By Bill Spadea This post originally appeared at NJ 101.5 _ They say there’s a swamp fever that you get if you’ve been in DC too long. Apparently, politicians in Trenton caught it anyway. Doing everything possible to avoid addressing out-of-control Read More
TRENTON, N.J. — Governor Phil Murphy and the public sector unions were crowing a bit on Monday after announcing modest reforms to the public employee health care system, changes expected to generate somewhere around $500 million in savings over two Read More
TRENTON, NJ – It’s a strange time in Trenton as Democrat divisions seem to be deepening rather than improving after July’s tense budget battle. On Thursday, Senate President Steve Sweeney — a career organized labor liberal who has voted for many Read More
NEW YORK, N.Y. — Senate President Steve Sweeney got a cool reception on Fox Business’s Varney & Co. program this Wednesday afternoon, Save Jerseyans. “I am a resident of New Jersey. I’ve been there for nearly 40 years. You’re going to Read More
By Matt Rooney _ Senate President Steve Sweeney isn’t the Trenton Republicans’ least favorite person these days. He hasn’t been for a long time, actually, given his fair weather tactical alliance with Chris Christie during the latter politician’s stormy tenure Read More
By Assemblyman John DiMaio _ The irony of the budget fight between Governor Phil Murphy and Democrats in the legislature has been nothing short of amazing. Both sides of the Democrat battle recognized that tax increases would only further hurt Read More
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, it is fading fast. The New Jersey State Senate and Assembly are moving forward on Read More
TRENTON, N.J. — New Jersey might be headed for a second straight shutdown in a row. Democrat Governor Phil Murphy signaled on Monday that he would indeed shut down the government if legislative Democrats didn’t give him the tax hikes Read More
By Art Gallagher _ Dennis Drazin and his partners at Monmouth Park were ready to accept sports bets on Memorial Day weekend. They wisely didn’t after Senate President Steve Sweeney announced he was inserting a provision in the state legislation Read More
