NJ's empty rainy day fund on track to get some help under Murphy
The Garden State is no stranger to budget surpluses. The challenge for the state has been actually holding on to that money and not diverting it elsewhere.
New Jersey Policy Perspective
Immigrants' businesses a cornerstone of NJ economy, report says
Walk into a nail salon in New Jersey, or a dry-cleaning establishment or small grocery store, and odds are you're helping the bottom line of someone born outside the United States.
NJ to set 'Sanctuary' rules limiting cooperation with ICE
A report says immigration enforcement, including detainers, are up a lot in New Jersey. A new directive about when to cooperate is due within three weeks.
NJ lawmakers want minimum wage for tipped workers
New Jersey's 193,000 tipped workers should be earning the same minimum wage as all other workers in the state, according to some legislators.
NJ should spend more public funds fighting deportations — report
New Jersey Policy Perspective, a liberal Trenton think tank, has issued a report calling for increased legal funding to assist illegal immigrants fighting deportation.
A plan for giving every NJ kid health coverage
A report from liberal think tank New Jersey Policy Perspective is calling for the state to achieve universal health coverage for children.
Right and left ally to bash idea of $7B in tax breaks for Amazon
The state is offering Amazon $5 billion in tax breaks, with Newark adding $2 billion more. Strange bedfellows are teaming to try to sink the idea.
Christie OK with federal proposal that would raise taxes for many in NJ
Gov. Chris Christie says federal tax changes are being worked out but that he supported ending state and local tax deduction while running for president.
Dems say Christie should lobby Trump against health-care replacement
Votes in Congress on replacing the Affordable Care Act are imminent. A report says the plan could cost a half-million New Jerseyans health coverage by 2020.
What would a repeal of Obamacare look like in NJ?
A report says 1.1 million New Jerseyans would lose benefits and $4B in federal funds would be lost if the Affordable Care Act is repealed without replacement.