TRENTON, N.J. – Assemblyman Edward Thomson is sponsoring legislation that would require the state to purchase personal protective equipment from New Jersey manufacturers. Thomson said requiring the state to purchase products like masks, gloves and other protective clothing would help stimulate New Jersey’s manufacturing sector and create and maintain...
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WALL TWP., N.J. – Assemblyman Edward Thomson said today that Gov. Phil Murphy’s plan to slowly re-open New Jersey is entirely too cautious and will continue to cause increasing business closures and widespread unemployment. “While I agree that we need to take necessary precautions, the state’s business owners and...
WALL TWP., N.J. – Assemblyman Edward Thomson announced plans today to introduce legislation establishing Covid-19 antibody testing in what he hopes will be the start of efforts to re-open the state’s economy. Antibodies are the body’s way of remembering how it responded to an infection so it can fight...
TRENTON, N.J. – Assemblyman Ned Thomson is calling for both state and federal action on legislation to save New Jersey’s chronically underfunded public employee pension plans, which are taking a heavy hit during the coronavirus crisis. “The federal government would be a lot more inclined to help us out...
TRENTON, N.J. – Gov. Phil Murphy’s energy master plan announced Monday will only make New Jersey more expensive by greatly increasing energy bills, says Assemblyman Ned Thomson. He is concerned that the plan will increase the exodus of businesses and taxpayers fleeing the state to more affordable places. “Completely...