John Dimaio

Budget committee Democrats advance 2020 budget that spends slightly more than the governor had proposed and without the tax and fee hikes he proposed.

The 65-5 vote, with six abstentions, pushes the bill one step from Gov. Phil Murphy's desk. Senate approval is expected next week.

Acting Corrections Commissioner Marcus Hicks says it's difficult to keep up with attrition and that recruiting classes are getting smaller.

More than $50 million in new fees would be collected to offset opioid spending and Medicaid for people who don't get health coverage from their employers.

Lawmakers expressed resistance at a budget hearing Wednesday to Gov. Phil Murphy’s plan to raise gun taxes and fees by just over $9 million.

Immigrants being detained in New Jersey and facing deportation hearings will soon begin getting lawyers paid for by the state.

Public employees pay more toward their pensions than ever before – but still recoup everything they paid into the system after 3.5 to 4 years of retirement.

A lot of sound, not that much fury, but signs of a government shutdown ahead, with the deadline for adopting a state budget now looming next week.

Gov. Phil Murphy: "Economic progress cannot be made without social progress and social progress cannot be achieved without economic progress.”

The lobbying push for Gov. Phil Murphy’s tax hikes was stepped up Wednesday, with the DEP leader saying lakes could close this summer without the funds.