New Jersey lawmakers are united in the fight to reinstate the State and Local Tax deduction.
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Gov. Phil Murphy: Decision to Borrow $4.4B Is Still the Right One
“I haven’t heard so much Monday morning quarterbacking since Howard Cosell retired….we make the decisions at the time we make them based on the best information we have,” said Murphy.
Assemblyman Wirths, Other GOP Lawmakers Blast Voting Bill Keeping Cops 100 Feet From Polls
Republicans in the State Assembly are blasting their Democrat colleagues for passing voting rights legislation that they say disrespects and demoralizes police.
North Jersey Congressional Delegation Highlights Benefits of President Biden’s American Jobs Plan to the State
The $2 trillion infrastructure proposal is expected to move forward the Gateway project along with prioritizing fixing the state’s roads and bridges.
New Jersey Congressional Dems Blast US Postal Service Revamp Plan
The 10-year-strategic plan from the United States Postal Service (USPS) is short-sighted and contradictory to the agency’s mission according to Reps. Sires and Pascrell.
OPINION: The Abuse of Cancel Culture
Cancel Culture is the hot political buzzword but it is hurting the real cases where debate that is needed on important issues is being stifled.
Treasury Secretary Yellen Pledges to Address SALT Cap Inequities in North Jersey Under Questioning by Rep. Gottheimer
Secretary Yellen promised she would work with Gottheimer through the various proposals currently being debated in Washington to try to ensure the inequities caused by the cap are remedied.
New Jersey Attorney General Secures Corruption Charges in Paterson, Saddle Brook
Paterson Councilmen Michael Jackson and Alex Mendez were indicted by a state grand jury on charges of election fraud, while Saddle Brook Police Chief Robert Kugler was charged official misconduct.
Gov. Phil Murphy Pushes Back on GOP Hearings Focused on State Actions at Long-term Care Facilities During Pandemic
For March 9, the state reported 3,434 new confirmed COVID-19 cases and 46 confirmed deaths, bringing those respective cumulative totals to 819,042 and 23,635.
North Jersey News Roundup for March 1, 2021
the COVID-19 vaccine from New Brunswick based Johnson & Johnson, the third vaccine approved to fight the coronavirus in the United States, shipped out Feb. 28.
Legislation for Commission to Investigate the U.S. Capitol Riot Sponsored by Rep. Mikie Sherrill
Sherrill wants a 9/11 style commission to investigate the U.S. Capitol Riot Jan. 6 domestic terrorist attack on the U.S. Capitol and domestic terrorism more broadly.
Malinowski, Menendez Applaud Rollback of Rule Hindering Financing of Gateway Project
Rep. Tom Malinowski stated the misguided Trump policy was standing in the way of further advancing the tunnel portion of the Gateway project.
North Jersey News Roundup for Feb. 17, 2021
New Jersey recently administered its 1 millionth first dose of the COVID-19 vaccine.
North Jersey News Roundup for Feb. 16, 2021
State officials recently announced the launch of a community-based vaccination partnerships to provide equitable access to the COVID-19 vaccine.