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TRENTON, NJ – Today, Americans for Prosperity-New Jersey (AFP-NJ) weighed in shortly after the legislature passed this year’s budget. The grassroots group stressed Governor Phil Murphy and the legislature have continued to approve unnecessary increases in spending over the last four years. In less than a year, New Jersey borrowed $4.5 billion and received billions more from […]
TRENTON, N.J. – Today, Americans for Prosperity-New Jersey (AFP-NJ) weighed in shortly after Gov. Murphy and legislative leaders announced the budget deal and kickoff of the appropriations process. The grassroots group anticipates an approach similar to recent years that will only serve as a short-term fix to the Garden State’s deep-rooted financial struggles. AFP-NJ Tony […]
As Congress and the White House go back and forth on the cost of an expensive partisan wish list packaged as an infrastructure proposal, Americans for Prosperity state directors and staff are working to steer their lawmakers away from this wasteful scheme and toward effective reforms. Erica Jedynak, a resident of Morris County, New Jersey, and a senior […]
Tony Howley, state director of Americans for Prosperity-New Jersey, still lives in the Garden State. But increasingly, he writes in a new op-ed in the Newark Star-Ledger, his neighbors are leaving. “For the third consecutive year, New Jersey leads the nation in residents moving to other states, according to data from United Van Lines,” he […]
Grassroots Group to Educate New Jerseyans on the Poor Economic Policy Decisions that Drive the Outward Migration from the Garden State Trenton, NJ – Americans for Prosperity-New Jersey (AFP-NJ) today launched a new educational campaign #NextGenNJ that highlights the financial barriers that prevent the state’s residents from achieving prosperity. The goal is to assemble a […]
TRENTON, N.J. – Americans for Prosperity-New Jersey (AFP-NJ) highlighted the shortcomings of Gov. Murphy’s budget proposal. The grassroots group stressed that with this approach, the governor is likely to fall short on his promise for economic recovery in the short term and will contribute to long term financial instability. AFP-NJ State Director Tony Howley issued the following statement: […]
The team at Americans for Prosperity has seen up close the overwhelming grassroots support for the Supreme Court nomination of Amy Coney Barrett. As we reach out to people across America to discuss this issue, we’re tapping into an enthusiastic audience. With people across the country eager to share their views, we’ve seen unprecedented levels of engagement. And we’re […]
Americans for Prosperity New Jersey State Director Tony Howley | Star Ledger This legislative session, our state senators will have the opportunity to vote on Senate Bill 861, which provides a solution to the pension fiasco that many never thought would be resolved. New Jersey’s public retirement fund is facing a crisis of unprecedented proportions, and […]
Trenton, N.J. – Americans for Prosperity – New Jersey (AFP-NJ) responded to the release of the legislature’s new budget today. The grassroots group hopes to raise awareness of the implications this will have on New Jerseyans. AFP-NJ State Director Tony Howley issued the following statement: “The state government continues to borrow billions of dollars without […]
