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In a State of the State that was mostly a four-year retrospective, Murphy called for tackling prescription drug affordability and gun measures this year.

A Senate panel advanced a bill providing an opportunity for some businesses with fewer than 100 workers to take a credit on pay for low-wage workers.

The New Jersey Business & Industry Association survey finds business owners are less confident about New Jersey's economy entering 2022 than they were approaching 2021.

Extra fees and application requirements in some municipalities on those looking to open marijuana businesses may favor big companies over small businesses.

New Jersey becomes the last state to allow "cottage food" businesses to be run from residents' home kitchens. Permit applications available soon.

Applications for grants of up to $5,000 will be available Friday, Sept. 17. They'll be reviewed on a first-come, first-served basis.

An unofficial count shows 360 municipalities have opted out of legal marijuana industry and 90 have opted in. But new state rules could sway the reluctant.

For the first time in 10 years, the state will provide funding from its budget to Urban Enterprise Zones. Some benefits will be capped to favor small business.

Though the unemployment fund is recovering faster than forecast, businesses must pay $252 million more into it over the next year.

The money will be used to upgrade congested roads and ramps at the northern entrance to Port Newark and Port Elizabeth.