By Matt Rooney _ Phil Murphy’s FY 2021 budget “plan” was already detached from fiscal and economic reality before this week’s big “tax deal,” Save Jerseyans. Murph, Sweeney and Coughlin now have a new idea: a millionaire’s tax which, it Read More
TRENTON, N.J. – 2021 Republican gubernatorial candidate Jack Ciattarelli says the latest Democrat budget deal is a failure of leadership, but hardly the first. “Once again, Governor Murphy and his allies have failed the people of New Jersey,” said Ciattarelli. “We Read More
By Jean Stanfield _ Two of the most important financial support programs New Jersey provides are the Homestead Benefit and the Senior Freeze. They are also often the first programs governors target with cuts to balance budgets. This year, due Read More
By Matt Rooney _ You probably missed it last Friday as you prepared for a long weekend, Save Jerseyans, but Governor Murphy served up yet another denunciation of Mitch McConnell for refusing to sign off on a blue state bailout. Read More
PHILADELPHIA, P.A. – It’s been an unusually busy August week in state politics with the GOP Convention underway (albeit remotely) and Phil Murphy delivering his second budget address of 2020. On Wednesday, Save Jersey Founder and Blogger-in-Chief Matt Rooney joined Read More
By Matt Rooney _ Yes, the Murphy Administration’s FY 2021 budget (part 2) contained new spending (a 15% jump over three years), new taxes ($1.4 billion’s worth), $4 billion in borrowing, and even a bonus shit idea: baby bonds! More Read More
NEW BRUNSWICK, N.J. – Governor Murphy’s Tuesday morning Rutgers budget address included, as expected, new taxes and spending for the people of New Jersey. One of Murphy’s possible 2021 opponents said it’s not only a bad joke but also proof Read More
TRENTON, NJ. – There will be one less legislator at the upcoming sepcial gubernatorial budget address which, purportedly due to concerns over COVID-19, is scheduled to be held at Rutgers University’s 52,000-person capacity SHI Stadium on Tuesday. “District office phones Read More
TRENTON, N.J. – It’s widely anticipated that Assemblyman Ryan Peters (R-8) will take on state Senator Dawn Addiego (D-8) in 2021, a long-in-coming showdown after the latter switched parties in early 2019. On Tuesday, as the Senate Budget Committee took Read More
