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Brandon J. McKoy

@Brandon_McKoy

1 year

My epitaph will just be this playing in a loop.

The Simpsons

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1 year

"We'd have to raise taxes."

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Brandon J. McKoy

@Brandon_McKoy

4 years

At first reading of NJ's #cannabis bill draft, not only does it only apply the sales tax meaning it raises a paltry amount of funds, the vast majority of those funds goes to *🥁 🥁 🥁* police departments! You can't make this up. This is the height of dark comedy. #NJpol

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Brandon J. McKoy

@Brandon_McKoy

4 years

For the record, the protests in NJ yesterday were both effective & safe, especially in Newark and Camden. Prayers that they stay that way, but it helps immensely that the police didn't unnecessarily & violently antagonize ppl for simply exercising their rights. #BlackLivesMatter

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Brandon J. McKoy

@Brandon_McKoy

4 years

We're from Jersey. We have the best 🍕 and the best 🥯. We pump our ✊🏾, not our ⛽. And no, we'll never change. #StayAtHome #FlattenTheCurve #JerseyToTheDirt

Governor Phil Murphy

@GovMurphy

4 years

ATTN KNUCKLEHEADS: KEEP A SAFE DISTANCE #FlattenTheCurve

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Brandon J. McKoy

@Brandon_McKoy

3 months

Y'all can drop the New York portion. The stadium doesn't sit on the border or anything. You're firmly in Jersey...welcome, enjoy yourselves, hit up a diner while you're here.

FIFA World Cup

@FIFAWorldCup

3 months

🇺🇸 The #FIFAWorldCup 26 final is headed to New York New Jersey! #WeAre26

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Brandon J. McKoy

@Brandon_McKoy

3 years

So we'd lose less than 1% of our current jobs while boosting wages for 10% of workers & cutting poverty by about 3%? Works for me. The goal is to lower & eliminate poverty, not sustain poverty-wage jobs. #FightFor15 #RaiseTheWage

CBO report finds $15 minimum wage would cost jobs but lower poverty levels

Congress is divided over whether to include a phased-in hike of the minimum wage to $15 an hour by 2025 in the covid relief bill. A new report by the CBO estimates the measure could result in some...

www.washingtonpost.com

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Brandon J. McKoy

@Brandon_McKoy

1 year

@JosephPolitano I'm sure his expression has nothing at all to do with this...

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Brandon J. McKoy

@Brandon_McKoy

4 years

Someone sent this to me saying it was just taken in Hoboken. It rained a lot, but that level of flooding is insane. We're not doing enough to mitigate flooding in NJ. This will be a costly undertaking & our state budget can't even afford basic maintenance of assets currently.

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Brandon J. McKoy

@Brandon_McKoy

3 years

No one is surprised by this because @RepAndyKimNJ is the best.

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Brandon J. McKoy

@Brandon_McKoy

4 years

And then the rest goes to the general fund because of course it does... This bill does NOTHING for racial & reparative justice & is a slap in the face to all the communities harmed by the drug war that deserve real support & investment to address the wounds of prohibition.

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Brandon J. McKoy

@Brandon_McKoy

4 years

Home Depot literally signed a document saying they would not move to NJ "but for" the tax credits under the Grow NJ program. They didn't get those tax credits. They moved to NJ anyways. Can ppl stop putting undue faith in the "but for" theory now or do we need 3500 more studies?

Nathan Jensen

@NateMJensen

4 years

Home Depot's CEO signed a statement saying incentives were necessary to locate in NJ. When they didn't get the incentives, they invested anyway. Story by @klandergan HT @ma_me_ga

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Brandon J. McKoy

@Brandon_McKoy

5 months

Welp, cat’s out of the bag. I am very excited to be entrusted in this role and lead an organization that helped me get my start in my career. It will be a real honor to get to work in direct purpose for the betterment of my home state.

The Fund for NJ

@FundforNJ

5 months

The Fund for New Jersey is thrilled to announce that our next president is @Brandon_McKoy . Read all about it:

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Brandon J. McKoy

@Brandon_McKoy

2 years

Eating a Taylor ham egg & cheese 🥯 while blasting Springsteen and passing TCNJ. This may be my submission for "most Jersey" morning this year...could've added some more points if I was heading to the Shore, but alas.

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Brandon J. McKoy

@Brandon_McKoy

3 years

This makes me think some people don't understand how systemic racism works. It's not about any one individual, it's about systems, processes & practices that deny communities & ppl of color real power, participation & opportunity. Acknowledging that shouldn't be a radical thing.

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Brandon J. McKoy

@Brandon_McKoy

3 years

The only people surprised by this are the folks who don't understand how important safe and reliable childcare is to healthy labor markets.

Olivia Rockeman

@livrockeman

3 years

Employers and economists expected a spike in job applications after enhanced unemployment benefits expired on Sept. 6. That hasn't happened: (w/ @katiadmi )

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Brandon J. McKoy

@Brandon_McKoy

4 years

How it started: How it's going:

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Brandon J. McKoy

@Brandon_McKoy

6 months

I think about this re: NJ. Reps in the leg patting themselves on the back for gaining a 22-seat advantage in the Assembly, but what do they plan to do with it? Can't even identify and dedicate funding for NJ Transit, arguably our most important economic asset. Maddening stuff.

Nathan Bakken

@nathan_bakken

6 months

Why is a state with a Democrat supermajority cutting transit funding, while Minnesota DFL which holds the MN Senate by one seat, passed the largest transit expansion in state history.

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Brandon J. McKoy

@Brandon_McKoy

3 months

For real tho, has any state or locale gotten more cred for stuff that it has so little to do with? Sure, Port Authority has to coordinate some things, but you don't see events in Cincinnati getting branded as OH/KY just bc most folks fly into Kentucky to get there. Silliness.

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Brandon J. McKoy

@Brandon_McKoy

3 years

I'm excited to work w/ the incredible folks at @CenterOnBudget , but of course it's really tough to leave @NJPolicy , a place that's helped me grow so much. But point of clarification: my home will remain Trenton, NJ. So to those assuming I'm leaving, keep that 🍾 on 🧊 lol

New Jersey Policy Perspective

@NJPolicy

3 years

A bittersweet announcement: After seven years with NJPP, the last two and a half as President, @Brandon_McKoy will be stepping down to join the @CenterOnBudget . We are excited for Brandon and look forward to working with him in his new role. Read more:

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Brandon J. McKoy

@Brandon_McKoy

4 years

24 hr Jersey diner at 2am

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Brandon J. McKoy

@Brandon_McKoy

3 years

Unfortunately had my debit card info stolen, luckily the bank caught it. My *real* concern is the perpetrator tried to spend over $1,200 at Hollister & I wanna get in touch to connect them with a therapist cause who's still shopping at Hollister like that in 2021? #CryForHelp

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Brandon J. McKoy

@Brandon_McKoy

4 years

News story with link to the bill language:

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Brandon J. McKoy

@Brandon_McKoy

3 years

I spend my time avoiding stories about the murder of Adam Toledo in Chicago or Daunte Wright in MN bc I know I won't be able to do my job the rest of the day. When I finally do look, I'm ruined. This nation is unconscionable. I hope, and work to ensure, it is not irredeemable.

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Brandon J. McKoy

@Brandon_McKoy

4 years

Great news for NJ. The big question now is whether lawmakers will implement an appropriate tax structure that raises enough resources to enable real reparative justice for communities terrorized by the War on Drugs. A failure to do so would be a negative stain on the whole thing.

David Wildstein

@wildstein

4 years

Adult use recreational marijuana is legal.

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Brandon J. McKoy

@Brandon_McKoy

3 years

Tamir Rice, 12 yrs old, was murdered on sight by police for playing quietly with a toy gun. No criminal accountability. Rittenhouse, 17 yrs old, murders in broad daylight, gets his $2 million bail crowdfunded & a coffee sponsorship. "To be Black & conscious in America..."

leftist

@luistheleftist

3 years

So the Wisconsin shooter gets out and gets sponsorship? #gross #Grifter #shotsfired #KenoshaShooter

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Brandon J. McKoy

@Brandon_McKoy

8 months

Any article that discusses political corruption in New Jersey, but fails to mention the ballot line or boss system of politics, isn't worth the paper it's printed on.

Why is New Jersey So Corrupt? A Corruption Researcher Offers Some Answers

An expert explains how Sen. Bob Menendez fits into a long tradition for his state.

www.politico.com

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Brandon J. McKoy

@Brandon_McKoy

3 years

Captain's log: 2020. December 21. I am the @nytimes quote of the day. Time to purchase a shadow box picture frame.

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Brandon J. McKoy

@Brandon_McKoy

4 years

This all completely stems from lawmakers continuing to insist against a sensible tax structure that would ensure a healthy market while raising the resources to enable much needed community investments. To only apply the sales tax at 6.625% (& a max 2% local tax) is nonsensical.

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Brandon J. McKoy

@Brandon_McKoy

1 month

Coming this August...after Color of Law we'll move to Who Cooked Adam Smith's Dinner & The Color of Money, then wrap w/ Multiple Municipal Madness cause my baby not gonna ignorantly complain to me about NJ having 565 towns. You gon' complain then come with solutions. #policybaby

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Brandon J. McKoy

@Brandon_McKoy

3 years

@KevinMKruse I recently had someone tell me that $500,000 is "barely upper middle class"...how people can be so divorced from not just reality but the communities around them is so disheartening.

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Brandon J. McKoy

@Brandon_McKoy

5 months

We're gonna be paying the next couple decades for the disconnect between accomplishing an economic feat that few thought was possible (ie soft landing, avoiding deep recession, embracing high investments and eschewing classic austerity) and the majority of the country not caring.

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Brandon J. McKoy

@Brandon_McKoy

4 years

Really interesting that a whole bunch of folks who have no problem benefiting from their Mortgage Interest Deduction every year are pontificating on who is & isn't deserving of subsidy from the federal govt. That's all student loan forgiveness is. Economic subsidy. #MathIsReal

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Brandon J. McKoy

@Brandon_McKoy

3 years

All I'll say is this is a really disappointing & disingenuous response. There's tons of things we subsidize as a nation not bc everyone explicitly benefits but bc it's for the greater good. I mean, if we're gonna play this game, let's talk about the Mortgage Interest Deduction...

Michael Stratford

@mstratford

3 years

Pelosi also questioned the policy wisdom of cancelling student loan debt: “Suppose…your child just decided they, at this time, [do] not want to go to college but you’re paying taxes to forgive somebody else’s obligations. You may not be happy about that."

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Brandon J. McKoy

@Brandon_McKoy

3 years

Lol wut?!

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Brandon J. McKoy

@Brandon_McKoy

2 years

Y'all see how much fun it is to root for Jersey-based things? Do it on a regular basis and your life will improve markedly, trust me. #StrutUp #MarchMadness

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Brandon J. McKoy

@Brandon_McKoy

3 years

We should have never been here to start. #GeorgeFloyd should be alive today. It has been wrenching to watch everyone face this trauma for so long, but thankfully there is a conviction to acknowledge & affirm the murder that was perpetrated. Still so much more to do. #Guilty

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Brandon J. McKoy

@Brandon_McKoy

4 years

So, ultimately, this bill says lawmakers would rather avoid taxing dispensaries (many of which will be headed by already very wealthy cannabis corps) than deliver justice for communities. The reparations they insisted to care about all along are just another bargaining chip.

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Brandon J. McKoy

@Brandon_McKoy

3 years

Everyone - I repeat, everyone - grew up in New Jersey

David Wildstein

@wildstein

3 years

The spouses of Joe Biden and Kamala Harris have New Jersey roots: Jill Biden was born in Hammonton, and Doug Emhoff grew up in Matawan. He attended Hebrew school at Temple Shalom in Matawan.

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Brandon J. McKoy

@Brandon_McKoy

2 years

#CantStopJersey

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Brandon J. McKoy

@Brandon_McKoy

6 years

@RiggsBarstool I've got a good payout if Koepka wins and I'm rooting for him to shank everything right now.

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Brandon J. McKoy

@Brandon_McKoy

3 years

Low-tax states with less % pop growth than New Jersey: OK, AL, IA, IN, NH, KY, WI, AR, AK, KS, MO, LA, WY Sooooo....maybe marginal tax rates aren't as important as schools, transit, vibrant communities & other stuff that actually drives our day-to-day joy & happiness? Wild.

Peter Chen 陳逸群

@ptrchn1

3 years

NJ 2020 Census count: 9,288,994 NJ 2010 Census count: 8,791,894 Numerical change: ⬆️497,100 Percentage change:⬆️5.7% #2020census

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Brandon J. McKoy

@Brandon_McKoy

3 years

Anyone else have parents who, when they retired, completely forgot the concept of a work day? They've been calling me like "let's meet up quickly in New Brunswick I have to give you something" and it's noon on a Tuesday. They're legit surprised when I say I can't right now.

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Brandon J. McKoy

@Brandon_McKoy

2 months

@jdcmedlock Me in the Wegman's without a shopping list

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Brandon J. McKoy

@Brandon_McKoy

3 years

The Jan 6 commission was negotiated & watered down only to get zero GOP votes. Do we really need to go through the same experience with the infrastructure bill? What's the point in negotiating when you won't get any more votes from those you're negotiating w/ no matter what?

Waleed Shahid 🪬

@_waleedshahid

3 years

“Voters in 2022 and 2024, young people, are not going to ask whether or not Joe Biden was kind to Shelley Moore Capito — they don't even know who that is.”

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Brandon J. McKoy

@Brandon_McKoy

2 months

I'm gonna lose my mind watching people "debate" school vouchers in NJ as though it's some new or novel policy idea and act like there isn't a whole entire mountain range of research detailing exactly what the impact has been for communities and states all across the country...

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Brandon J. McKoy

@Brandon_McKoy

8 months

Uh, fun fact, this is illegal to do in NJ since @GovMurphy signed the Hunger Free Students' Bill of Rights Act in May 2020. Who's gonna step in and let Deptford? cc: @MLBURNEY

The Philadelphia Inquirer

@PhillyInquirer

8 months

The Deptford School district is cracking down on parents who rack up hundreds of dollars in students’ unpaid meal fees by adopting a new policy to serve peanut butter or cheese sandwiches to their children until bills are paid.

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Brandon J. McKoy

@Brandon_McKoy

4 years

"You don't fight crime by hiring more police officers. You fight crime by fighting poverty." - @zellieimani stating it plain at the NJ Senate hearing on policing just now. It turns out fighting poverty is central to fixing a lot of our problems. Austerity budgets don't help us.

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Brandon J. McKoy

@Brandon_McKoy

2 months

Where were you when you found out The Line was struck down? I was with @alexfromNJ at a climate policy hack-a-thon for Rutgers and Princeton students. Suffice to say, the news found us well. Much more to come on this massive development, but what a great day for democracy & NJ!

Joey Fox

@pocryphal

2 months

BREAKING: Judge Quraishi GRANTS Kim's request for a preliminary injunction. The county line has been overturned. (This is an extremely quick reaction on my part; have not read the decision beyond this yet.)

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Brandon J. McKoy

@Brandon_McKoy

2 years

If Christie hadn't killed this project back in 2010, it'd have been done by now. Short-term thinking in service of tax cuts for the rich sets us all back time after time after time...

Dana Rubinstein

@danarubinstein

2 years

The Gateway tunnel --arguably the region's most important infrastructure project -- will cost even more and take longer to complete:

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Brandon J. McKoy

@Brandon_McKoy

3 years

When folks who claim ppl are fleeing NJ bc of taxes - already the most densely populated state in the nation - fail to equally advocate for affordable housing, it's hard to believe their concern is actually about cost of living. Especially when they start decrying immigrants. 🤔

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Brandon J. McKoy

@Brandon_McKoy

4 years

Other states generally apply tax rates of about 20% total all the way up to about 40%. In fact, one of the lessons we've learned from other states is to avoid taxing cannabis by price point at the point of sale & instead do an excise tax by weight during the production process.

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Brandon J. McKoy

@Brandon_McKoy

3 years

Someone give podium disinfection guy a raise

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Brandon J. McKoy

@Brandon_McKoy

3 years

My dad just now on the phone: "I don't see no dogs, no fire hoses, no riot gear...wtf." The man, born to a North Carolina sharecropper, has 👏🏾 a 👏🏾 point!

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Brandon J. McKoy

@Brandon_McKoy

4 years

I'm deeply honored to be included in @GovMurphy 's Restart & Recovery Advisory Council alongside @sreynertsn ! NJ can't go back to the "normal" that fueled this crisis. @NJPolicy knows we must recover in a way that addresses harmful disparities. #MathIsReal

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Brandon J. McKoy

@Brandon_McKoy

3 years

It's an honor to be named by @GovMurphy to the Wealth Inequality Task Force. While no one task force fully achieves all it hopes to, I'm certain this will be a worthwhile endeavor that brings us far closer to the goals & values that we profess as a state.

Murphy names members of Wealth Disparity Task Force - New Jersey Globe

Gov. Phil Murphy planned Wealth Disparity Task Force to combat wealth gaps based on race and ethnicity was finalized on Tuesday with the appointment of 23

newjerseyglobe.com

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Brandon J. McKoy

@Brandon_McKoy

3 years

Meanwhile, the NJ legislature just passed a bill allowing the police to review their body cam footage *before* filling out their reports, giving them the opportunity to justify misconduct with constructed information that did not actually influence their behavior at the time.

Ben Crump

@AttorneyCrump

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NJ Ofc. Spencer Finch kneed & hit a handcuffed civilian in the face! This unprovoked assault was one of many committed by Finch, who’s been the target of 4 federal lawsuits for excessive force! We must reform our policing system that allows unruly behavior from abusive officers!

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Brandon J. McKoy

@Brandon_McKoy

3 years

The comments on the NJ Senate floor right now concerning the resolution condemning the riot at the US Capitol are appalling to say the least... Non-stop whataboutism & claims that the resolution is inappropriate because we must "move forward". This is just awful. #NJpol

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Brandon J. McKoy

@Brandon_McKoy

4 years

Let me get this straight: - Students on Syracuse campus have committed hate crimes & painted racist graffiti; yet to be caught/reprimanded - Students protesting these incidents w/ non-violent sit-ins are being threatened w/ suspension by the university What kind of nonsense...

zellie

@zellieimani

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This is bad, real bad y’all. Syracuse University just handed our suspension notices to students staging a sit in. To date, no student has been reprimanded for the hate crimes during the fall semester but students have been reprimanded for demanding better #NotAgainSU

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Brandon J. McKoy

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Never forget the power of empirical & compelling research. @JuliaSassRubin produced the most important analyses needed to show the tangible impact & benefit of The Line after decades of insiders denying it. A crucial piece of the puzzle that led to today!

Does the County Line Matter? An Analysis of New Jersey’s 2020 Primary Election Results - New Jersey...

Structuring ballots around the county line impacts election outcomes by steering voters towards specific candidates.

www.njpp.org

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Brandon J. McKoy

@Brandon_McKoy

4 years

There's no such thing as unskilled labor. That's it. That's the tweet.

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Brandon J. McKoy

@Brandon_McKoy

2 years

When the Sopranos Chevy commercial came on I legit thought @megancoyne23 got @NJGov Tourism Dept to buy Super Bowl ad time. It definitely is a possibility. #CantStopJersey 🤌🤌🤌

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Brandon J. McKoy

@Brandon_McKoy

3 years

Tamir Rice was 12 years old. There are very many who continue to assert, without hesitation, that his murder was necessary. They do this with their legal names attached to their statements, not a shred of shame to be found. And folks still have the gall to marvel at our fury.

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Brandon J. McKoy

@Brandon_McKoy

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Unabashed racism, chuckling as it blocks access to public electoral processes. This is what we have in NJ, blatant & abhorrent corruption. For decades, anyone who has called this out has been spit in their face and told it's just raining. But now the public is paying attention...

Patricia Campos Medina

@Patricia4NJ

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I was denied entry to Camden County Dems Convention. As a Latina woman candidate, I demand fairness. Time to abolish the county line for equal ballot access. Proud to stand for real representation. #Patricia4Senate #AbolishTheLineNJ @andykimnj @tammymurphynj @NJDSC

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@Brandon_McKoy

1 year

I don't want @TurboTax to do my taxes. I wanna be like nearly every other first world country & have my taxes automatically sent to & checked by me at no additional cost. TurboTax lobbies gov't to keep tax filing difficult so you pay them to do it. Bring back #ReadyReturn bills!

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Brandon J. McKoy

@Brandon_McKoy

4 years

This is why we focus on tax policy so much - it's 💯 central to fixing our economy & giving everyone a fair shot. Most have no idea how badly things have been rigged & it's why the wealthy fight against common sense tax reforms so fervently. #MathIsReal

Unrigging the Economy Will Require Enforcing the Tax Laws

Weakened tax enforcement rigs the economy against workers and honest taxpayers.

www.americanprogress.org

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Brandon J. McKoy

@Brandon_McKoy

3 years

I don't wanna get into it bc there's no sense in arguing w/ ppl who insist on being dense about it, but the abject dismissiveness regarding discriminatory impacts of The Line along re: race & gender by people who really should know & be better is mighty disheartening.

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Brandon J. McKoy

@Brandon_McKoy

3 years

Between the George Floyd trial, video of VA police brutalizing a Black Army lieutenant *in uniform* w/ his hands up, and the Daunte Wright murder in MN - plus the usual daily stories - constant messages affirming the devaluation of Black life in America really take their toll...

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Brandon J. McKoy

@Brandon_McKoy

3 years

We will never be rid of COVID as long as freedom from responsibility is confused for freedom from tyranny. As long as people feel they only need worry for themselves & their immediate family w/ no role or commitment to broader public/community welfare, this limbo will ravage us.

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Brandon J. McKoy

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@JosephPolitano There's definitely a bit of an "I'm not stinking rich therefore I live paycheck to paycheck" crowd - you see it a lot in NJ from ppl making like $150k-$400k - and it warps the discourse in really frustrating ways that make it hard to have honest convos about equitable taxation.

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3 years

Now that schools are on the verge of widespread re-openings, I gotta say, 90% of the discourse inherently assumed all children are healthy & not immunocompromised. As someone w/ Sickle Cell Anemia, it was super ableist & frustrating, progressives included. More awareness please.

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Brandon J. McKoy

@Brandon_McKoy

2 years

When it comes to student debt, $100k is "the undeserving rich." But when it comes to the SALT deduction, $100k is "struggling middle-class homeowners." Welcome to New Jersey, where everything's made up and the points don't matter!

Peter Chen 陳逸群

@ptrchn1

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I'm confused, are people who make $100k a year struggling middle-class folks just trying to get by who need a tax cut, or are they devious idle rich who don't deserve student debt forgiveness?

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Brandon J. McKoy

@Brandon_McKoy

1 month

Y'all New Yorkers already trying to erase NJ when it comes to hosting the World Cup final, we ain't gonna let you do it with the Great Jersey Earthquake of 2024 too!

Governor Kathy Hochul

@GovKathyHochul

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A 4.8 magnitude earthquake hit west of Manhattan and has been felt throughout New York. My team is assessing impacts and any damage that may have occurred, and we will update the public throughout the day.

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@Brandon_McKoy

4 years

@jdcmedlock i.e. maybe switching defund police to demilitarize police I generally think folks shouldn't expect fleshed out policy positions from slogans meant to generate awareness, but there's something to be said for voters' first impression of slogans & that cementing their opinion.

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Brandon J. McKoy

@Brandon_McKoy

2 years

Hard to take the "we should stop talking identity politics & get back to kitchen table issues" critiques seriously from the same folks who are opposing/undermining the biggest chance in a generation to address kitchen table issues...thinking something else must be the rub here 👀

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Brandon J. McKoy

@Brandon_McKoy

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There are many, many folks - including economists - who make decisions that they think aren't political and just "based on data" bc they don't/won't recognize that the lens through which they view issues is formed by politics. Who does/doesn't get power/resources is political.

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Brandon J. McKoy

@Brandon_McKoy

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OMG - marijuana bill is up in Senate Judiciary on Monday at 10am. The bill dropped tonight, the committee advisory went out at 5pm, and the deadline to sign up to testify was 6pm. If you wanna testify, I hope you were Sonic the Hedgehog cause you had to catch all that quickly.

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Brandon J. McKoy

@Brandon_McKoy

4 years

An excise tax on weight would prevent volatility in tax revenue as the price of cannabis fluctuated, plus it wouldn't be a direct tax on the end user at the point of sale. You'd do it between the grower & processer or processer & seller. This bill doesn't wanna tax dispensaries.

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Brandon J. McKoy

@Brandon_McKoy

4 years

This article really lays out what folks mean when they say "people" are leaving NJ en masse. It's not "people" overall - our population has grown. Why are the migration patterns of white ppl considered more important than those of non-white ppl? 🤔

N.J.’s population would have fallen over the past decade if not for growing diversity, new data...

New Jersey's Hispanic and Asian populations both increased by nearly 20%, new Census estimates show.

www.nj.com

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Brandon J. McKoy

@Brandon_McKoy

4 years

When it comes to this bill, #BlackLivesMatter is a punchline. Here's a thread I did when the ballot measure passed explaining what needed to happen to ensure equity & justice takes place.

Brandon J. McKoy

@Brandon_McKoy

4 years

Great news for NJ. The big question now is whether lawmakers will implement an appropriate tax structure that raises enough resources to enable real reparative justice for communities terrorized by the War on Drugs. A failure to do so would be a negative stain on the whole thing.

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Brandon J. McKoy

@Brandon_McKoy

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NJ's democracy is in a bad spot. Those in power who bemoan creeping authoritarianism nationally show their hypocrisy when they lean on the scale here at home and refuse to enable open, competitive electoral processes for public office. Good piece by Dena!

Hold an open Democratic primary for US Senate | Opinion

Give New Jerseyans their first meaningful primary choices in decades

mosaic.nj.com

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Brandon J. McKoy

@Brandon_McKoy

3 years

Just want to clear up any confusion and affirm that NJPP did not, in fact, arrest Bruce Springsteen. Not only is "Atlantic City" a grossly underrated banger, but Max Weinberg is a fellow Columbia High School alum, so we're in no position to mess w/ the Boss whatsoever. #BRUUUUCE

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Brandon J. McKoy

@Brandon_McKoy

3 years

Wonderful piece by @itsafronomics on @drlisadcook , her role in the Biden-Harris transition/administration, and the importance of Black women economists who envision & fight for inclusive systems. Definitely follow @SadieCollective to learn more.

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Brandon J. McKoy

@Brandon_McKoy

1 year

This is abhorrent.

Greg Sargent

@GregTSargent

1 year

This has not been reported anywhere in the national press. In Bernards Township, NJ, a five-member majority of the school board rejected a sociology textbook due to its accurate depictions of recent events. The objections are really something. Behold:

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Brandon J. McKoy

@Brandon_McKoy

3 years

Enfranchisement should remain a top priority always and forever. that means showing up & building in communities between election cycles! Rebuild public trust & realize a govt of, by, and for the people. The way out of our troubles is through robust democracy & public engagement.

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Brandon J. McKoy

@Brandon_McKoy

3 months

Some folks saying the Senate race is a good test of the power of the Ballot Line. I disagree. The question isn't whether a sitting US Rep w/ all the power & resources inherent can win off the line, but whether a typical community leader can have a legit chance w/o party support.

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Brandon J. McKoy

@Brandon_McKoy

4 years

💯💯💯 I don't enjoy stories like a person who walks hours to work being given a car, or someone with debt from medical bills getting relief from GoFundMe campaigns run by their friends and family. Those are systemic failures that should embarass us as a collective & a nation.

anildash.com

@anildash

5 years

Most of what gets shared as heartwarming stories are usually temporary, small-scale responses to systemic failures. I wish we found it just as inspirational to make structural changes to unjust systems, but I don’t know if our culture knows how to tell those stories.

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Brandon J. McKoy

@Brandon_McKoy

4 years

Maybe it's just me, but I feel like if NJ ballot question #2 were really about helping vets, it wouldn't be a property tax break. The idea that only vets who own homes deserve a benefit is really warped - we don't need even more policy that privileges homeowners over renters. 🤷🏾‍♂️

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Brandon J. McKoy

@Brandon_McKoy

10 months

Or...hear me out on this one...you could grapple with and address the racism in your school district so that it won't be a topic for future speeches to touch in...just a thought.

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Brandon J. McKoy

@Brandon_McKoy

3 years

@mattyglesias Isn't the takeaway from Obama admin (and Trump admin) that the mere concept of political capital is a bit stale and that pushing hard on everything yields way more returns than being supposedly judicious about when to go big? Also, it's what voters expect now too.

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Brandon J. McKoy

@Brandon_McKoy

1 month

Nothing would destroy my faith in people's general data literacy like seeing school vouchers come to NJ...this is like debating whether gravity exists. Just look at FL, GA, OH, IN - no shortage of cautionary tales and warning signs to learn from.

Matt Friedman

@MattFriedmanNJ

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Don't call them school vouchers! The NJ Orthodox Jewish community just flipped a seat in the Assembly for Dems. Now, does a school voucher-like bill that came from that community actually have a chance of passing i?

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Brandon J. McKoy

@Brandon_McKoy

5 years

Thank you to @ROINJNews & @INSIDER__NJ for their kind words & recognition today. Appearing on both the 2019 Influencers: People of Color ranking & 2019 Insider 100: Millennials ranking is really humbling. It wouldn't be possible w/o my friends across NJ & colleagues at @NJPolicy .

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Brandon J. McKoy

@Brandon_McKoy

4 years

"The burden of citizenship is recognizing that what is not your fault may be your problem." - @AnandWrites Yep.

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Brandon J. McKoy

@Brandon_McKoy

4 years

This is embarrassing and amoral.

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Brandon J. McKoy

@Brandon_McKoy

8 months

@FoldableHuman Ok but what if in the next book Teddy's shirt pattern is argyle? Doesn't that portend at least two quarters of above average growth?

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Brandon J. McKoy

@Brandon_McKoy

3 years

4%? That's it? To cover increases that will nearly double wages in some parts of the country? If this isn't a major affirmation of the research that has shown a $15 wage wouldn't explode consumer prices, I don't know what is. Stop listening to the chicken littles on this topic.

NBC News

@NBCNews

3 years

Chipotle Mexican Grill has hiked menu prices by roughly 4% to cover the cost of raising its workers’ wages.

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Brandon J. McKoy

@Brandon_McKoy

9 months

Y'all, he's paying ppl for high engagement tweets now. You gotta end your dunking habit of quote tweeting something that you think is silly or negative. Get used to that screenshot shortcut if you must continue, but please adjust, cause you're literally feeding the trolls now.

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Brandon J. McKoy

@Brandon_McKoy

4 years

Opportunity Zones are a scam that prioritize creating profits for the already wealthy well before delivering benefits for local communities. This is widely known. #debates

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Brandon J. McKoy

@Brandon_McKoy

4 years

Again, it's not like implementing an excise tax would be some abnormal thing to do. That's the industry norm. But this bill insists on making things difficult for gobsmacking reasons. Bottom line: that $300 million tax revenue projection? We wouldn't even come close.

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Brandon J. McKoy

@Brandon_McKoy

5 years

Hello world. #mathisreal

New Jersey Policy Perspective

@NJPolicy

5 years

We are thrilled to announce that @Brandon_McKoy will be the new President of New Jersey Policy Perspective! Join us in welcoming Brandon in his new role as we continue to shape policy debates so they benefit the many, not a chosen few.

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Brandon J. McKoy

@Brandon_McKoy

4 years

This is why the lack of a robust tax structure in the NJ #cannabis legalization bill is so galling & disappointing. Look across the country at states w/ setups that enable real revenue for real community investments & it betrays our 6.625% (+2% local) as paltry & insufficient.

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Brandon J. McKoy

@Brandon_McKoy

3 years

2nd vaccine dose received. Time to feel like crap for 48 hours, let this baby innoculate for 2 weeks, then go see all the friends. Almost there. #MaskUp

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