Sue Altman Archives - New Jersey Globe

Working Families slams Van Drew for impeachment resolution vote

October 31, 2019 9:10 pm

New Jersey Working Families slammed Rep. Jeff Van Drew for his no vote on an impeachment resolution before in the House Thursday. “New Jersey Working Families will continue to build and organize progressive voters in CD2 and across the state,...

Progressive write-in candidates seek to take votes from Andrzejczak

October 29, 2019 2:33 pmOctober 30, 2019 11:27 am

The 7,116 Democrats in the 1st district who voted for Bernie Sanders in the 2016 presidential primary have a decision to make in the State Senate race: do they vote for a Republican who is chairing Donald Trump’s New Jersey...

Progressives renew call for tax incentive reform

September 18, 2019 3:48 pmSeptember 18, 2019 4:19 pm

Progressive groups renewed their call for a set of reforms to the state’s tax incentive programs following the release of a new report by New Jersey Policy Perspective Wednesday. “As negotiations begin over a new tax incentive program, New Jersey...

EDA programs get low marks from tax incentive experts

September 5, 2019 2:57 pm

Opponents of New Jersey’s troubled tax incentives programs celebrated following a hearing of the Select Committee on Economic Growth Strategies during which their criticisms of the programs were largely affirmed. “Today’s testimony confirms what NJPP and critics of the state’s...

New Jersey Working Families

June 17, 2019 5:37 pm

Sue Altman, Director of NJ Working Families issued the following statement: Today in the Senate Budget and Appropriations Committee, S2020, the FY2020 Budget bill – which directs $38.8 Billion in spending- was passed with no opposition. Two Republicans abstained- on...

Grassroots groups seek Norcross probe

May 30, 2019 11:20 amMay 30, 2019 1:14 pm

A dozen grassroots organizations are asking federal and state prosecutors to investigate South Jersey Democratic leader George Norcross and his brothers, Rep. Donald Norcross (D-Camden) and attorney Phil Norcross, for their involvement in a tax subsidies awarded by the state...

Anti-machine slate in Camden backs Murphy task force

May 10, 2019 3:47 pm

A slate of Democrats challenging the Camden County Democratic organization in the June 4 primary have endorsed the efforts of Gov. Phil Murphy’s task force to probe tax credits awarded by the New Jersey Economic Development Authority. “Taxpaying residents of...