Amtrak says major projects at Penn Station will begin in May and continue through the fall. Further work mostly done on weekends will continue through next June.
Lawmakers seem willing to act on Gov. Chris Christie’s plan to prop up pension funds by handing over the NJ Lottery to them, though they’re anxious for more details.
Despite objections from one of the unions that would be involved, a bipartisan Senate panel advanced a plan to shift the police/fire pension to a labor-run board.
Tax appeals in New Jersey fell for the fourth straight year in 2016, an indication people were less stressed about the value of their homes and the economy.
Democrats say a repeal of the Affordable Care Act, combined with a shift to a block grant, could cost New Jersey $1 billion and cut people from the Medicaid program.
After advocating for a new Port Authority Bus Terminal, lawmakers now want a vote on a plan to start paying for it to be delayed – worried the down-payment isn’t sufficient and could get diverted.
Committees in the Senate and Assembly endorsed a plan that would allow Gov. Chris Christie to profit from a book deal while in office and give raises to close to 700 public officials.