'Shameful' NJ budget process rushes toward approval Thursday
A 280-page bill spending $46.4 billion was available to lawmakers roughly 15 minutes and the public 10 minutes before it was taken up for votes.
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A call for pro-equality pandemic recovery in NJ
The group New Jersey Policy Perspective calls for changing election and budget processes as part of their Blueprint to Secure a Just Recovery
NJ's new $14.5 billion economic plan enacted by Murphy
After just over a year and a half without a tax incentive program, a modified economic plan first pitched by Gov. Phil Murphy in 2018 is in place.
Lawmakers look to extend biz tax breaks Murphy wants to replace
Lawmakers don't favor the economic plan Gov. Phil Murphy has pushed since October. They're eyeing a 7-month extension to allow more time to negotiate.
Go ahead, soak the rich! Millionaires urge NJ to raise taxes
A group called the Patriotic Millionaires is urging Jersey lawmakers to increase taxes on the rich
How minimum wage hike could drive up NJ's Medicare spending
State is being pressed to increase Medicare and Medicaid reimbursements along with the $15 minimum wage, or patients will pay more or providers could close.
Plan for $15 minimum wage panned as too slow, too many exceptions
Lawmakers will cast their first votes Monday on incrementally raising the minimum wage, but final approval wouldn’t come until the Jan. 31 at the earliest.
Millennials not leaving N.J. any faster than they have before
A research paper by Rutgers University graduate students says millennials aren't leaving New Jersey faster than young people did in past generations.
NJ's minimum wage rises in January, with bigger jumps to come
The minimum wage goes up 16 cents in 2018, to $8.60. Democrats wants to speed the increase to $15 – which at current rates won't happen for 30 years.
5 ways NJ could ease the college debt crunch
As a new report outlines the deep cuts in New Jersey spending on colleges, lawmakers ready package they hope can reduce the growth of student debt