TRENTON, N.J. – Assemblyman Hal Wirths outlined changes to Gov. Phil Murphy’s proposed budget in a letter sent Monday to Assembly Speaker Craig Coughlin and Assembly Budget Committee Chairwoman Eliana Pintor Marin. The changes will shrink the multibillion-dollar deficit by cutting approximately $500 million in spending and increasing revenue...
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TRENTON, N.J. – Assemblywoman Serena DiMaso introduced a bill last month that would provide an income tax credit to volunteer first responders and individuals who volunteer with 501(c)(3) organizations. “With all of the work that our first responders do for our communities everyday they should absolutely receive this tax...
TRENTON, N.J. – Assemblyman Hal Wirths closed the Assembly budget hearing on Wednesday refuting the myths propagated by the Murphy administration and Democrats that follow along in the state Legislature costing taxpayers an additional billions in public debt that non-partisan analysts told the Senate and Assembly committees was unnecessary....
TRENTON, N.J. – The Democrat-led state Assembly passed legislation Thursday that would bar police officers from being stationed within 100 feet of a polling place after a fiery debate initiated by Republicans. Republicans blasted the bill for demonizing police. Watch: Wirths challenges ban on police near polling locations“I think...
TRENTON, N.J. – Assemblywoman BettyLou DeCroce and Assemblyman Christopher DePhillips joined a GOP panel Friday to investigate Gov. Phil Murphy’s Covid response at nursing homes which lead to nearly 8,000 deaths. Other Republican lawmakers participating in the probe were Sens. Joe Pennacchio, Kristin Corrado, Declan O’Scanlon, Michael Testa, and...
TRENTON, N.J. – Assembly Republican Leader Jon Bramnick and Assemblyman Hal Wirths, the Republican budget officer, led the Republican response to Gov. Phil Murphy’s fourth budget message Tuesday on a Zoom call with reporters immediately following its broadcast on social media.
TRENTON, N.J. – Assembly Republican Leader Jon Bramnick issued a statement following the announcement of Sen. Gerald Cardinale’s passing: “Senator Cardinale was a force in the Republican party and the state Legislature,” said Bramnick (R-Union). “With more than five decades of distinguished public service he leaves a lasting mark...
TRENTON, N.J. – For those New Jerseyans who have received the first Covid-19 vaccine dose, there’s another wave of confusion about how to get the second dose within the recommended time frame. Assembly Republican Leader Jon Bramnick is calling for Legislative hearings to fix the problem. “This is worse...
TRENTON, N.J. – Assembly Speaker Craig J. Coughlin (D-Middlesex) and Assembly Republican Leader Jon Bramnick (R-Union) issued a statement Wednesday regarding planned protests in Trenton and other state capitols throughout the United States. “The right of residents to peaceably assemble is an essential aspect of our democracy,” the two...
TRENTON, N.J. – Assembly Republican Leader Jon Bramnick led the Republican response to Gov. Phil Murphy’s State of the State message Tuesday on a Zoom call with reporters immediately following the broadcast on social media.