Elected officials have repeatedly been turned away from Delaney Hall. We're calling on state leaders to use their authority to protect civil rights, demand accountability, and stand up for the people of New Jersey. Read the letter from @nicolenjpp.bsky.social: www.njpp.org/media/statem...

Today Gov Sherrill kept her promise for more affordable energy by announcing her endorsement of several bills to protect people from data centers! Together we can make sure they pay their fair share, pollute less, and support communities & workers alike.

Delaney Hall has been plagued by abusive conditions since it opened. It’s time to close this facility and end immigration detention once and for all. Read our full statement ⬇️

This is $1.2 billion that wont be going toward health care, education, or transit. And New Jersey is facing a significant structural budget deficit! The state is leaving major money on the table by not reining in these loopholes.

🚨 NEW 🚨 New Jersey’s net operating loss (NOL) deduction cost the state roughly $1.2 billion in revenue in 2023 — with nearly all of that flowing to fewer than 1,000 large corporations, most of which paid $0 in corporate taxes. Read more from @ptrchn1.bsky.social: www.njpp.org/publications...

Accessing essential services without fear of ICE is critical to ensuring safe communities. With @democracydefendersfund.org & 19 partner orgs, we’re telling the court: States have the right to prohibit federal immigration agents from using state-owned property to intimidate & terrorize residents.

Filers making $2.5m or more are claiming more in ABC benefits than all the filers making under $500,000 COMBINED. Call me crazy, but $2.5m+ does not sound like a small business to me!

Stronger than expected revenue projections alone won't cover the costs of basic services like schools and health care. "The legislature will need to find more revenue-raising options to keep the state’s finances on solid footing," said @ptrchn1.bsky.social. Read more: www.njpp.org/media/statem...

🚨 NEW 🚨 Reforming the Alternative Business Calculation (ABC) deduction could recover more than $120 million in revenue without affecting tax returns for 99 percent of New Jersey households. Read more from @ptrchn1.bsky.social: www.njpp.org/publications...

Film tax credits are a bad deal for states — yielding pennies on the dollar. "There are more effective ways of trying to stimulate economies than throwing money at Hollywood Studios on a promise of jobs that may or may not stick around," said @ptrchn1.bsky.social. njurbannews.com/2026/05/18/n...

Come on NJ. We can do this.

A few notes on gas tax suspension, but TLDR: it's short-sighted, badly targeted to fuel-related cost increases, expensive for the state, and minimally helpful for residents. 1. Hate when bridges fall down? The gas tax fills the transportation trust fund so that doesn't happen. No gas tax? No $$

Suspending the gas tax would have meager short-term relief for drivers and long-term costs for the state. New Jersey would feel future effects "either in the form of bigger tax increases or in underfunded transportation infrastructure," said @ptrchn1.bsky.social. www.usatoday.com/story/news/t...

Excited to learn about the governor's commitment to listen to transit riders and improve their experience on buses and trains

NJ politicians are eagerly demanding more funding for their preferred policies. More money for child care! For school funding! For health care! (And I support them all!) But they are silent on how to pay for it, unwilling to say the word tax. But TAXES are why we have nice things!

In Trenton right now with @worthrises.bsky.social to push for policy that puts families above corporate profits.

New Jersey needs to prioritize connection over corporate profits. "We are lining the pockets by the millions of private prison communications companies that are profiting off of our incarcerated people and their families every day,” said @marleinau.bsky.social. newjerseymonitor.com/2026/05/11/n...

🚨 NEW 🚨 Adopting a tax on wealth for the richest 6.5 percent of New Jerseyans could raise more than $1.1 billion in revenue to help balance the state budget. Read more from @ptrchn1.bsky.social: www.njpp.org/publications...

For some New Jerseyans, the constitutional right to a public defender is still behind a paywall. It's time for New Jersey to eliminate public defender fees and ensure equal access to justice for all. Read more from our friends @aclu-nj.org: www.aclu-nj.org/news/200-sho...

New Jersey lawmakers can and should do more so the public can have a meaningful say in the budget process. “As long as key decisions get made behind closed doors, special interests will keep winning and residents will keep paying for it," said NJPP's @ptrchn1.bsky.social. www.nj.com/politics/202...

At last count, over 65,000 New Jersey children had a parent that had been incarcerated. These are the same prison profiteers invested in immigrant detention. NJ needs to stop allowing these companies to profit off of family separation.

🚨 NEW 🚨 Despite rate cuts, private companies make over $6.6 million per year off of New Jersey families trying to stay in touch which their incarcerated loved ones. Read more from @marleinau.bsky.social: www.njpp.org/publications...

Cash assistance should actually ASSIST families. That means making sure benefit amounts reflect the reality families are facing and get to the families who need assistance most.

🚨 NEW 🚨 TANF benefits have lost more than a third of their value since 1998 and the program now reaches half as many families in poverty as the national average. Read more from @tonanziht.bsky.social: www.njpp.org/publications...

Requiring rail companies to disclose when and where they are transporting hazardous materials would improve transparency and combat federal efforts to rollback safety protections. "States need to step up to protect their own citizens," said @alexfromnj.bsky.social. gothamist.com/news/nj-dera...

It used to be that a family could pay for groceries and their power bill with some leftover with their TANF money. Now, TANF doesn’t even come close to providing the same relief. In fact, TANF falls about $100+ short of covering the same amount of groceries and electricity as it did in 1998.

This has been an issue for soooo long - despite being one the most effective ways to support families! Seriously one of the most studied programs.... Can we do better now? Please?

🚨 NEW 🚨 New Jersey’s main cash assistance program for families hasn’t kept pace with the cost of living for decades — and with federal cuts now on the table, the stakes for families are getting higher. Read more from NJPP's @tonanziht.bsky.social: www.njpp.org/publications...

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!