WASHINGTON, D.C. – On week after signing the most reckless budget in state history, New Jersey Governor Phil Murphy received an “F” rating from the libertarian Cato Institute for his taxing and spending policies. In its biennial Fiscal Policy Report Read More
TRENTON, N.J – A showdown in court is now inevitable after Governor Murphy and Senate President Sweeney reached agreement on a $10 billion borrowing plan late this week. There’s just one problem for Democrats: their plan violates the state constitution. Read More
TRENTON, N.J. – Shit is really and truly hitting the fan in Trenton, Save Jerseyans. The state treasury announced a projected $10 billion two-year shortfall this week, jeopardizing Murphy’s pre-COVID-19 FY 2021 budget proposal and, in the interim, leading the Read More
TRENTON, N.J. – Governor Murphy’s overall approval ratings might be strong right now, but state residents aren’t as bullish on the prospect of higher taxes and new borrowing. A poll of 500 likely New Jersey voters conducted by National Research Read More
MORRIS TWP., N.J. – The Morris School District approved a $128.2 million 2020-21 budget on Monday according to a report from MorristownGreen.com. That’s a 2.6% increase at a time when the COVID-19 statewide lockdown is expected to severely depress tax Read More
By Matt Rooney _ Paterson City’s current school aid haul is staggering, Save Jerseyans: $439,251,959. For the 2020-2021 school year, Governor Murphy is/was seeking $463,287,019. That’s for a city of about 145,000 residents with around 28,000 K-12 students; New Jersey Read More
TRENTON, N.J. – Governor Phil Murphy is reportedly weighing a massive $9 billion emergency bond scheme to compensate for an anticipated COVID-19 drop off in state revenues. Assemblyman Jay Webber (R-26) said on Friday that the Governor’s plan is unconstitutional. Read More
TRENTON, N.J. – Stubborn? Arrogant? Shameless? A little of all three? New Jersey House Democrats backed a Wuhan Coronavirus legislative pork spending spree this week, one which has very little to do with actually combating the pandemic and which also Read More
NORTH ARLINGTON, N.J. – Residents in three New Jersey municipalities shot down multi-million dollar school district spending proposals on Tuesday. In North Arlington (Bergen), a $10 million security upgrade referendum went down 906 votes to 585. – In Edison (Middlesex), Read More
