New Jersey Seeks to Tax its Way to Prosperity
Article from For Liberty by Norm Leahy. New Jersey is about to discover whether a proposed tax intended to raise billions of dollars will prompt the businesses in question to…
Camden Ditched its Police Union — is it a Model for the Rest of the Country?
Article from For Liberty by Norm Leahy. Some advocates of police reform are pointing to the experience in Camden, New Jersey as a possible national model. But there’s more to…
Not Even a Pandemic can Shake New Jersey’s ban on Self-Service gas
Article from For Liberty by Norm Leahy. Even as the coronavirus epidemic forces state and local governments to relax or suspend some laws in an effort to support public health…
Paper or Plastic? Jersey Wants Them all BANNED
Article from Reason by Christian Britschgi. In August 2018, New Jersey Gov. Phil Murphy, a Democrat, vetoed a bill that would have imposed a five-cent fee on both paper and plastic carryout…
New Jersey Now Wants to Tax Rain
Article from Fox News by Brooke Singman. New Jersey residents could soon be hit with what Republicans are calling a “rain tax,” if Democratic Gov. Phil Murphy signs newly passed legislation. The…
Gun Owners Fight Back
Article from Reason by Jacob Sullum. Thanks to a December 5 ruling by the U.S. Court of Appeals for the 3rd Circuit, New Jersey’s ban on gun magazines that hold more than 10 rounds…
Crime Down in New Jersey After Criminal Justice Reform
Article from Reason by Scott Shackford. New Jersey is about to end its second year using a pretrial court system that has all but stopped using cash bail to decide which defendants…