Anthony Bucco

.Though legal recreational marijuana sales have begun after a surprising delay, a Senate panel scrutinized the new industry at a 4 1/2 hour hearing.

For the week ending April 30, COVID activity was considered moderate in every region of the Garden State.

The limit for municipal contributions to volunteer first aid, ambulance and rescue squads jumps from $70,000 to $125,000, plus $70,000 more for those in need.

A bill would raise the maximum weekly benefit for temporary disability and family leave by more than $200, helping people who make roughly $60,000 to $73,700.

Its prospects are unclear, but a bill that would adjust New Jersey's income tax brackets for inflation has finally cleared a first legislative hurdle.

Labor and Workforce Development Commissioner Robert Asaro-Angelo was grilled by senators at a three-hour hearing Thursday.

The same Morris County school board that briefly renamed Columbus Day has taken away a second day off the district calendar for a Jewish holiday.

The state created public health emergency credits in 2020 to ease crowding in prisons that contributed to the spread of COVID-19.

Eight bills on Monday's Assembly board list. None are ready for Senate votes, and amendments were made to the one that advanced affecting new New Jerseyans.

More than 140 pages of environmental priorities are unveiled, with recommendations for state, county and local candidates.