TRENTON, N.J. – In the Assembly Transportation and Independent Authorities Committee today, Assemblyman Kevin J. Rooney spoke on behalf of his bill (A4800) commemorating New Jersey’s state animal on a special license plate to support the health and well-being of horses as well as therapeutic riding programs for veterans and...
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TRENTON, N.J. – Assemblyman Hal Wirths said legislation granting parolees and probationers the right to vote (A5823) and providing student financial aid to prisoners (A3772) is an insult to New Jerseyans who follow the laws and get stuck picking up the tab. Wirths also criticized a bill that would...
The New Jersey Assembly Republicans are proud to recognize the brave men and women who served in the U.S. Armed Forces this Veterans Day. Their courage, sacrifices and patriotism are displayed in a @NJAssemblyGOP video released today. New Jersey is home to more than 355,000 veterans, including two members...
TRENTON, N.J. – The red and gold logo of the New Jersey Assembly GOP has turned pink to mark Breast Cancer Awareness Month. Throughout the month of October, the @njassemblygop logo will feature a pink background with a white Statehouse dome to highlight the importance of breast cancer awareness....
TRENTON, N.J. – In light of New Jersey’s disappointing returns from public-worker pension fund investments, Assemblyman Ned Thomson released a new video today that cites the critical need to fully fund the pension as soon as possible. New Jersey’s public-worker pension fund investments fell short by returning 6.27 percent...
TRENTON, N.J. – Assemblyman John DiMaio, the Republican budget officer, spoke about how the Democrats have spent $5 billion more since Murphy took office and yet pensions are still underfunded this year by $1.6 billion, schools are still underfunded by $1 billion, and property taxes are still the biggest...
TRENTON, N.J. –Assembly Republican BettyLou DeCroce pressured Democrats to increase a proposed income-tax deduction for contributions to NJBEST, the state-sponsored college savings account. Watch: Assemblywoman DeCroce pressures Democrats to increase income-tax deduction for college savings. For two years, Assemblywoman DeCroce and Assemblymen Anthony M. Bucco and Ned Thomson have...
TRENTON, N.J. – The Assembly voted to expand medical marijuana as legitimate medicine for many illnesses today, but Democrats aren’t treating it like a regular prescription. Instead, they are taxing it – even though New Jersey’s medical marijuana is already the most expensive in the nation and isn’t covered by...
TRENTON, N.J. – The state’s pension problem, and that Gov. Phil Murphy is not doing better than the path former Gov. Chris Christie paved, was questioned during an Assembly budget hearing with state Treasurer Elizabeth Muoio Wednesday. Assemblyman Ned Thomson, an actuary who has administered more than 500 pension...
TRENTON, N.J. – Assemblywoman Nancy Munoz raised the problem of the “builder’s remedy” as a means of forcing municipal compliance with affordable housing obligations at an Assembly Budget Committee hearing Monday. The so-called builder’s remedy allows developers to sue municipalities and force massive residential development with only a small...