End of N.J. corporate business tax surcharge warrants a victory lap | DePhillips
New Jersey should celebrate the lapse of the corporate business tax Nobody should be taking a victory lap because the new New Jersey state budget […]
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2023 Democrats trying to trick seniors with “Stay NJ” hoax
When NJ.com’s Tom Moran and a right-leaning group like Garden State Initiative (GSI) both agree that it’s a fraud? You know something’s rotten, Save Jerseyans. […]
Tricks of the Trade: The Trenton Tax Trap | Elias
From its inception, the senior tax credit plan introduced earlier this month by Democrats in the Legislature has been called several things, from reverse robin […]
Covid lockdowns may’ve undermined Gottheimer’s “moocher state” talking point
Congressman Josh Gottheimer (D, NJ-05) and his fellow Democrats have made hay in recent years of the disproportionate flow of cash from wealthy, populous blue […]
StayNJ: Election Year Politics at its Worst | Lane
Cross-Posted from Garden State Initiative (GSI) _ Despite the claims of many legislative leaders and Gov. Murphy, there’s broad consensus about the compromise agreement on the StayNJ […]
A Tax Deduction for Union Dues but Not NJ Charities? | Smith
Cross-Posted from Garden State Initiative _ Talk about misplaced priorities! It was reported this week that Assemblymembers Anthony Verrelli (D-Hunterdon/Mercer) and Raj Mukherji (D-Hudson) have introduced legislation that would […]
Van Drew votes ‘no’ on debt ceiling bill; Smith, Kean vocally support deal
A debt ceiling compromise bill cleared the U.S. House late Wednesday, and the final vote witnessed numerous Democrat and Republican defections. Among the dissenting Republicans […]
National GOP group ribs N.J. Democrats over proposed ‘White Claw Tax’
The bill is currently in purgatory (awaiting a committee hearing), but a Democrat proposal to significantly raise taxes on flavored malt beverages including the brands […]
SUMMER 2023: N.J. Dems want a big tax on White Claw, Truly beverages
The weather is warming, Save Jerseyans, and with Memorial Day Weekend 2023 right around the corner, New Jerseyans and millions of tourists will soon be […]
Hero of hit show ‘Jury Duty’ provides a lesson on blue state taxation
If you haven’t seen the new Amazon show ‘Jury Duty’? It’s worth a quick binge. Long story short, it’s an Office-style mockumentary about jury duty […]
Could the next East Palestine-style train derailment happen in South Jersey?
Not many people know that that one of the toxic chemicals at play in the recent East Palestine, Ohio train wreck (vinyl chloride) was destined for […]
Van Drew, Smith and Kean back GOP debt ceiling package
Republicans narrowly passed a debt ceiling increase on Wednesday night by the thinnest of margins: 217-215 (with four GOP defections). The increase is conditioned upon […]