Democrats buck Murphy, unveil budget without gun fee hikes and expanded millionaire’s tax
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
COLANDRO: 2A activists need to start showing up like the Left does
TRENTON, N.J. – Our friend Anthony Colandro of Gun For Hire — an NRA board member — was in Trenton today for hearings on six new gun control bills. Eight bills were ultimately advanced out of committee. Anthony also offered Read More
Taylor Swift urges fans to “be like Cory”
WASHINGTON, D.C. – Finding no luck in the polls as the summer months begin, U.S. Senator Cory Booker got a little boost this week when pop music star Taylor Swift gave him a shout-out on Instagram. Swift uploaded a letter Read More
Next up for the blue states: “pink tax” bans?
TRENTON, N.J. – New York Democrats have declared war on so-called “pink taxes”; they say women are charged more for certain products than men pay for the same products (such as shampoo and shaving razors). They claim this is a Read More
ROONEY: Trenton’s big ‘dark money’ battle is really about power, not disclosure
By Matt Rooney _ You may’ve missed it with everything else going on in the world, Save Jerseyans, but the latest front in the epic Phil Murphy vs. South Jersey Democrat civil war is DARK MONEY. Sounds ominous, right? Like Read More
Spadea to headline Morris County GOP unity event
BOONTON, N.J. – Mid-to-late June is the time for ‘unity breakfasts,’ when partisans of the same party gather to get past (or least try to overcome) the wounds from bruising primaries in expectation of the general election. Morris County almost Read More
GOP Senator to Murphy: The IRS has spoken. Quit complaining about the SALT cap and cut taxes!
TRENTON, N.J. – The IRS formally put an end this week to blue state Democrat fantasies of a SALT cap workaround. A leading New Jersey Republican legislator is calling on Governor Phil Murphy to embrace this wake-up call. – “Democrats Read More
POLL: Booker registers 2% support in Nevada
LAS VEGAS, NV – Cory Booker can add Nevada to the list of states where he’s failing to catch fire in the early stages of the 2020 Democrat primary. According to the latest results from the Garden State-based Monmouth University Read More
New Jersey remains the only U.S. state taxing combat pay
TRENTON, N.J. – It’s arguably the most offensive aspect of New Jersey’s worst-in-America tax climate. Forty-nine other states and the federal government don’t tax U.S. military service members’ combat pay. New Jersey is the only state that does, and while Read More
IRS puts the kibosh on blue state attempts to circumvent SALT cap
WASHINGTON, D.C. – As Governor Phil Murphy hit the ground in Iowa on Tuesday to boost the presidential campaign of Cory Booker, the IRS put the final kibosh on blue state Democrat efforts to circumvent the new $10,000 “SALT” deduction Read More