By Matt Rooney _ This is definitely an under-discussed angle of the current COVID-19 crisis, Save Jerseyans… Partly because the most pressing matter is keeping elderly and immune-compromised Americans alive; partly also due to the fact that it’s a long-standing, Read More
TRENTON, N.J. – Budget season 2020’s debate is starting off with a bang, Save Jerseyans, and a debate between governors. The heated exchange between Governor Phil Murphy and former Governor Chris Christie began on Sunday when the latter tweeted a Read More
By Matt Rooney _ You’ve heard that Governor Murphy delivered his reckless $41 billion budget address on Tuesday; on Thursday, with far less fanfare, the Governor’s administration shared its district-by-district overview of its proposed 2020-2021 school aid disbursements totaling $9 billion. Read More
TRENTON, N.J. – Governor Phil Murphy’s Tuesday afternoon FY 2021 budget address went over like a lead balloon with leading New Jersey business organizations. “A millionaires’ tax would be harmful to many small businesses even if the owners are not Read More
TRENTON, N.J. – Governor Phil Murphy will deliver his third budget address on Tuesday, February 25th at 2:00 p.m. EST. New spending, transit and pension investment, far-Left rhetoric, and a possible millionaire’s tax compromise between Steve Sweeney and the Governor Read More
TRENTON, N.J. – In a rare win for New Jersey taxpayers, NJ 101.5 reported on Tuesday that Governor Phil Murphy will support ending the taxation of combat pay in his FY 2021 budget speech. “I’ve heard Governor Phil Murphy plans Read More
By Matt Rooney _ Yes, some Trenton Republicans slobbered all over Senate President Steve Sweeney’s recent decision to ‘get religion’ and declare, after many years of supporting higher taxes, that New Jersey is overtaxed. Those of us with memories which Read More
By Matt Rooney _ I wish there was more good news out there, Save Jerseyans, but welcome to New Jersey 2019. Elections have consequences, and those consequences have been predictably grim. We have three brand new indicators from recent weeks Read More
TRENTON, N.J. – Moody’s issued a stark warning on Monday evening about the scope of New Jersey’s public debt/pension crisis, one which has earned its pension system the dubious distinct of being among the nation’s least stable. By 2023? 26% Read More
