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
By Bill Spadea This post originally appeared at NJ 101.5 _ It’s a tough question when the politicians come knocking for more money for our schools. They either try to make you feel guilty about the poor kids in old buildings, Read More
