In response to the Gov. Phil Murphy’s Budget Address, NJ Working Families interim director and Better Choices for New Jersey Coalition spokesperson Rob Duffey said: “Governor Murphy just laid out a clear vision for getting New Jersey out of ... More
Today, members of the Better Choices for New Jersey campaign issued the following letter to the New Jersey Legislature detailing what a real budget that puts working families first would look like. If you agree with us, you can take ... More
At a recent town hall, Gov. Christie had to defend his decision to shirk pension payments, strangle school aid, and keep property tax relief cut in half for this year’s budget. His defense: “Where’s the money?!” It’s incredible. Over the last ... More
NJ Transit just proposed hiking train & bus fares and reducing service. That will mean more expensive & difficult commutes for half a million riders. Let’s call this what ... More
Yesterday, we joined academics and experts on economic development to sound the alarm on Governor Christie's runaway corporate subsidy program. New Jersey has promised $5.1 billion to businesses since 2010, over ... More
Last week thousands of struggling families around New Jersey lost federal food aid. The worst part is that it was completely avoidable. Legislators sent Governor Christie a budget that would have protected food assistance for these families while costing the ... More
For the last six weeks working families around the state have been calling on their legislators to block Governor Christie’s attempts to cut to property tax credits, cancer research, transit and pensions for teachers, firefighters and other public workers. And they ... More
For the last six weeks working families around the state have been calling on their legislators to block Governor Christie’s attempts to cut to property tax credits, cancer research, transit and pensions for teachers, firefighters and other public workers. And ... More
On Thursday NJ Working Families organized a press conference that included elected officials, affiliates and allies that called on Governor Christie to give up his reflexive opposition to asking the wealthy and corporations to pay their fair share. We all ... More
NJ Working Families director Analilia Mejia was a guest on MSNBC's "All In" with Chris Hayes to discuss Governor Christie's decision to cut pension payments, property tax credits and mass transit funding instead of making the wealthy pay their fair ... More
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