By Matt Rooney _ This is one of those Trump tweets which I doubt will make anyone completely happy, Save Jerseyans: Congratulations to legislators in New Jersey for not passing taxes that would have driven large numbers of high end Read More
Correction/Update: It’s splitting hairs in terms of the final result, Save Jerseyans, but the Planned Parenthood and “undocumented”/illegal immigrant legal assistance funds referenced below were added the state’s FY 2020 spending at the last minute, via supplemental bills, instead of Read More
TRENTON, N.J. – Phil Murphy may be governor, Save Jerseyans, but Steve Sweeney is still the capital city’s most powerful politician. That political reality was confirmed on Thursday when Murphy ruled out as government shutdown ahead of the Sunday deadline Read More
By Bill Spadea This post originally appeared at NJ 101.5 _ We are certainly at a crossroads in New Jersey. The path chosen over the next few days, weeks and months will determine how many more Jerseyans opt for plan “B”, Read More
VINELAND, N.J. – The 2019 election cycle’s top New Jersey legislative prospect struck an independent chord on Friday by speaking out against the Democrat budget backed by seven of his own party’s state senators. “The state budget passed by Trenton Read More
TRENTON, N.J. – Assembly Republican budget officer John DiMaio criticized the Democrat legislature’s $38.7 billion FY2020 budget on Thursday, comparing the Democrats’ internal debate to rearranging deck chairs on the Titanic. While Democrats rejected tax and fee increases demanded by Read More
TRENTON, N.J. – By a vote of 31-6, the New Jersey State Senate passed a budget on Thursday that lacks tax hikes and fees sought by Governor Murphy but which does nothing to cut spending and accomplishes little towards tackling Read More
OCEAN TOWNSHIP, N.J. – Democrats in Trenton are fighting with one another quite a bit these days, and there’s a strong possibility of a FY 2020 budget impasse, but one area where they still agree: the suburbs should fully fund urban Read More
TRENTON, N.J. – A state government shutdown just got a little more likely on Monday when the New Jersey legislature, controlled by Democrats, bucked Democrat Governor Phil Murphy and introduced its own budget devoid of Murphy priorities. Notably, legislative Democrats Read More
