Another promise broken.
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$15 Minimum Wage and the “dark days for union labor in New Jersey are over”
And, they are the principles that I am honored to stand for today back home in New Jersey.
They are the reason I signed into law the nation’s toughest equal pay law, and signed another law that made us just the 10th state to offer every worker the peace of mind of guaranteed paid sick leave.
They are the reason why I continue to fight for a livable minimum wage of $15 an hour.
They are the reason why I will continue to fight for tax fairness.
And, they are the reason why I will always respect the rights of labor to organize, to advocate, and to help us move our state forward.
The dark days for union labor in New Jersey are over. The dawn has arrived. Together, let’s grab hold of the promise of this new day and ensure a brighter future for every New Jerseyan, and every American.
Phil Murphy didn’t get his sales tax hike. But it sounds like he’s not giving up on it.
But the governor still wants the bump in the sales tax.
“We did not undo that in the budget (and) that’s one that I still think we should undo,” Murphy said in an “Ask the Governor” event Monday night.
The tax dropped from 7 percent under Murphy’s predecessor, former Gov. Chris Christie.
Murphy Stacks the Deck for NJEA
Oh, and to cut the time for the last two tests by 25 percent, reduce the weight of the exams in teacher evaluations . . . and lower high-school graduation requirements.
Officially, he wants the state to transition to a new testing system — one that’s less “high stakes and high stress.” It’s a safe bet that the future won’t hold anything like the PARCC exams, which are written by a multi-state consortium. Instead, they’ll be Jersey-only tests — far easier to water down into meaninglessness.
The sickest thing about this: A couple of years down the line, Murphy will be boasting about improved high-school graduation rates — without mentioning the fact that his “reforms” have made many of those diplomas worthless.
Murphy Wants Both Sides’ Taxes
In a letter sent to all of New Jersey’s lawmakers, Murphy said, in effect: Give me a version of my millionaires tax. I’ll go along with a Corporate Business Tax. And if we can agree on those, I’ll back away from a restoration of the sales tax to 7 percent.
Murphy Threatens to Pull Appointments and Funding from the Disloyal
“He was making calls himself,” Sweeney said when I caught him at the end of the day Thursday.
He said the governor told individual legislators to vote against the budget, stating, “If you don’t vote against this, you’re not going to get any appointments any funding for your district. I will shut you down.”
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More Taxes Promised
“You’d like heck not to (raise taxes again),” Murphy said. “You don’t want them to think — and I don’t blame them — and more importantly you don’t want the 9 million residents to think this is the first chapter in what’s going to be an ‘oh boy here we go again’,” he said.
Gov Bans Offshore Oil and Gas
Governor Phil Murphy today signed an Executive Order directing the Department of Environmental Protection (DEP), with support from other state agencies, to develop guidance on how all state departments can incorporate environmental justice considerations into their actions. Environmental justice touches a wide variety of issues related to quality of life, including housing, health, and transportation.
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Life Under Murphy 