--January 30, 2012--

Property taxes are eating up a larger share of family income under Gov. Chris Christie than under previous governors, primarily due to a sharp reduction in direct property tax relief over the past two years. In fact, net property taxes are 20 percent higher under Christie than they were when Democrat Jon Corzine left office two years ago.

--January 26, 2012--

It can't be fair to drop a rule for more than a decade and then apply it to a single person. But that's what has happened to Gabriela Mosquera, who hasn't been allowed to take the seat in the New Jersey Assembly that she won in November.

--January 26, 2012--

New Jersey Governor Chris Christie, the Republican who has sought to roll back taxes, battled with public employee unions and was courted to run for president, can’t shake one distinction: His state again ranks last in business climate.

--January 24, 2012--

After three hours of impassioned arguments on both sides, a Senate committee today advanced a bill allowing same-sex marriage in New Jersey.

--January 19, 2012--

Flashback to the campaign trail: Christie made vows not to touch pensions or property tax rebates or cut education. Then he did just that as the centerpiece of his first two years. He pledged to make state contributions into the pension fund, then balanced his budget by skipping a $3.1 billion payment. He called Gov. Jon Corzine’s practice of bonding to fill the transportation trust fund “unconscionable,” then did the exact same thing.

--January 18, 2012--

In the meantime, as the residency rule was clearly not being enforced in 2011, as state elections officials certified her candidacy last year, and as she subsequently won election by a healthy margin, the proper thing to do would be to let her take office. It would be wrong for the court to ignore the will of the voters here by changing the rules of the game after Election Day, even if they weren’t the wisest rules.

--January 17, 2012--

The New Jersey Democratic State Committee backed John Wisniewski tonight in New Brunswick for a second term as state party chairman.

--January 12, 2012--

Leading Democrats made marriage equality the first order of business of the new legislative session this week, introducing a bill to fully recognize same-sex unions as “marriage” under state law.

--February 17, 2012--

New Jersey Democratic State Committee Chairman John Wisniewski issued the following statement regarding today's Star Ledger story, which detailed accounts of members of Chris Christie’s New Jersey GOP “lurking outside their [NJEA's] offices in hooded sweatshirts and knit caps.” These operatives included a former member of Christie’s administration.

--February 16, 2012--

New Jersey Democratic State Committee Chairman and Assembly Deputy Speaker John Wisniewski issued the following remarks today in support of A-1, the bill he sponsored to legalize same-sex marriage.

--February 08, 2012--

New Jersey Democratic State Committee Chairman John Wisniewski and Marriage Equality legislation sponsor in the New Jersey General Assembly issued the following statement regarding the 9th Circuit Court ruling about California’s Prop 8.

--February 03, 2012--

New Jersey Democratic State Committee Chairman John Wisniewski issued the following statement on the January jobs report showing the economy added private sector jobs for the 23rd straight month.

--February 01, 2012--

New Jersey Democratic State Committee Chairman John Wisniewski released the following statement on the results of the Florida Republican Primary.

--January 30, 2012--

New Jersey Democratic State Committee Chairman John Wisniewski issued the following statement regarding Congressman John Lewis’ visit to New Jersey.

--January 25, 2012--

New Jersey Democratic State Committee Chairman John Wisniewski issued the following statement regarding Governor Chris Christie's statement from his press conference proposing a referendum on the issue of marriage equality, as reported in today's Philadelphia Inquirer.

--January 25, 2012--

In response to Christie’s Romney-esque flip-flop on Romney’s tax returns, New Jersey Democratic Party Chairman John Wisniewski released the following statement.