MORRISTOWN, NJ – A balanced revenue stream is important for any family, business, or… state. It’s one of the many reasons why New Jersey is in such deep trouble. _ On Thursday, the New Jersey Department of the Treasury released Read More
Beck blasts Horizon bill as small business killer
Jennifer Beck (R-11) doesn’t regret her Thursday vote in the Senate, Save Jerseyans, and she doubled down as a state shutdown inched closer on Friday afternoon. “Any Horizon policy holder that has overpaid in premiums should get that money back,” Read More
5 Things You Need to Know About New Jersey’s State Budget
By Joshua A. Sotomayor-Einstein | The Save Jersey Blog I recently had the pleasure of interviewing Joe Luppino-Esposito, Save Jerseyans, the editor and general counsel for State Budget Solutions (statebudgetsolutions.org). State Budget Solutions (SBS) is a think tank that focuses on budgetary Read More
Save Jersey, CWA Debate Budget
By STAFF | THE SAVE JERSEY BLOG Viewing alert: our Blogger-in-Chief Matt Rooney squared off against Communications Workers of America spokesman Seth Hahn on Wednesday night’s edition of Chasing New Jersey, Save Jerseyans, providing starkly contrasting opinions on the newly-signed FY 2015 state budget. Disagreement Read More
The Conservative Case Against This Budget
By Matt Rooney | The Save Jersey Blog New Jersey’s $34.1 billion FY 2015 budget stinks for a host of different reasons, Save Jerseyans, all of which we’ve discussed here at Save Jersey including a measure that ADDS new members to the imperiled public Read More
UPDATE: Christie Calls Legislative Special Session for Monday at 1:00 P.M.
UPDATE: Sunday, 7/1/12 @ 11:45 p.m. Just a scheduling update, folks. The Governor will address the legislature on Monday at 1:00 p.m. according to his latest updated schedule. Stay tuned… ORIGINAL POST: Saturday, 6/30/12 @ 11:16 a.m. Following yesterday’s FY Read More
CHRISTIE SIGNS $31.7B BUDGET; $2B INCREASE OVER FY 2012
The official FY 2013 budget does not include $361 million in “unsupported” spending that Democrats wanted but nevertheless fell victim to Governor Chris Christie’s veto pen. It’s balanced. It doesn’t raise taxes. But it’s still way too big for any fiscal conservative to endorse, Read More
Even a Broken Clock Like Gary Schaer is Right Twice a Day
Or, in this case, “right twice in a budget cycle.” Facts are facts. If the New Jersey Republican’s FY 2013 budget proposal had been leaner than last year’s end product AND contained tax cuts, Save Jerseyans, then the GOP could rightly say they were Read More
We’re Still with You, Mr. Governor
Governor Chris Christie took his tax fight to a standing-room-only town hall crowd in Brick Township (Ocean County) yesterday afternoon. And at that Brick gathering, my dear Save Jerseyans, we caught a welcome glimpse of the no-nonsense style of politics that quickly transformed Chris Christie into a Read More