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)....
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TRENTON, N.J. – Assemblywoman Serena DiMaso blasted a tax deal brokered Thursday between Gov. Phil Murphy and the Democratic legislative leaders to raise taxes in exchange for a one-time rebate. “It’s a gimmick that proves what we have said all along – higher taxes aren’t necessary to balance the...
CAPE MAY, N.J. – State lawmakers got a special behind the scenes tour last week of the highly anticipated Harriet Tubman museum, which will open later this month. Cape May Assemblymen Antwan McClellan and Erik Simonsen were joined by Sen. Ron Rice and other local officials last Wednesday for...
TRENTON, N.J. – Assembly Republican Leader Jon Bramnick panned the reported deal between Gov. Phil Murphy and legislative Democrats that would raise income taxes on millionaires, costing them thousands of dollars. “Governor Murphy’s plan to raise taxes is a gift for the Florida economy and a nightmare for New...
TRENTON, N.J. – Assembly Republican Leader Jon Bramnick said the New York Stock Exchange’s reaction to a proposed new tax on financial transactions is further evidence that the state is taxing too much. The group is reportedly preparing to move its data center out of New Jersey and will...
PARSIPPANY, N.J. – Assemblywoman BettyLou DeCroce continues her push for early in-person voting and the restoration of voting on a machine in-lieu of Gov. Phil Murphy’s controversial all vote-by-mail plan. “There is no reason why New Jersey voters should be denied the option to vote in-person,” said DeCroce (R-Morris)....
TRENTON, N.J. – The state Assembly Republican Office’s fifth mini-biography of its series was released today, highlighting Assemblyman Antwan McClellan. WATCH: Antwan McClellan: Helping people and making history | Biography A lifelong resident of Ocean City, McClellan served as a councilman from 2012 to 2019, and as a member...
TRENTON, N.J. – Assembly Republican Leader Jon Bramnick is calling for a special session of the state legislature to end Gov. Phil Murphy’s state of emergency and use of executive orders. “The legislature must act to end the state of emergency that gives a hundred percent of government control...
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...