“Breaking news: Chris Christie is no longer governor.”
TRENTON, N.J. – There are five days left to go before New Jersey government shuts down without a budget. Any compromise is likely to mean […]
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Notes from Phil Murphy’s budget conference call
By Holly Schepisi _ Fascinating conference call. I joined in the Democratic State Committee conference call with Governor Murphy 1-609-246-3298 to talk about the budget. […]
Webber: Taxing businesses is taxing people
TRENTON, N.J. — When the legislature passed its business-killing budget last week, Assemblyman Jay Webber (R-26) — whose running to succeed Rodney Frelinghuysen in NJ-11 this […]
U.S. Senate hopeful Hugin wades into N.J. budget crisis
MOUNTAINSIDE, N.J. — Republican U.S. Senate candidate Bob Hugin is running for federal office this cycle but, like GOP House nominee Jay Webber in NJ-11, he’s […]
It’s a plastic bag tax; don’t let Trenton call it “fee” or some other euphemism.
By Matt Rooney _ So tired of paying New Jersey taxes you’re tempted to scream into a bag? Fair warning: the bag is now being […]
Carroll: Blaming Christie for N.J. structural deficit ignores history
TRENTON, N.J. — The Democrat legislature and Governor Phil Murphy appeared no closer to a budget deal on Friday despite the former having passed a FY […]
Op-Ed: Legislature’s Budget Takes Different Lane Than Murphy, Stays On Same Highway to Tax Hell
By Grover Norquist and Doug Kellogg _ If there was any hope that Trenton would avoid driving New Jersey further down the highway to tax hell, […]
Even the pro-Democrat N.J. Chamber thinks McKeon’s pension padding bill is bonkers
By Matt Rooney _ The N.J. Chamber of Commerce is better known for advocating the Democrat Party’s interests than that of… commerce. But even the […]
ECONOMY CRUSHER: Democrats weigh highest-in-America tax on N.J. businesses
TRENTON, N.J. – New Jersey Democrats are eyeing another dubious “first” for the Garden State this week. On Tuesday, the Democrat-controlled Senate and Assembly Budget Committees […]
Sheriff Golden, Freeholders, Call On Trenton To Stop Ripping Off 9-1-1 Fees
By Art Gallagher _ Monmouth County Sheriff Shaun Golden, Freeholder Director Tom Arnone and Deputy Director Lillian Burry were joined by a bi-partisan group of […]
A quick word on this border kids controversy
By Matt Rooney _ Some regular readers know that I’m currently vacationing and therefore doing my best to ignore domestic politics (or at least ingest […]
NJ-11: Webber (R) demands Sherrill (D) take a position on Murphy’s tax hikes
PARSIPPANY, N.J. — A pattern in the 2018 election is emerging, Save Jerseyans, and it’s Republican candidates electing to bypass national headwinds by running directly at […]