Senate President Steve Sweeney repeatedly sent Gov. Chris Christie a millionaires' tax he knew would be vetoed. He says federal tax reform changed things.
Gov. Phil Murphy’s first move on property taxes: Keep them fully deductible under the new federal tax law by letting them be made to new municipal charities.
Murders in New Jersey plunged by the biggest amount in decades in 2017, with the murder rate at its lowest level in over a half-century of record keeping.
Gov. Phil Murphy promised Democrats a signing ceremony, not a veto, for priorities blocked by Gov. Chris Christie. That's where lawmakers begin Monday.
Good news for New Jersey: Property taxes rose 1.6% in 2017, up smallest since 2013. But that's $141 for the average home and still $480 million statewide.
Higher prices wouldn't start until late 2018 at the earliest. They could raise costs $41 a year for homeowners and a half-million for big industrial users.