TRENTON, N.J. – New Jersey’s minimum wage will automatically rise fro $11 per hour to $12 per hour on January 1, 2021, and critics say it’s only the latest blow for small businesses battered by COVID-19 restrictions. “Just yesterday there Read More
By Matt Rooney _ Governor Phil Murphy is fond of telling us that “public health creates economic health.” We can now ***officially*** confirm for you that he’s full of crap, folks. With actual, hard numbers. – Our friends over at Read More
TRENTON, N.J. – Phil Murphy certainly doesn’t need the money anyway, but his possible Republican opponent says it’s a matter or principle… and decency. “Gov Murphy needs to give up his salary,” former Assemblyman Jack Ciattarelli tweeted on Tuesday morning. Read More
By Matt Rooney _ Our friend Doug Kellogg from ATR recently published a great op-ed here, Save Jerseyans, and I encourage you to read it if you haven’t already. Doug explains in plain language why the Trenton Democrat plant to Read More
TRENTON, N.J. – Governor Phil Murphy participated in an “emergency summit” over the weekend with other Northeastern United States governors. The purported goal was to discuss ways to tackle rising COVID-19 cases, but one New Jersey business group is warning against Read More
MONTCLAIR, N.J. – A popular Essex County restaurant has been forced to close thanks to Governor Phil Murphy’s Department of Health. The fate of Cuban Pete’s on Bloomfield Avenue was first reported by NorthJersey.com. Reportedly three times in recent months, the Read More
TRENTON, N.J – New Jersey has once again been recognized for something that’s nothing to be proud of: According to the Tax Foundation, the Garden State has America’s worst business tax climate. – New Jersey ranked worse than California (#49), Read More
BOONTON, N.J. – State Senator Anthony Bucco (R-25) of Morris County says Phil Murphy’s decision to veto aid for Garden State restaurants – after the Governor’s summer indoor dining switcheroo cost them millions – is a severe insult to the Read More
By Dr. Charles Steindel _ The September labor market figures were a conflicting medley: A solid increase in jobs (swelled by temporary Census hiring), a remarkable drop in the unemployment rate, and an even more astonishing collapse in labor force participation. First, Read More
