Lawmakers will cast their first votes Monday on incrementally raising the minimum wage, but final approval wouldn’t come until the Jan. 31 at the earliest.
Fearful over what the School Funding Formula signed into law in July will do to Toms River Schools, a mother of three in the district continues a community wide effort to prevent what would be crippling cuts in Toms River.
The budget that avoided a budget shutdown included a tax on Airbnb-style rentals, but not on short-term Jersey Shore rentals among various concessions made on both sides.
Gov. Phil Murphy and Democratic legislative leaders have reached a deal on a state budget, just hours before the deadline that could have triggered a shutdown.
With a budget deadline hours away, Gov. Phil Murphy on Friday said he'd be willing to back down from raising the state sales tax in a compromise offer to Democratic legislative leaders.
Gov. Phil Murphy's proposed compromise on tax hikes: scaled-back versions of his income and sales tax plans and the Legislature's business tax surcharge.
Legal sports betting could begin in New Jersey at any time, now that legislation allowing it has passed. It might even start before Gov. Phil Murphy signs it.