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Senate Budget & Appropriations Committee Letter in Support of S-2510/A-3754 Monday, June 18, 2018 Dear Chairman Sarlo & Members of the Senate Budget & Appropriations Committee: On behalf of aspiring entrepreneurs across the state, please vote “Yes” on S-2510 before the Senate Commerce Committee today, which would exempt hair braiding services from burdensome licensure. […]
Dear Chairman Taliaferro and Members of the Law & Public Safety Committee: On behalf of Americans for Prosperity – NJ, and our tens of thousands of activists across the Garden State, I urge you to please vote “Yes” today on A-3979, the “Dignity for Incarcerated Primary Caretaker Parents Act”, which would reduce the collateral consequences […]
Dear Chairman Giblin & Members of the Assembly Regulated Professions Committee: I previously testified before the Assembly Regulated Professions Committee against a nearly identical bill as the one that is up for a vote in your committee today. During the February 2016 committee hearing, we learned that the bill as written would reduce the number of […]
Background: Current New Jersey occupational licensing laws force hair braiders to spend thousands of dollars on arbitrary requirements to open for business. Many of the women affected by these requirements are West African immigrants who began braiding hair at a young age as part of their culture. Paying the money to go to cosmetology school and taking the […]
Watch AFP-New Jersey coalition partner Kristian Stout from the International Center for Law and Economics testify in favor of S-1963. Last week, AFP-New Jersey, along with a coalition of organizations supporting civil asset forfeiture reform, testified before the New Jersey Senate on S-1963. Read AFP-New Jersey’s testimony here. The bipartisan bill would be a crucial […]
TRENTON, N.J. – Americans for Prosperity-New Jersey (AFP-NJ) on Thursday applauded the New Jersey General Assembly for passing A-3754, legislation that would help hair braiders get to work without first having to obtain burdensome occupational licenses. The Garden State currently requires aspiring hair braiders to complete 1,200 hours of unrelated cosmetology training and pay upward […]
The coalition of the undersigned was formed to oppose S-2144, legislation that will negatively impact consumers and businesses alike. A recent report illustrated that the proposed “New Jersey Insurance Fair Conduct Act,” sponsored by Senators Scutari and Gopal, could lead to increased insurance rates for New Jersey businesses and consumers: including a 20-40% increase for mandated auto insurance […]
Dear Senator / Assembly Member: As budget season has kicked into high gear and the administration has announced a statewide spending freeze, please consider implementing very much needed tax and spending reforms. Specifically, spending is the root of the problem and must be addressed before New Jersey tackles tax reform. It is impossible to have […]
