TRENTON, N.J. – Governor Phil Murphy is boosting legal aid for illegal immigrants and championing in-state tuition for non-citizens at a cost of millions to taxpayers living in his “Sanctuary State.” Firefighters and their families? – “The folks putting the Read More
Food Stamps and the Republican Congress: An Opportunity for Libertarian Paternalism?
Cross-Posted with Permission from Tyler Seville / Re:CAP ___ The Supplemental Nutritional Assistance Program (SNAP), formally known as the Food Stamp Program, has proven to be one of most successful safety net programs since its start some fifty years ago. While Read More
Guadagno Qualifies for Matching Funds. What Does That Mean?
In case you missed it, Save Jerseyans, Lieutenant Governor Kim Guadagno‘s gubernatorial campaign announced on Wednesday that it had has raised over $430,000 since January 17th. That means she’s met the bare minimum ($430,000) enough to qualify for public matching funds for the 2017 Read More
Welcome Home! Trenton Democrats waste no time sticking it to former candidate Christie
By Matt Rooney | The Save Jersey Blog He hasn’t been home 24 hours, Save Jerseyans, and he doesn’t even have a public schedule today, but the Trenton Democrats will waste no time resuming their favorite pastime: Christie bashing. It’s Read More
A reminder of why Newark is still on the skids
By Matt Rooney | The Save Jersey Blog At the end of the day, Save Jerseyans, all of the wonderful policy ideas, ideological discourse, and good intentions in the world can’t save our state if the voters in some of Read More
Christie: 98% of Resettlement Cash is Out
By Matt Rooney | The Save Jersey Blog There are plenty of big problems out there in Sandy-affected areas, Save Jerseyans, including the Reconstruction, Rehabilitation, Elevation and Mitigation (RREM) rule preventing homeowners from receiving funds for repairs affected before acceptance into the program. Scores of Read More
Christie: Federal Law Keeping RREM Applicants in Limbo
Pallone says legislation is not necessary, regulators can change the rules By Art Gallagher | MoreMonmouthMusings.com Governor Chris Christie told the 650 people in attendance at his Town Hall Meeting in Belmar yesterday that he went to Washington last week to ask HUD Read More
Christie Resumes Town Halls
By Matt Rooney | The Save Jersey Blog Governor Chris Christie will try to regain some sense of normalcy on Thursday (2/13), Save Jerseyans, by holding his 110th town hall in Port Monmouth. It’s his first town hall since reelection and the nationalization of Read More
Dems, #MSM Seek Solace in Sandy
By Matt Rooney | The Save Jersey Blog They’d very much like to find a direct Bridgegate tie to Chris Christie more than anything in the world but they don’t have it. Not yet. In the interim, as Dawn “Fibber” Zimmer’s Hoboken Bridgegate Read More