TRENTON, N.J. – New Jersey is home to one of most skilled workforces in the country. Many of these skilled workers have careers in the manufacturing field and are a central component of New Jersey’s economy. Assemblyman Hal Wirths understands how important manufacturing industries are to New Jersey and...
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TRENTON, N.J. – Assembly Republican Leader Jon Bramnick was astounded after Democratic lawmakers introduced a $32.7 billion budget late Monday that spends $300 million more than Gov. Phil Murphy proposed just weeks ago. “Governor Murphy and the Democrats have joined together to tax and spend more,” said Bramnick (R-Union)....
TRENTON, N.J. – The four Republican members of the Assembly Budget Committee took the Murphy administration to task for misrepresenting its actions and projections during a hearing Thursday with the Treasury Department. Assemblyman Hal Wirths, the Republican budget officer, illustrated how the administration is using borrowed funds to create...
TRENTON, N.J. – Assemblyman Christopher DePhillips wrote to Board of Public Utilities President Joseph Fiordaliso recently to call for a new directive to require regulated utilities to provide power to customers within 48 hours of the reported outage. “It is my opinion that BPU should insist that the utilities...
TRENTON, N.J. – Assembly Republican Leader Jon Bramnick questioned New Jersey’s ability to afford Gov. Phil Murphy’s baby bond proposal after the governor pitched the plan Thursday in Paterson. “I’m not sure that Governor Murphy ever looks at both sides of the balance sheet,” said Bramnick (R-Union). “He has...
TRENTON, N.J. – As the state Legislature begins its review of Gov. Phil Murphy’s budget Tuesday, Assembly Republican Leader Jon Bramnick is urging that public comment be allowed during hearings. “I believe that we should allow the public to speak about the proposed budget,” said Bramnick (R-Union). “Instead the...
TRENTON, N.J. – Assembly Republican Leader Jon Bramnick is continuing his push for in-person voting while Gov. Phil Murphy moves ahead to make all 6.3 million New Jersey voters vote-by-mail this November. “Despite my efforts, Governor Murphy and the Democrat-controlled Legislature will not allow anyone to vote in a...
TRENTON, N.J. – Gov. Phil Murphy’s decision to cut $20 million in funding to the state’s horse racing industry has been met with furious blowback from two shore-area lawmakers who say he is jeopardizing the already hard-hit industry. “The state’s horse racing industry stands alone in providing economic, environmental,...
TRENTON, N.J. – Assembly Republican Leader Jon Bramnick said he is introducing legislation to waive the fees local bars and restaurants must pay to serve alcohol to their customers for one year. “I am drafting a law that would waive the annual renewal fees for liquor licenses for all...
TRENTON, N.J. – Keeping with the nation’s oldest rivalry, Assemblyman Ryan Peters, a U.S. Naval Academy graduate will be shaving the head of Assemblyman Brian Bergen, a West Point graduate, at his legislative district office in Lumberton on Friday. Chalk one up for Midshipmen after Bergen lost an early...