Back to School Blues: Governor Murphy’s Funding Formula Devastates New Jersey Students Causing Anger, Fear and Anxiety in Many Underfunded Districts
Governor Phil Murphy’s S-2 Funding Formula Leaves Schools Closed, Unexpected Mergers, Teachers Without Jobs, Overcrowded Classrooms and No Money in its Wake As the school bells ring across New Jersey this fall…
VIDEO: Gov. Murphy Is Slashing School Funding While Spending Millions on Pork
Gov. Phil Murphy wants to slash aid to nearly 200 school districts despite having a $10 billion surplus and spending millions on political pork.…
O’Scanlon & Testa Say Trenton Democrats Are Prioritizing Pork Over School Funding in State Budget
Sen. Declan O'Scanlon and Sen. Michael Testa said Gov. Phil Murphy and legislative Democrats have prioritized funding political pork projects at the expense of schools in their FY 2024 state budget proposal.…
New Jersey seeking funding to promote responsible fatherhood
TRENTON, NJ – New Jersey legislators are concerned about promoting responsible fatherhood in the state and want to establish a 23-member council to promote it. The newly proposed New Jersey Council on…
Dem Lawmaker Threatened To Withhold University Funding Over Conservative Speakers, Watchdog Argues
Dem Lawmaker Threatened To Withhold University Funding Over Conservative Speakers, Watchdog Argues Alexa Schwerha on March 22, 2023 Democratic Pennsylvania state Representative La’Tasha Mayes requested that University of Pittsburgh Chancellor Patrick Gallagher cancel…
Gopal funding bill falls short to ‘save’ Jersey Shore school funding slashes by Murphy
TOMS RIVER, NJ – An emergency school funding bill is being criticized as election time political theater by a prominent North Jersey legislator. A bill introduced by Monmouth County Democrat Vin Gopal…
Oroho Statement on Partial Restoration of School Funding
Statement from Senate Republican Leader Steven Oroho on legislation that would partially restore school funding that's being cut in Gov. Phil Murphy's FY 2024 State Budget proposal.…
Taxpayer Advocate Says $80 Billion IRS Funding Boost Does Not Do Enough To Help Taxpayers
Taxpayer Advocate Says $80 Billion IRS Funding Boost Does Not Do Enough To Help Taxpayers Lorenzo Prieto on March 16, 2023 A key office within the Internal Revenue Service (IRS) that advocates…
Biden Admin Announces First Half Of $1.5 Billion In Funding For ‘Clean’ Hydrogen
Biden Admin Announces First Half Of $1.5 Billion In Funding For ‘Clean’ Hydrogen John Hugh DeMastri on March 15, 2023 The Biden administration announced $750 million in funding for research, development and…
‘All-Out War’: Biden’s Budget Would Balloon ATF Funding To Nearly $2 Billion, Up 50% From Obama Admin
‘All-Out War’: Biden’s Budget Would Balloon ATF Funding To Nearly $2 Billion, Up 50% From Obama Admin Bronson Winslow on March 15, 2023 If President Joe Biden’s budget is approved, the Bureau of Alcohol,…
GOP Senator Leads Bill Banning The Pentagon From Funding Abortion Travel
GOP Senator Leads Bill Banning The Pentagon From Funding Abortion Travel Micaela Burrow on March 15, 2023 Republican Iowa Senator Joni Ernst is leading a bill to overturn a Department of Defense…
Biden’s Budget Proposes Massive Funding Increase For Federal Crackdown On Guns
Biden’s Budget Proposes Massive Funding Increase For Federal Crackdown On Guns Bronson Winslow on March 9, 2023 President Joe Biden’s proposed budget for fiscal year 2024 proposes increasing funding to the FBI,…
Biden Proposes Increasing ‘Critical Aid’ To Palestinians Despite Growing Concerns Of Funding Terrorism
Biden Proposes Increasing ‘Critical Aid’ To Palestinians Despite Growing Concerns Of Funding Terrorism Kate Anderson on March 9, 2023 President Joe Biden released his proposed budget Thursday for the 2024 fiscal year…
Biden’s Budget More Than Doubles Funding For Offshore Projects, Potentially ‘Putting American Fisherman Out Of Business’
Biden’s Budget More Than Doubles Funding For Offshore Projects, Potentially ‘Putting American Fisherman Out Of Business’ Katelynn Richardson on March 9, 2023 Biden’s budget allocates $60 million to expand the National Oceanic…
Sen. Tom Cotton Introduces Bill To End US Funding Of Palestinian ‘Martyr Payments’
Sen. Tom Cotton Introduces Bill To End US Funding Of Palestinian ‘Martyr Payments’ Kate Anderson on March 8, 2023 Republican Sen. Tom Cotton of Arkansas introduced a bill to eliminate “Palestinian ‘martyr…
Monmouth County lawmakers declare suburban school funding crisis in New Jersey after miserly Murphy budget
TRENTON, NJ – The 2023-24 budget proposed by Governor Phil Murphy seeks to slash tens of millions of funding from school districts where parents generally didn’t vote for the governor, the suburbs.…
After meeting with OC GOP Chairman on school taxes, Murphy slashes school funding in Ocean County
TOMS RIVER, NJ – A secret meeting held in Red Bank between New Jersey Governor Phil Murphy, New Jersey State Senator Vin Gopal and Ocean County GOP Chairman George Gilmore was alleged…
Corrado Bill Increasing Funding for Code Blue Shelters Advances
Sen. Corrado's bill that provides additional funding for qualified Code Blue Shelters was approved by the Senate Community and Urban Affairs Committee.…
Seven Defendants Sentenced For Defrauding Federal Program That Provided Technology Funding For Rockland County Schools
Damian Williams, the United States Attorney for the Southern District of New York, announced today the sentencing of all seven defendants who previously pled guilty to defrauding the federal “E-Rate” program, designed…
Nearly 75% Of Voters Want To Ban Taxpayer Funding To Chinese Companies: POLL
Nearly 75% Of Voters Want To Ban Taxpayer Funding To Chinese Companies: POLL Kate Anderson on March 1, 2023 A new poll released Wednesday found that nearly 75% of American voters want…
Governor Murphy’s secret school funding could land Jackson district with $9 million shortfall in 2023
JACKSON TOWNSHIP, NJ – Brick township schools face possible layoffs in the 2023-24 school budget process. In Toms River, school board officials are also preparing for a budget shortfall next year due…