Yesterday afternoon, New Jersey Governor Mikie Sherrill (D) signed Executive Order 19, directing state agencies to “identify and analyze the impact of junk fees on consumers” and recommend “legislative and regulatory measures to reduce or eliminate them.”

While Gov. Sherrill may have lofty ambitions around making New Jersey more affordable, others in Trenton have different ideas.

Democratic lawmakers are actively trying to impose their a government version of a “junk” fee on New Jersey residents through their so-called “climate superfund” legislation.

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