TRENTON, N.J. – Following the State Board of Education’s controversial changes to the state’s school equity code, Assemblyman Christopher DePhillips is renewing his push for legislative oversight of the process. When revisions to the state’s English and math learning standards were proposed this May, DePhillips introduced a bill (A5456)...
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TRENTON, N.J. – The Assembly on Friday passed a bill that will streamline submissions of public work contractors’ payrolls. Current law only requires those contractors submit written payroll records to the Department of Labor and the contract-awarding public body. The bill (S1442/A5345), sponsored by Assemblymen Ned Thomson and Christopher...
TRENTON, N.J. – State-backed innovation grants have been beyond the reach of public higher education employees for years. That may change under a bill that passed the Assembly Friday and now heads to the governor’s desk for signing. The bill (S3402/A5037), sponsored by Assemblyman Christopher DePhillips, would allow public...
TRENTON, N.J. – The state Education Department is proposing changes to its English and math learning standards for grades K-12 this year. In an effort to prevent a repeat of the controversial health standards adoption of 2020, Assemblyman Christopher DePhillips wants the Legislature to have the final vote. DePhillips’...
TRENTON, N.J. – Assemblyman Christopher DePhillips has long argued that New Jersey’s nation-high corporate tax rate contributes to outmigration. The latest figures from the U.S. Census Bureau support his point – residents are leaving New Jersey to live in states with lower taxes like Florida, Texas and South Carolina....
TRENTON, N.J. – Assemblyman Christopher DePhillips is challenging Gov. Phil Murphy’s misleading claims that his fiscal year 2024 budget proposal cuts taxes by allowing the corporate business tax surcharge to sunset. “Governor Murphy is taking a victory lap for following the law to drop the surcharge on corporations at...
TRENTON, N.J. – A Moody’s study found that the average American household is rent burdened, defined as spending 30% or more of their income on housing costs, for the first time in history. New Jersey has had this problem for years. “This 30% is a symbolic threshold, a milestone,”...
TRENTON, N.J. – In 2019, Assemblyman Christopher DePhillips sponsored legislation that successfully doubled the angel investor tax credit. Noting increased competition from neighboring states and a lagging economy, he introduced a bill Tuesday to increase the tax credit again. DePhillips’ bill (A5056) increases the tax credit for investments in...
TRENTON, N.J. – For the sixth year in a row, the Tax Foundation ranked New Jersey last for overall business tax climate in their 2023 report –an annual index that shows how well states are structuring their tax systems. Assemblyman Christopher DePhillips, a longtime advocate for corporate tax reform,...
TRENTON, N.J. – With the pandemic over and more commuters returning to their offices in New York City and elsewhere, Assemblyman Chris DePhillips wants free Wi-Fi mandated for NJ Transit customers. The assemblyman on Monday introduced a bipartisan-backed bill (A4874) that would require the taxpayer-supported NJ Transit to provide...