TRENTON, N.J. – Assemblywoman Aura Dunn says Trenton’s kicking-the-can-down-the-road attitude by creating and leaving problems for the next guy is no way to govern. She’s fighting to bring more transparency and accountability to the legislative process. “Politicians come and go. The guy is always the New Jersey taxpayer,” Dunn...
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TRENTON, N.J. – It could be called the Unaffordable State. New Jersey’s high taxes and overregulation push millions of New Jersey residents to the brink already. Now, the proposed fix to New Jersey’s affordable housing law will make a bad problem worse, especially for suburban taxpayers, Assemblymen Greg McGuckin...
TRENTON, N.J. – A recently introduced bill sponsored by Sen. Andrew Zwicker protecting librarians from lawsuits for providing sexually explicit reading material to children proves that their conduct is criminal, says Assemblyman Erik Peterson. “It is illegal to provide minors obscene materials, so ‘Sick Zwick’ crafted this legislation to...
TRENTON, N.J. – Assemblymen Jay Webber and Robert Auth are warning about the dangers of mandating high-density housing in communities facing flood risks from over development and are dependent on well water. The issue came up as the Assembly Appropriations Committee held a hearing Thursday night on a bill...
TRENTON, N.J. – Freshman Assembly members Dawn Fantasia and Michael Inganamort, along with Sen. Parker Space, oppose a bill that grants certain persons immunity from criminal and civil liabilities for making available obscene material to minors. The Democrat-backed bill (S2421/A3446), dubbed the “Freedom to Read Act,” gives an...
TRENTON, N.J. – Trenton should foot the bill for the problems Trenton causes, Assemblyman Alex Sauickie says. Specifically, the state should shoulder the costs foisted on local school districts by the commissioner of education to pay for state monitor salaries and associated costs. On Monday, Sauickie, joined by three...
TRENTON, N.J. – Toll increases are coming and Assemblyman Bob Auth wants motorists to know exactly how much Gov. Phil Murphy and the N.J. Turnpike Authority are exacting from them. Auth introduced a bill (A395) that would require toll amounts collected via EZ-Pass be electronically displayed in every lane...
TRENTON, N.J. – Federal pandemic funds have dried up and the deficit and rate hike that Republican legislators have warned about has finally arrived. NJ Transit announced Monday a 15% fare increase effective July 1 to close its predicted $119 million budget gap. Riders can expect subsequent, indefinite 3%...
TRENTON, N.J. – NJ Transit’s proposed 15% fare increase is tantamount to increasing fares by nearly 3% since Gov. Phil Murphy took office, and Assemblyman Christopher DePhillips wants people to know it. “After years of taking credit for no fare hikes, the Murphy administration is not only raising fees,...
TRENTON, N.J. – The budget process has been opaque the past few years, facing criticism for introducing the appropriations act and passing it without a fully public process. Last week, Gov. Phil Murphy said he would like to change that process, but doubted it would happen this year, according...