NJ Groups Urge Murphy to Fulfill Promise, End Clean Energy Fund Raid in FY24 Budget
New report shows cumulative impact of Murphy administration raids, exceeding $500 million
Today, New Jersey labor, environmental, health and advocacy groups gathered at the State House to urge Governor Phil Murphy, amid fiscal year 2024 budget planning, to deliver on his promise and stop raids on the Clean Energy Fund (CEF). More than 50 organizations also sent the Murphy administration a letter in October, urging an end to CEF raids.
The press conference coincided with the release of a new report by New Jersey Policy Perspective (NJPP) detailing the state’s history of CEF diversions. The report, Stop the Raids: The Clean Energy Fund Should Fund Clean Energy, finds that lawmakers have raided the fund in every budget since fiscal year 2010, totaling nearly $2 billion. The report also…
