Category Archives: New Jersey

With the college football season beginning this weekend, and with pro football starting just one week later, it’s time to root for your favorite team(s). Residents of New Jersey have gotten a head start—the National Conference of State Legislators has … Continue reading →

New Jersey legislators and Governor Jon Corzine agreed on a budget deal today. The deal includes the sales tax increase from 6% to 7%, but with half the proceeds of the increase being used to reduce property taxes this year … Continue reading →

Assume you run an organization, and you discover that your revenues (income) are being exceeded by your expenses. What would you do? Would you, (a) Immediately close down your sixth largest source of income, (b) Close down your fourth and … Continue reading →

Democratic Governor Jon Corzine ordered all nonessential New Jersey government offices to close, and road construction projects, motor vehicle offices, and the state lottery all went dark. Governor Corzine wants an increase in the state sales tax of 1%; the … Continue reading →

I joke with my writing partner about New Jersey being one giant swamp. At least the Garden State’s politics are fun to watch—at a distance. Today, the New York Times reports that a few Democrats are now supporting Governor Corzine’s … Continue reading →

…the state would probably be run much more efficiently than it is today. Their methods, though, might leave something to be desired. However, the methods employed by Governor Jon Corzine leave a lot to be desired. Corzine wants to increase … Continue reading →

Remember Captain Renault from Casablanca? He steps into the back room of Rick’s Cafe, and says, “I’m shocked, shocked to find that gambling is going on in here!” A croupier then hands him a pile of money and says, “Your … Continue reading →

Well, not really. >From the Newark Star-Ledger comes word that the New Jersey Director of Taxation, Robert Thompson, Deputy Director Harold Fox (no relation), and Assistant Director for Compliance David Gavin have been suspended. The New Jersey Commission of Investigation … Continue reading →