Sheila Reynertson

Businesses have been looking for help to avoid a hike in what they pay into the unemployment fund. They might instead get credits offsetting other taxes.

Its prospects are unclear, but a bill that would adjust New Jersey's income tax brackets for inflation has finally cleared a first legislative hurdle.

The state has kept billions of dollars meant for municipal governments for its own budget. A bill advancing in the Senate would gradually end that.

New Jersey Policy Perspective says state staffing remains 20% below levels of Great Recession and hampers agencies heading coronavirus response.

New Jersey Policy Perspective says state residents need more services, not fewer, as the economy enters into a recession.

The idea: Since federal tax reform didn’t cap deductions for businesses like it did for people, have partnerships and LLCs pay state income taxes directly.

The latest suggestion for how New Jersey can find extra tax collections for its imbalanced budget is focused on the sales tax.

The possible impact of federal budget cuts was a recurring theme at the first public hearing on New Jersey's proposed budget for 2018.