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...
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TRENTON, N.J. – Assemblymen Parker Space and Hal Wirths today voted against the borrowing bill, which would allow up to at least $14 billion in new borrowing without voter approval, which runs afoul of the state Constitution’s debt limitation amendment and the 2004 Lance vs. McGreevey decision, which further...
TRENTON, N.J. – Assembly Republican Leader Jon Bramnick said Gov. Phil Murphy’s borrowing plan up for a vote in the state Assembly today will increase homeowner costs throughout the state. “Governor Murphy is placing a new mortgage on all homes in New Jersey without the consent of homeowners,” said...
SPARTA, N.J. – Assemblyman Hal Wirths wants Governor Phil Murphy to start sharing the information he has about New Jersey revenue woes so the legislature knows how to approach the state’s fiscal problems. Murphy has continually warned of a massive revenue shortfall and yesterday said that major cuts to...