and women in blue! That’s what […]
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When you’re in grade school, Save Jerseyans? Learning how to do math? You might “lose points” on your exam for failing to “show your work.” So how the hell is Phil Murphy (D-Goldman Sachs), the 2017 New Jersey Democrat gubernatorial nominee, getting away with hiding his math in this year’s high-stakes gubernatorial election? It’s a […]
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Since late July, Save Jerseyans, Senator Cory Booker (D-Twitter) has been touring the state on what is being called the “21 county Jersey road trip.” In typical Booker form, he and his staff are extensively chronicling his moves on social media. They’ve even created a special hash tag (#JerseyRoadTrip) to document all the photo ops… err… “highlights” from the important […]
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TRENTON, N.J. – Governor Chris Christie signed S3422/A18 on Tuesday, amending the Fiscal Year 2018 Budget to give furloughed state employees retroactive salary payments for this July’s shut down. “This bill justly reinstates the pay lost by our hard-working rank and file state workers who were not at fault for the three-day government closure that disrupted […]
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Zoom in and move the map around or use the search box (be sure to include NJ) to find a district. Click on it for details. The average salaries for New Jersey’s public school teachers and administrators rose again last year, a possible sign that the mass exodus of experienced staff earlier this decade has […]
I have always liked the The Speaker emerita; despite the antics and outrages of leftists, the personal is not the political, and one does not need to personally despise those who disagree. We have even found common ground on issues like MVC surcharges. But, alas, Speaker Oliver is emblematic of what ails NJ, and what […]
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I have always been a big fan of Rep. Leonard Lance. In fact, just a couple of months ago, I wrote on this very website about his principled stand on Internet privacy. But it is my belief that his stance on a new Federal Trade Commission (FTC) rule will allow consumers to continue to be […]
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Officials at a handful of hospitals will finally get to review a confidential consultant’s report and other documents they claim are at the heart of Horizon Blue Cross Blue Shield’s alleged plan to exclude them from a preferable insurance network under the company’s OMNIA health plan. On Monday the New Jersey Supreme Court granted four […]
OCEAN TOWNSHIP — A 75-year-old Monmouth County man angry over a property tax increase threatened on Facebook to burn down the mayor’s house, authorities said. Arthur Morse was arrested and charged with making terroristic threats, Ocean Township police said in a statement. He was released after being given a summons. Police learned of Morse’s social […]
New Jersey drivers pay the fifth-highest share of the cost to fund roads and bridges, with motorists kicking in 67 percent of the price tag through taxes and tolls, according to a study. New Jersey ranks behind only Hawaii, Delaware, New York and Florida of states where local revenues pay a majority of road costs, […]
David Tepp It is challenging to find any degree of optimism in the healthcare debate. Mostly, what we hear are rhetorical grandstanding and bitter divisiveness. Meanwhile, the uninsured continue to suffer and, for the fortunate ones who have coverage, their income is being siphoned by skyrocketing insurance premiums and prescription medication costs. Yet, there is […]
