If New Jersey's highest-in-the-nation property taxes are driving you to drink, take comfort that the state is firmly in the middle of the pack for its taxes on wine and distilled spirits.
State tax returns received by the standard April 15 deadline equated to about 72% of the total received in 2019, according to statistics provided by the state Department of the Treasury.
Dependents of essential workers in New Jersey who die from COVID-19 may receive extra workers' compensation pay, similar to what is done for first responders.
Borrowing billions for operating expenses could ruin state finances for decades and cuts can't cover the whole deficit, says former OMB chief Richard Keevey.
In a party-line vote, Assembly approves plan to patch over steep declines in government revenues by borrowing billions of dollars to pay current expenses.
New Jersey commuters who used to cross a river into New York or Philadelphia but have been working from home could yield an unexpected windfall for the state.