Court filing fees are used to pay for pretrial services programs but don't bring in enough money to cover the costs. Its surplus will run out in about a year.
School aid changes made last year to help underfunded districts have a flip side: Some lose funding, and they turned out in force at the first budget hearing.
New Jersey’s pension funds pay $219 million a year in accidental disability pensions to over 5,100 people. That includes 7 percent of all recipients in the Police & Firemen’s Retirement System.
Legal sports betting could begin in New Jersey at any time, now that legislation allowing it has passed. It might even start before Gov. Phil Murphy signs it.
A bill that could significantly expand the number of restaurants that can sell beer, wine and spirits has finally gotten an initial vote in the Legislature.