By Bill Spadea This post originally appeared at NJ 101.5 _ Yup. I served our country as a member of the US Marine Corp Reserves. Honorably discharged in 1999. Many of the courageous young men I served with re-enlisted and went Read More
Murphy isn’t the first governor to tell weary N.J. residents to move
By Matt Rooney _ Governor Phil Murphy made some news last week with a characteristically tone-deaf comment, this time during a chat with business leaders at Rowan University. “If you’re a one issue voter and tax rate is your issue, Read More
EDITORIAL: SALT ruling leaves Murphy in a wicked bind
NEW YORK, NY – Governor Phil Murphy is approaching the second anniversary of his election without any progress on property taxes. His one “plan”? Sue D.C. to repeal the new $10,000 cap despite the fact that tax reform benefited most New Read More
OPINION: Change farmland assessment and ban fake farms | Spadea
By Bill Spadea This post originally appeared at NJ 101.5 _ The head of NJ Transit is pulling one over on all of us. Not only is he at the helm of one of the worst run public transportation systems in Read More
Where Are All My Friends? Moving Home Amid New Jersey’s Millennial Exodus. | De Gregorio
By Nick De Gregorio _ In 2007, I left Bergen County and joined the Marine Corps. After nine years of service and a few more in school, my wife and I finally moved back earlier this year. There really is Read More
WHY YOUR TAXES STINK: N.J. public worker benefits cost 50% more than the national average
MORRISTOWN, NJ – There are a host of reasons why New Jersey residents property taxes are among the country’s worst. Chief among them: sky-high public worker retirement and benefit costs. Anyone paying attention knows that. What even fewer people understand Read More
Murphy announces IRS ‘SALT’ lawsuit even as new data shows only the mega rich paid more
By Matt Rooney _ The Left’s preferred narrative is confusing as all hell these days, Save Jerseyans. Try to follow along at your own risk. For example: they hate federal tax reform because of the SALT deduction cap (and it Read More
Is Bon Jovi leaving New Jersey (and its property taxes) behind?
TRENTON, N.J. – He campaigned for future Governor Phil Murphy. He also hosted a fundraiser for Cory Booker. He runs a restaurant where you donate or volunteer for your food. Jon Bon Jovi’s reputation as a liberal activist is well-established. But Read More
SPADEA: Phil Murphy and Gurbir Grewal want you to pay up
By Bill Spadea This post originally appeared at NJ 101.5 _ That’s right, the top law enforcement officer in the state, our Attorney General Gurbir Grewal, is talkin’ tough with the Internal Revenue Service ‘threatening’ to sue over the so-called Jersey Read More