TRENTON, N.J. – Wednesday’s Assembly budget hearing with state Treasurer Elizabeth Muoio raised plenty of eyebrows. During the hearing, Assemblyman Ned Thomson of Monmouth County (an actuary by trade with ample experience overseeing pension investments) warned that the Murphy Administration’s Read More
Murphy says he’s magically found savings… mere days after raising taxes?
TRENTON, N.J. — New Jersey will spend $3.4 billion on health benefits this year. On Thursday, the Murphy Administration announced that it could save about 3% of that amount — $100 million — which is considerably less than the $1.4 billion Read More
Muoio Hearing Debacle Undercuts New NJGOP Chairman (And Reminds Us Why Democrats Control Trenton)
By Matt Rooney _ Want to know why the NJGOP can’t seem to win? Anything? On a day that saw new gun control laws and job-killing regulations approved in the State House, the Senate Judiciary Committee advanced not one but Read More
N.J. Senator demands clarification on missing $33 million ahead of hearing on Murphy’s treasurer
TRENTON, N.J. — The Murphy Administration is looking to exponentially boost New Jersey government’s spending, Save Jerseyans, but it’s nominee for State Treasurer may have done a less than stellar job as a steward of taxpayer dollars in her former Read More
Will Murphy’s latest move further weaken New Jersey’s pension system?
By The Staff _ A Thursday announcement by Acting State Treasurer Elizabeth Maher Muoio is raising eyebrows in Trenton, Save Jerseyans. “We are moving in a direction that is consistent with not only the advice of actuarial experts, but also the Read More
New NJGOP chairman throws a punch, calls Murphy’s treasury pick “a disappointing indicator”
Newly-minted NJGOP Chairman Doug Steinhardt is taking the reins of a badly-damaged state party, Save Jerseyans, but on Wednesday, he did something that the party hadn’t done since Jay Webber left the post early in Chris Christie’s first term… …throw Read More