TRENTON, N.J. – Gov. Phil Murphy signed an executive order Monday allowing indoor contact sports, such as basketball and hockey, to resume as long as capacity is limited to 25 percent. The stated reason for capacity limits is to enforce social distancing, but sports require constant close contact with...
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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...
TRENTON, N.J. – It’s been five months since gyms in New Jersey were ordered to shut down, so Assemblyman Brian Bergen is now willing to drive 53 miles from his home in Denville to workout at Planet Fitness in Nazareth, Pa. “Health and fitness are as important to me...
TRENTON, N.J. – Five Republican lawmakers expressed frustration Wednesday after the Murphy administration did not testify during Assembly hearings examining the response of utility companies to massive power outages during Tropical Storm Isaias. “It’s unconscionable for any administration to refuse to answer questions from constituents who have reached out...
TRENTON, N.J. – Three New Jersey industry leaders spoke with Assemblyman Brian Bergen Thursday about what is and isn’t working for restaurants during the coronavirus pandemic. The conversation took place through a Facebook Live event that streamed on the NJ Assembly GOP’s Facebook page. Gov. Phil Murphy initially closed...
TRENTON, N.J. – Police shoot less when they have the right training. That’s why Assemblymen Brian Bergen and Gordon Johnson introduced bi-partisan legislation Thursday to dramatically improve police training in New Jersey. “Police officers only reach for their weapon as a last resort. Without proper self-defense training, it becomes...
TRENTON, N.J. – Yesterday Gov. Phil Murphy announced that restaurants could not reopen on Thursday, July 2, and instead declared that indoor dining is prohibited indefinitely. Assemblyman Brian Bergen is calling out Murphy for being inconsiderate of the costs of running a business. “Governor Murphy has demonstrated to us...
TRENTON, N.J. – Yesterday, the state Assembly passed a bond act authorizing the borrowing of at least $14 billion. In the bill is a provision that would allow the state to levy a surcharge on property taxes. The bill passed along party lines. “Assembly Democrats seem pretty confident in...
TRENTON, N.J. – Assemblyman Brian Bergen signed on as prime sponsor to an Assembly resolution urging Congress to fully re-establish the state and local tax deductions, commonly known as SALT, that homeowners were permitted when filing their federal tax returns until a cap was imposed by federal law. The...
TRENTON, N.J. – Many families have been scrambling to either do without child care or to try to find alternative care so they can work. Assemblyman Brian Bergen and Assemblywoman BettyLou DeCroce urged Gov. Phil Murphy to immediately open day care facilities across the state. “Businesses are starting to...