New Jersey Archives

AFP-NJ Suggests Reforms to S-2703 in Letter to State Legislators

Oct 16, 2018

Dear Senator / Assembly Member: On behalf of tens of thousands of Americans for Prosperity activists in New Jersey, and over 3.2 million activists across the nation, I write today to applaud the opportunity S-2703 represents for our state, and to highlight needed areas for reform within the legislation. S-2703 would legalize the cultivation, sale, […]

Americans for Prosperity Calls on New Jersey Assembly to Expand Regulatory Flexibility Act

Oct 15, 2018

Dear Chairman Danielson and Members of the Assembly Oversight, Reform & Federal Relations Committee: I write today in strong support of Assembly Bill 3578, to expand the scope of the New Jersey Regulatory Flexibility Act, which deals with the economic impact of regulations on small business. Over decades of accumulation, state and federal regulations have grown […]

The Mackinac Center and Americans for Prosperity Foundation Stand Up for Workers’ Rights

Oct 12, 2018

Only a few months ago, in June, the Supreme Court of the United States affirmed the First Amendment rights of government union workers to freely choose whether to join a union and to refuse to pay non-union member agency fees. Janus v. AFSCME paved the way for government union workers in nearly half of states to freely choose how to spend their own […]

Union Members Sue Governor Phil Murphy for Failing to Protect Employee Freedoms

Oct 3, 2018

Parsippany, NJ – Today, AFSCME Local 3790 union members filed a lawsuit against New Jersey Governor Phil Murphy and Attorney General Gurbir Grewal, challenging the constitutionality of Assembly Bill A3686 – misleadingly titled the “Workplace Democracy Enhancement Act” – signed into law on May 17th. The key argument underlying the case is whether or not […]

Poor Conditions for Women in Federal Prison Underscore Need for Reform

Oct 1, 2018

Parsippany, NJ – In a report released Friday, the U.S. Department of Justice Office of the Inspector General (OIG) found that the federal Bureau of Prisons (BOP) “has not managed female inmates strategically” and “needs to take additional steps … to ensure that female inmates needs are met at the institutional level.” The report noted […]

AFP-NJ Supports Principles for Safe and Responsible Marijuana Reform

Sep 25, 2018

Trenton, New Jersey – Americans for Prosperity – New Jersey (AFP-NJ) today announced that it has co-signed a set of principles with the Reason Foundation’s Drug Policy Project regarding the state’s effort to legalize marijuana. If passed, S- 2703, the New Jersey Marijuana Legalization Act would legalize possession and personal use of marijuana for New Jerseyans […]