TRENTON, N.J. – Assemblymen Greg McGuckin and John Catalano were recently recognized by the American Conservative Union Foundation’s Conservative Political Action Conference for their conservative voting records. In 1964, the nonprofit ACUF was founded as a conservative grassroots organization and has grown into the largest worldwide group of its...
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TRENTON, N.J. – Liberty-loving truckers and their supporters took to the roads over the weekend for a peaceful Freedom Convoy in protest of unconstitutional mandates and the restoration of the Founding Fathers’ vision of a representative republic. Among their supporters was Assemblyman Brian Bergen, who spoke to a crowd...
TRENTON, N.J. – On the heels of Black History Month, the Assembly Tourism, Gaming, and the Arts Committee revived a measure sponsored by Cape May County’s first African American Assemblyman, Antwan McClellan to establish a New Jersey Black Heritage Trail. “I am honored to help shine a light on...
TRENTON, N.J. – The unprecedented two-week delay Gov. Phil Murphy requested to deliver his budget message won’t change the result much according to Assemblyman Hal Wirths, the Assembly Republican budget officer. “Murphy will possibly announce three or four billion dollars in unexpected revenue because he and the Democrats have...
TRENTON, N.J. – Following the Senate’s collective disgust at the N.J. Department of Labor’s unemployment failings on Thursday, Assemblyman Brian Bergen revealed another department deficiency – its inability to release a timely jobs report each month. “The incompetence and lack of communication from the state Department of Labor is...
TRENTON, N.J. – A property tax reduction bill that Assemblyman Jay Webber first authored with then-Assemblyman Troy Singleton in 2012 cleared another legislative hurdle on Thursday when the Senate passed it unanimously. The bill (S330/A1012) directs energy tax receipts back to municipalities for the exclusive purpose of providing direct...
TRENTON, N.J. – Gov. Phil Murphy announced a new property tax relief program this morning that would replace the homestead benefit program. Assemblyman John DiMaio responded that state programs haven’t stopped property taxes from increasing. “The root causes of higher property taxes continue to be unaddressed,” said DiMaio (R-Warren), the...
TRENTON, N.J. – The American Conservative Union Foundation’s Conservative Political Action Conference has recognized Assemblyman Erik Peterson for his outstanding conservative voting record. The Foundation, a nonprofit established in 1964, has been grading elected officials’ voting records since 1971. Peterson consistently ranks among the most conservative legislators in New...
TRENTON, N.J. – Following a Republican push in the Assembly on Monday to protect health care workers and corrections officers from Gov. Phil Murphy’s Covid-19 strict vaccination mandate, the governor signed an executive order today pushing back the compliance deadlines. Assemblywoman Beth Sawyer, who moved to force an Assembly...
TRENTON, N.J. – Assemblyman Brian Bergen is blasting the state attorney general’s revised vehicular pursuit policy that went into effect at the end of last year for increasing car theft and hindering law enforcement’s ability to apprehend criminals. “Criminals are stealing cars to hide their identity as they commit...