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Burlington County freeholders set to vote on demolition of Centerton Road bridge
MOUNT HOLLY — After several months, and a day before the Burlington County Board of Freeholders are set to vote on the demolition of the Centerton Road bridge, the county turned over an evaluation report from an inspection performed on the span following its sudden closure in April.
EXPLAINER: ADVOCATES ARGUE FOR FULL-DAY KINDERGARTEN IN NEW JERSEY
Does the Garden State suffer from a ‘kindergarten gap’ that could hold back the state’s youngest students?
NJ Senate approves smart gun bill, EpiPen Act
Another bill approved Monday was the Epinephrine Access and Emergency Act, which would permit anyone who has completed a Department of Health-approved training program to carry and administer epinephrine auto-injector devices to treat life-threatening allergic reactions involving insect or food allergies
Supreme Court decision reinforces N.J. assault weapons ban, experts say
A decision by the U.S. Supreme Court not to hear a challenge to a ban on assault-style weapons leaves intact New Jersey's statewide assault weapons ban, experts said Monday.
NJ Assembly votes to penalize corporate tax dodgers
A bill approved by New Jersey's Assembly would strike back against "corporate inversions," when a U.S. company buys a smaller company abroad, then changes its address to slash its tax bill.
Tax Inversions: The Un-American Way
When Pfizer announced it was buying Dublin, Ireland-based Allergan in a move that would create the largest pharmaceutical firm in the world, we felt the ill-effects throughout New Jersey. It didn’t take long for sharp-eyed citizens and the media to suggest that this was a bad deal for American taxpayers.
Pfizer, which maintains a major campus in Peapack, N.J., also known as Peapack-Gladstone, a borough in Somerset County, made it clear that this acquisition of Allergan would make Dublin its new tax home. Reducing this move to its simplest terms, often referred to as a tax inversion, would allow Pfizer to renounce its U.S. citizenship (as a company) and become an Irish business citizen. This would greatly reduce its tax liability.
Proposal to Hike Gas Tax and Lower ‘Death Taxes’ May Be Unveiled by Lawmakers Soon
Advocates for working families cry foul, arguing deal would mostly benefit wealthier Garden State residents while hurting those with lower incomes.
N.J. lawmakers: Firms that go overseas to dodge taxes shouldn't get state contracts
The state Assembly voted Thursday to place restrictions on corporations that merge with companies overseas to reduce their tax burden, as New York-based Pfizer Inc. announced it would last week
New Jersey May Be First State to Punish Inversions With Bill
Spurred by Pfizer Inc.’s plan to merge with Ireland-based Allergan Plc, New Jersey lawmakers want to cut off state contracts or incentives to U.S. companies that move their addresses to countries with lower taxes.