TRENTON, N.J. – Facing more than $105 million in state aid cuts under Gov. Phil Murphy’s budget proposal, superintendents and school officials across New Jersey are supporting increased state aid under Assembly Republican Leader John DiMaio’s plan to fully fund schools and cut property taxes. “Fairly funding schools means...
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TRENTON, N.J. – In a world fraught with inflation and profligate government spending, with 9 million souls’ futures teetering on the fiscal cliff, three Republican legislators unite to deliver a message of warning, and hope, before Gov. Phil Murphy’s budget address Feb. 27. These leaders—John DiMaio, Christopher DePhillips and...
TRENTON, N.J. – A recently introduced bill sponsored by Sen. Andrew Zwicker protecting librarians from lawsuits for providing sexually explicit reading material to children proves that their conduct is criminal, says Assemblyman Erik Peterson. “It is illegal to provide minors obscene materials, so ‘Sick Zwick’ crafted this legislation to...
TRENTON, N.J. – Gov. Phil Murphy spent $87.8 million Tuesday on immigrants who didn’t qualify for COVID relief programs because they are undocumented or don’t have social security numbers. Assembly Republican Leader John DiMaio compared that to the relatively meager help for veterans, reducing violent crime and housing discrimination....
TRENTON, N.J. – Assemblyman Erik Peterson is demanding the state Senate reject Gov. Phil Murphy’s nominee for the New Jersey State Board of Education, Mary Bennett. Bennett, whose nomination stalled in the Senate Judiciary Committee in January after she failed to disclose her connection to a school desegregation activist...
TRENTON, NJ – Assembly Republican Leader John DiMaio condemned the terrorist attacks in Israel in behalf of Assembly Republicans. “On behalf of the Assembly Republicans, I condemn the attack on Israel and the killing and kidnapping of innocent people. It is an atrocity that will likely end with many more...
TRENTON, N.J. – It’s back to school for New Jersey students and teachers this week. It should also be back to Trenton for state legislators, says Assembly Republican Leader John DiMaio. He is calling on Senate President Nick Scutari and Assembly Speaker Craig Coughlin to put to vote a...
TRENTON, N.J. – Assembly Republican Leader John DiMaio said the state Board of Public Utilities overstepped its authority by passing a plan Wednesday to curb the use of gas appliances such as stoves and ranges. “An unelected panel of five should not be reshaping how nine million residents live...
TRENTON, N.J. – Assembly Republican Leader John DiMaio said the Democrats’ final StayNJ property tax cut plan announced Wednesday still fails seniors who are struggling the most and doesn’t solve New Jersey’s cost-of-living crisis because it omits the state’s school funding obligations. “The Democrats’ StayNJ plan allows the wealthiest seniors...
TRENTON, N.J. – Gov. Phil Murphy’s sign in front of the podium at his press conference today said “fully funding our public schools.” However, despite the optics, schools are still underfunded. Nearly 150 schools are under their formula-defined adequacy level of funding, and almost all that are above their...