Chris Emigholz

With a workforce shortage continuing and summer here, lawmakers may let teens work longer days and weeks and simplify the process for getting working papers.

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.

The state Department of Education would compile data about racial, ethnic and economic segregation and come up with a plan to ensure diverse enrollment.

The Murphy administration is soliciting ideas for what to do with nearly $4 billion in federal COVID recovery funds from the American Rescue Plan.

The economic plan enacted in January is already undergoing extensive changes, including a concession regarding how many people now work from home.

To make up for projected declines in revenue projections, the 2021 state operating budget is balanced in part through $4.5 billion in general obligation bonds.

A job-sharing furlough plan could save governments hundreds of millions and raise incomes by drawing down extra CARES Act unemployment funds.

NJBIA and Assembly members say Murphy administration needs a plan for federal CARES Act funds that can be used to help small businesses.