The Legislature begins its review of Gov. Phil Murphy’s budget Tuesday, with the typical four-month marathon turned into a sprint concluding in three weeks.
Activists who oppose spending $16 billion to widen parts of the Parkway and Turnpike are suggesting $36 billion in other ideas – most of it transit projects.
Gov. Phil Murphy delivers his 2021 budget Tuesday, in which he’s expected to propose tax increases to help fund record payments for pensions and school aid.
A new state law enacted Wednesday guarantees nearly all workers in New Jersey can now earn five sick days a year – one hour off for every 30 hours worked.
Democratic legislative leaders say more people would take paid family leave if the benefit was bigger. But they lack consensus yet on the path forward.