Though the state Legislature approved a 2019 state budget Thursday, it did so without reaching an agreement with Gov. Phil Murphy, who has pledged a veto.
Polystyrene packaging costs less than alternatives such as paper, but proponents of a ban in schools and colleges say it's bad for health and the environment.
As of 11:30 a.m. Friday, New Jersey 101.5 morning host Bill Spadea and political reporter Michael Symons were both at the Statehouse, awaiting the upcoming state Senate vote on the measure.
Raymond Bateman, the former Republican state Senate president who helped create New Jersey's county college system and once ran for governor, has died. He was 88 years old.