Jack Ciattarelli, candidate for NJ Governor, spoke with Liberty and Prosperity Exec Director, Seth Grossman. Ciattarelli outlined several policies that he believes will significantly impact New Jersey’s economic and social landscape. Listen to podcast. WPG Radio, Sat, AUG 16, 2025. Cost of Energy We will act immediately to reopen, rebuild, or replace the six power plants that were shut down by Governor Phil Murphy during the past eight years. That includes Beesley's Point Plant by the Garden State Parkway Bridge by Milepost 28. It includes the nuclear power at Oyster Creek in Lacey Township that he shut down. We can quickly start work on three to four new plants that could come online within two years. We need to expand capacity within the existing nuclear footprint at Salem. The two plants we have there already produce 42% of the electricity in New Jersey dirt cheap. That is the only reason we don't pay even more for electricity! Seth Grossman: "I understand why Murphy and the Democrats shut down that power plant at Beesley's Point to experiment with ocean wind. But it was absolutely evil to blow up that plant before finding out if their experiment would work! It is still very do-able to rebuilt that plant. All of the high voltage lines are already in place and the site is ready for constructions. I'm sure the unions would support the project 100%. Jack Ciattarelli: Our electric rates are going through the roof because we in New Jersey used to make more than enough cheap electricity. We used to sell our extra electricity to other states. After Murphy shut down six power plants, we don't have enough power. We have to buy very expensive electricity from out of state. The only way to fix this problem is to re-open, replace and rebuild the six plants Murphy shut down--and then build a few more. When we do this, we will bring rates down, we will keep the businesses from leaving and we will bring in new business. That includes. data centers to support AI. Even a Democrat Governor Josh Shapiro is burning coal to keep electricity affordable in Pennsylvania. That's why many of our businesses are moving there. Seth Grossman and Jack Ciattarelli: The latest plan by the BPU’s for a one-time $100 tax credit on electric bills is a cheap gimmick. You pay $100 less before the November election and then you pay a whole lot more afterwards! Crime and Bail Reform We gave an explosion of car-thefts, break-ins, vandalism and burglaries in our suburbs. That so called bail-reform that Democrats pushed through ten years ago was a disaster. We need to immediately repeal that amendment so we can lock these people up. We are putting these criminals back on the street as soon as we arrest them. This "arrest, release, repeat" cycle is creating a new class of “professional criminals”. Ciattarelli: We can do two things right away: Get rid of that fake "bail-reform" and end Murphy's so-called sanctuary city and sanctuary state status. We have too many people who have no business being in this country committing too many crimes. The State Income Tax Is Supposed to Fund "Property Tax Relief" For Everyone. Democrats Use It As A Slush Fund To Get Themselves Re-Elected! Jack Ciattarelli: Every dollar we pay in state income tax is supposed to be earmarked for Property Tax Relief. Democrats are using most of that money as a slush fund to help Democrats get re-elected. They are shortchanging well-run towns in the suburbs. I would distribute that money equally to all towns equally like Senator Mike Doherty proposed years ago. This would cut the school portion of the property tax bills for everybody! It would force the handful of Democrat towns that misuse that money to be more responsible. School districts cost per pupil. Some of these Democrat run school districts are spending $37,000 per student! That is simply not sustainable"