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. – Assemblywoman Aura Dunn’s district office in Chester has been fielding dozens of calls from constituents desperate for help filing for property tax relief under the state’s new Anchor program by the Dec. 29 deadline. The lawmaker says neither the residents nor her staff have been able...
TRENTON, N.J. – Democrats have not appointed a task force to implement tax relief for New Jersey’s senior population. The StayNJ task force was supposed to submit a report to the legislature on their progress over the past quarter on Sept. 1. Now, over two months later, there isn’t...
TRENTON, N.J. – Seniors in New Jersey deserve property tax relief, say Assemblywomen Kim Eulner and Marilyn Piperno, but residents should be skeptical that the election-year StayNJ proposal, sponsored by Senate Democrats Nick Scutari and Vin Gopal, will deliver on its promises. The controversial school funding law, passed in 2018...
TRENTON, N.J. – A senior property tax relief proposal by the Democrat majority is a gimmick, not a commitment to making New Jersey more affordable for grandparents – just look at how the disabled veterans have been treated, says Assemblyman Brian Bergen. “I have attempted to force a vote...
TRENTON, N.J. – A new program that is advertised as a property tax cut for people aged 65 or older was announced this week by Assembly Speaker Craig Coughlin. It would purportedly cut property taxes in half for eligible seniors at a cost of $1.2 billion by 2025. “This...
TRENTON, N.J. – Assemblywomen Kim Eulner and Marilyn Piperno are advocating for structural changes to school funding to increase state aid for schools and lower property taxes at the same time. The Asbury Park TapInto reported Thursday that Democrat Sen. Vin Gopal is looking for a temporary Band-Aid to...
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...
TRENTON, N.J. – Republicans introduced legislation Monday (A5253) that would increase the state’s school funding obligations and lower property taxes by using state income tax revenue, which can more than pay for the plan without taking money from the surplus. The plan was dropped the day before Gov. Phil...
TRENTON, N.J. – Gov. Phil Murphy has increased school funding each year, yet school taxes have increased by over $1.1 billion since he took office. Assembly Republicans fact-check the governor’s claim that more school funding equals lower property taxes in the latest episode of “<Three.” WATCH: How true is...