Pot half full: Legislature OK's expungement, delays on medical
Senate and Assembly approve a plan to make it easier to erase past criminal convictions. They're looking at possible changes to medical marijuana bill.
Craig Coughlin
'No' or 'not yet?' Legal pot backers renew push for vote ASAP
After missing Monday's self-imposed deadline for voting on marijuana legislation, Gov. Phil Murphy and lawmakers say talks will continue to tweak the bill.
Murphy finally has deal on marijuana — How it would work in NJ
Don't light up just yet, though.
Still no legal marijuana bill, as March 25 goal for vote nears
New Jersey's top elected officials say they're nearly ready to unveil legislation legalizing and taxing adult-use marijuana. A March vote remains the goal.
Despite optimism and news of deal, NJ marijuana talks 'ongoing'
An agreement on marijuana legalization in New Jersey isn’t yet complete, and despite recent progress and optimism, there’s still not a timetable for a vote.
$15 minimum wage for New Jersey to be signed into law Monday
A bill raising New Jersey’s minimum wage to $15 an hour for most workers by 2024 was passed Thursday and will be signed into law Monday.
Legal marijuana deal called close – but then comes the hard part
The $15 minimum wage took many months to negotiate but just two weeks from agreement to approval. The vote on legal marijuana won't come so quickly.
Could $15 minimum wage in NJ lead to higher property taxes?
A plan to boost New Jersey’s minimum wage by nearly 70 percent over the next five years cleared its first hurdle by a party-line vote Thursday.
Deal reached on gradually raising NJ minimum wage to $15
New Jersey's elected leaders reached agreement on a $15 minimum wage – by 2024 for most, 2026 for seasonal and small-biz workers and 2027 for farm workers.
NJ's minimum wage goes up Jan. 1; Murphy and Dems want more
Most NJ residents are on board with a smaller hike than Murphy has planned.