While Gov. Phil Murphy figured out a way to balance the latest state budget by making last-minute spending cuts and putting some appropriations in reserve, that task will only get harder next year as costs continue to rise amid an…

Gov. Phil Murphy signed a $38 billion budget for fiscal year 2020 on Sunday, meeting the June 30 deadline when the state is required to pass a balanced budget each year.The governor did, however, line-item veto $48.5 million from the…

Today more than 200,000 New Jerseyans are getting a raise to $10 an hour, the first in the state’s multi-year move toward a $15-an-hour minimum wage.The Democratic-controlled Legislature passed and Gov. Phil Murphy signed the new wage into law five months ago…

The focus of budget discussions must be addressing the long-range fiscal issues facing our state. Simply increasing taxes this year without other critical program changes will not solve our fiscal problems. Now is not the time to falter; it is…

This morning GSI’s president Regina Egea appeared on AM970’s “The Joe Piscopo Show” to discuss the ongoing negotiations over New Jersey’s budget and other issues impacting the Garden State. Click below to listen to the interview. [audio mp3="https://www.gardenstateinitiative.org/app/uploads/2019/06/8AMHour6-19-19CouncilmanJoeBorelliMinorityWhipoftheNewYorkCityCouncilcolumnistforTheHillandtheRepub.mp3"][/audio]

Democratic lawmakers will introduce their own state budget Monday that ditches Gov. Phil Murphy’s long-sought proposal to raise tax increases on millionaires in New Jersey, setting up a showdown with the progressive Democratic governor in the coming days, NJ Advance Media…

Make no mistake, New Jersey’s political leaders have a responsibility to address our opioid epidemic. However, Gov. Phil Murphy’s recent budget proposal to levy a $21 million assessment on prescription opioid medications does nothing to combat this public health crisis. Rather, it…