From nj.com:

Every year, 125 state agencies produce around 400 proposals that can change thousands of rules in New Jersey that affect nearly every aspect of life in the state. The process, which can take over a year, has produced 26,000 pages of regulations that can be conflicting, redundant and obsolete.

And as difficult it is for companies to keep up with all those rules — new and old — it’s even more frustrating to challenge them, industry representatives told a bipartisan panel hosted today in Glassboro by Lt. Gov. Kim Guadagno.

“The system is broken, it’s totally broken,” said Michael Karmatz, president of the New Jersey Builders Association. “Why would anyone want to invest in New Jersey when it takes five, six years to get approvals? All we want is a level playing field. If you’re not going to allow it, tell us in the beginning.”

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