Workers, students, and families are uniting for May Day under one banner: Workers Over Billionaires. The system is rigged for the ultra-rich—let’s fight for a future that protects all working people. Join us in Jersey City. Tax the rich. No ICE. No war. www.mobilize.us/njea/event/9...

Yesterday millions of hard-working families paid more in taxes than 88 of America's largest corporations. The money those rich coporations pocketed from Trump's tax breaks last year were enough to eliminate hunger in America. See the latest from @itep.org 👇 #TaxTheRich

Public defenders are a critical part of our justice system. And this article highlights just how important they are - but there is a catch, and you might have missed it. The Office of the Public Defender, which is amazing, only handles Superior Court Cases. (1/2) www.northjersey.com/story/news/n...

🚨 New Analysis 🚨 A fee tied to individual employees’ health coverage will encourage employers to find loopholes and harm workers. Revenue raisers should focus on ensuring that the ultra-wealthy and corporations pay for health care, while protecting Medicaid enrollees. www.njpp.org/publications...

State residents benefit when policymakers raise new revenues to fund schools, housing, and other services, and evidence shows fears of tax-driven migration are overstated, with only about 1.5% of people moving between states each year. www.cbpp.org/blog/states-...

Recent protections for New Jersey's immigrant communities are a good first step, but don't go far enough to defend the state's residents. "There’s more to do to protect the people of New Jersey,” said @marleinau.bsky.social. njurbannews.com/2026/03/30/w...

Temporary revenue raisers help offset costs of hosting an event that attracts visitors from all over the world. "It’s not like FIFA is cutting us a check — it makes sense to offset some of those costs with temporary revenue raisers,” said @ptrchn1.bsky.social. newjerseymonitor.com/2026/04/01/t...

Families are getting hit twofold with consequences from data centers. “They’re paying more each month to subsidize data center expansion, and they’re breathing dirtier air because these facilities are keeping polluting power plants running," said @alexfromnj.bsky.social. www.nj.com/business/202...

The incredible @alexfromnj.bsky.social was lead author on this landmark report. It is so so so timely. The world is burning and New Jersey should not be pouring gasoline on the fire.

🚨 New Report 🚨 AI data centers were the main driver of the 20% electric bill increase New Jerseyans saw last June. By 2030, these facilities will use 10% of our state's entire electricity supply. Read the full report: www.njpp.org/publications...

Advocates, community leaders, and residents from across New Jersey gathered on Monday, March 30, at New Jersey Institute of Technology ahead of the final Senate Budget Committee public hearing to demand a state budget that prioritizes working families over corporate profits.

One important piece of data from this piece: PSE&G made $1.7 billion in profits last year. ONE POINT SEVEN BILLION

Utilities' focus should be bringing down costs for consumers — not influencing elections. “These utility companies are raking in record profits while small businesses and families are struggling to pay their electricity bills,” said @alexfromnj.bsky.social. gothamist.com/news/utility...

A win! This is no doubt a win! But - ALPR (license plate reader data) was carved out of the privacy bill. This is a big part of how ICE tracks people. There are also loopholes in the Immigrant Trust Directive. We must keep pushing our lawmakers to protect our constitutional rights.

Corporations can afford to pay their fair share to help raise sustainable revenue for the state — and they should! "We’re talking about an environment where corporate profits reached a record level," said @ptrchn1.bsky.social. newjerseymonitor.com/2026/03/24/l...

This is truly worth celebrating!! It was a long and frought battle. The work, however, continues. ALPR (license plate reader data) was carved out of the privacy bill. This is a big part of how ICE tracks people. We must keep pushing our lawmakers to protect our constitutional rights.

Almost a decade ago, Trump slashed the corporate income tax rate by nearly a third. But corporations are paying far below that 21% rate thanks to enormous tax breaks and loopholes. That's how these four big tech companies paid a collective tax rate of just 4.9% last year.

New legislation protecting New Jersey's immigrant communities marks an important step forward in a long and complex effort to uphold the rights and dignity of all New Jerseyans. Read the full statement from NJPP's @marleinau.bsky.social: www.njpp.org/media/statem...

"...this year’s Affordable Care Act anniversary should not only be a moment of reflection, but also a moment of action. Medicaid cuts can be repealed and the enhanced premium tax credits can be reinstated... but only with bipartisan leadership." newjerseymonitor.com/2026/03/23/w...

This legislation has been kicked around in a variety of forms and even watered down since 2017 - despite how urgently we need these protections. Anything other than passage would be unfathomable at this point.

One weird thing about the business lobby response to @mikiesherrill.bsky.social's proposal to rein in Alternative Business Calculation deductions is their insistence that it's "not a loophole." I don't care what you call it but it's tax code that the wealthy have exploited to reduce their taxes

TODAY! @njpolicy.bsky.social is in the room as the state kicks off FY27 budget hearings!

stop. no. do not do this. broad-based taxation is the foundation of every progressive policy. if no tax, then no schools, no trains, no buses, no health insurance, no child care. what are you doing?

Cutting public programs that help families with low incomes won't help affordability. "We can't really advance affordability if we're not also increasing revenues, particularly through taxation on wealthy individuals and corporations," said @ptrchn1.bsky.social. www.youtube.com/watch?v=Abib...

Everyone's favorite budget analyst stepped into the studio the other day to break down Gov. Sherrill's budget proposal! Check it out 😀

New Jersey is a great place to live! We can make it even better - but we need revenue to do that.

The state can raise revenues by taxing wealthy corporations that profit off New Jerseyans. "State governments are going to have to work harder to make sure that wealth ... is being pulled back in to pay for the services that make the state great," said @ptrchn1.bsky.social. youtu.be/CnVwpzrbQS0?...

Money set aside to help fund clean energy should go toward just that — clean energy! "The Clean Energy Fund should be spent on building more clean energy and making energy more affordable for all New Jerseyans, especially those already struggling with higher bills,” said @alexfromnj.bsky.social.

NJPP just published our report card on Gov. Sherrill's FY2027 budget proposal, grading it on 11 key priorities. It closes corporate tax loopholes, reins in Stay NJ for high-income homeowners, and takes the structural deficit head-on. That's a real foundation to build on. www.njpp.org/publications...

Governor Sherrill’s first Budget in Brief is out! NJPP analysts are combing through as we speak. We’ll have a report card for y’all in the very near future 👀 👀 👀 www.nj.gov/treasury/omb...

We don’t need to cut to add new programs or expand existing ones. We can close more corporate loopholes to make sure the wealthiest companies in the world are paying their fair share.

So beyond disappointing to hear Governor @mikiesherrill.bsky.social talk about affordability and opportunity but make no mention of our most vulnerable populations - immigrants, incarcerated or formerly incarcerated people, and their children. And poverty? Did not hear that word once.

The Governor's first budget proposal confronts the difficult fiscal reality NJ finds itself in. It prioritizes families and key programs like schools and pensions. BUT the goal of expanding opportunity will mean giving families more supports, building stronger govt programs, and taxing the rich.

"Additions require subtractions." It's true that governments need to balance budgets. But cuts are not the only way! Schools, health care, transportation -- they're funded through TAXATION. Billionaires and big biz have enriched themselves at our expense. Taxation can get that money back to NJ

Want to flag some caution on "Walmart tax" -- this line of reasoning has existed for a while. But there may be unintended consequences. Employers may be discouraged from hiring people on Medicaid Workers may be discouraged from using Medicaid

It's true that NJ and states need more tools to claw back the wealth that has been extracted from our state by big tech CEOs. But the most powerful tool at our disposal is taxation, ensuring that companies cannot escape their responsibilities by hiding behind shell companies and paper losses

Government CAN keep us safe from the harms of AI, especially from the economic and environment harm of data centers. We need to start charging these companies more for their energy use, require them to report on their energy and water use, AND require them to build more clean energy.

As a mother of a teen - keeping up with the tech my child uses is a full time job. It is stressful. I also think it is a complicated issue. Looking forward to learning more about @mikiesherrill.bsky.social's plans

I’m proud to be an advisory board member of NJTOD, which recently wrote this piece on how California is moving towards transit-oriented development! www.njtod.org/sb79-in-cali...

I agree with @mikiesherrill.bsky.social. Surveillance is a HUGE problem. I cannot wait to get to work on limiting access to our data - but hope we will also focus on protecting the privacy of vulnerable populations

A note on the corporate tax loopholes: - it was clear at the time that big corporations would exploit the "net operating losses" (NOL) claims to reduce their future tax liabilities, and they ended up avoiding billions in taxes

Really excited to see Gov Sherrill’s plans to make it easier to build more housing of all types, including for low-income families. NJ especially needs transit-oriented development. People want to live in walkable communities with easy and safe access to transit!

Yes yes yes to affordable housing @mikiesherrill.bsky.social . We need to ensure the affordable housing trust fund is funded and used as intended.

PJM is seriously holding back our ability to build new, affordable energy to drive down costs for everyone. Check out NJPP’s report on PJM to learn more! www.njpp.org/publications...

Reducing the income cap and benefit amount of Stay NJ saves money and ensures that wealthy homeowners are not disproportionately benefiting. This was our proposal from last year. Looks pretty similar, with some differences (Sherrill proposal has higher income cap $250k and lower benefit cap $4k)

Every New Jerseyan benefits from projects like the Gateway tunnel that will provide more reliable transit. When more people take transit, we have less traffic, cleaner air, and safer roads. Grateful that Gov Sherrill fought for that funding to be released!

Gov Sherrill rightly points out the skyrocketing expansion of corporate tax breaks ($2.5B) in the lame duck legislature. As I pointed out at the time, these expansions will hurt future budget years. Glad to hear the Gov voice the need for a better budget process www.njpp.org/publications...

Gov. Sherrill is giving her first budget address and the NJPP team is watching along! It’s true that previous administrations kicked the can down the road regarding the budget. Just look at NJ Transit — overly relying on fare box revenue and federal funding nearly led to massive service cuts.

I am so ready to hear what @mikiesherrill.bsky.social has in mind for long-term sustainability of NJ's revenue...

Certainly the state needs to take a close look at expenditures and efficiencies, to ensure that govt is helping those who need it most. But there's no reason to act like taxation is a tool that the state cannot use! Taxation is how NJ raises revenues for programs. The ledger has two sides!