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ATR and Digital Liberty Urge Congress to Oppose New Broadband Taxes

Aug 18, 2026 Americans for Tax Reform led a coalition of 27 center-right groups in a letter to members of Congress urging them to reject any proposals that would impose new taxes on broadband service, including by bringing broadband into the Universal Service Fund contribution base. The letter notes that American consumers are already dealing […]

AFP, Jersey 1st Slams Record-Breaking Budget

Jun 30, 2026  Trenton, NJ— Today, Americans for Prosperity (AFP) and Jersey 1st condemned New Jersey Democrats following the passage of the FY 2027 budget, the largest in New Jersey history. The budget, drafted behind closed doors, fails to address what New Jerseyans actually need: real tax relief, a government they can trust, and a fiscal foundation […]

AFP, Jersey 1st Statement on Legislature Holding Superfund Bill

Jun 30, 2026 Trenton, NJ — Americans for Prosperity (AFP) and Jersey 1st released the following statement after the New Jersey legislature’s decision to not advance S-2338, the Climate Superfund Act.  AFP Northeast Region Director Ross Connolly and Zachery Dora, Jersey 1st Advocacy Director, said: “We thank the legislature for listening to New Jerseyans and holding this bill […]

AFP, Jersey 1st Responds to Mikie Sherrill Budget: New Jersey Can’t Spend Its Way Out of a Budget Gap

March 10th, 2026  Trenton, NJ—Today, Americans for Prosperity (AFP) and Jersey 1st released the following statement in response to Governor Mikie Sherrill’s state budget address.  New Jersey currently faces a $3 billion deficit, yet the governor’s budget increases and adds funding to several programs. AFP Northeast Regional Director Ross Connolly and Jersey 1st President and Founder […]

NJ Climate Superfund is a Blank Check With No Accountability

February 4th, 2026 Rosemary Becchi Special to the USA TODAY Network New Jersey lawmakers are considering a so-called “climate superfund” bill that would impose sweeping new financial penalties on a narrow set of energy companies in the name of climate resilience. The bill relies on retroactive penalties, sweeping assumptions of liability, and vague promises of […]

NJPI: New Jersey’s Bag Ban Backfired. Repeal It—and Cut Waste the Smart Way.

October 22nd, 2025 By Wells Winegar, Executive Director, New Jersey Policy Institute (NJPI) Walk into any New Jersey kitchen and open the pantry. You’ll probably find a teetering stack of “reusable” shopping bags—many of them delivered with curbside orders you never asked for and will never use up. That pile tells the story of our […]

Don’t California-Ize The New Jersey Independent Workforce

By: Patrice Onwuka and Rosemary Becchi Published By The Daily Caller, August 6th 2025 Can labor policy get any worse than destroying flexible jobs and driving self-employed professionals out of work? California did this by cracking down on freelance and gig work, leading to devastating results for its independent workforce and small businesses a few […]

Bidenomics backlash: New Jersey’s Latino families feeling the pinch

Cesar Grajales and Marcela Crossman: Special to the USA TODAY Network Latinos, whether natives or immigrants, believe in the great American promise that hard work is the path to a better life for our families. Runaway inflation makes it a lot more difficult for hardworking families to make ends meet, much less save for a […]

Proposed rules for independent contractors would stifle entrepreneurship | Opinion

By Jersey Journal Guest Columnist By Elizabeth Nader The American Dream. It’s a notion deeply woven into the fabric of our nation, each individual’s interpretation as unique as a fingerprint. For my husband and me, it’s been about carving our path as entrepreneurs after stepping away from the confines of corporate America. From that pivotal […]