Better Choices for New Jersey Coalition Gathers in Trenton to Call for a Millionaires Tax

Trenton– Advocates from the Better Choices for New Jersey coalition will hold a press conference before the Assembly budget hearings in Trenton urging legislators to support a strong millionaire’s tax. Advocates and activists will lay out why New Jersey needs a millionaires tax to make smart investments, meet its needs and obligations, and to bring basic tax fairness to one of the most unequal states in the country.

The press conference is organized by Better Choices for New Jersey Coalition, a statewide campaign to promote smarter budget choices that benefit New Jersey’s middle and working classes.

WHO:

Ann Vardeman, Program Director, New Jersey Citizen Action

Anne Songcayaoun, Communications Director, New Jersey Working Families

Sheila Reynertson, Senior Policy Analyst, New Jersey Policy Perspective

Seth Hahn, New Jersey Legislative and Political Director, CWA

Sean Spiller, Vice President, New Jersey Education Association

Lucy Mosquera, Member, SEIU32BJ

Amy Goldsmith, State Director, Clean Water Action

WHAT: Coalition calls for a millionaires tax in the FY 2020 Budget

WHERE: State House Annex, 125 W State St, Trenton, NJ 08608

WHEN: Tomorrow, Wednesday, March 20, 2019, 9:00 am

Better Choices Partner Organizations:

Action Together New Jersey…AFSCME New Jersey…Anti- Poverty Network of New Jersey…Amalgamated Transit Union, NJ State Council…BlueWaveNJ…Clean Water Action…

Council of NJ State College Locals – AFT…CWA District 1…CWA Local 1032…Environment New Jersey…Essex Rising…Food & Water Watch, New Jersey Chapter…Health Professionals and Allied Employees…Healthy Schools Now…Housing and Community Development Network of New Jersey…Indivisible Congressional District 3…Indivisible Congressional District 5…Indivisible Cranbury…Indivisible Garden State…La Casa de Don Pedro…Latino Action Network..National Association of Social Workers, New Jersey…National Organization for Women, Northern New Jersey Chapter…New Jersey Citizen Action…New Jersey Industrial Union Council…New Jersey Policy Perspective…New Jersey Tenants Organization…New Jersey Work Environment Council…New Jersey Working Families Alliance…Organizing for America Essex…Our United Revolution New Jersey…People Demanding Action, New Jersey Chapter…Progressive Democrats of America, New Jersey Chapter…Save Our Schools March…Sierra Club, New Jersey Chapter…South Orange/Maplewood Dems…STAND Central New Jersey…Union of Rutgers Administrators, AFT Local 1766…V Rev. Peter Anthony Baktis, Mother of God Orthodox Church – Princeton…Westfield 20/20