Murphy’s 3rd State of the State: ‘We are who we said we’d be’
In pre-recorded message in an empty theater, Gov. Phil Murphy says policies such as minimum wage, paid sick leave and expanded family leave help in pandemic.
Jon Bramnick
Tax cuts, job training, projects: What NJ can do to rebound from crisis
Legislative leaders discuss solutions to get the Garden State back on track once the COVID health emergency ends.
GOP lawmakers call for immediate $300M in COVID aid for NJ businesses
Republican lawmakers on Saturday called for special state Senate and Assembly sessions before Thanksgiving to approve $300 million in emergency aid for small businesses and nonprofits affected by the pandemic.
Can NJ’s ongoing power outage problems ever be solved?
There are solutions available to improve reliability, but they won’t come cheap
Bipartisan plan to reimburse NJ restaurants for indoor-dining backtrack
A proposed measure calls for $30 million in federal funds to be used to reimburse restaurants for supplies they bought when they thought they were going to partially reopen indoor dining but the plan was put on hold.
MVC chaos: NJ extends license, registration expirations until December
Longer license and registration extensions are instituted along with a numbering system designed to stop huge mobs from showing up at MVC offices
Legislature votes for Black Lives Matter Day, Juneteenth holiday
Senate votes to create a June 19 state holiday. Assembly votes to commemorate Black Lives Matter each July 13. Neither bill has yet made it to Gov. Phil Murphy.
NJ Assembly votes by phone to approve five virus-response bills
The content of the legislation took a backseat to the way the voting session itself was conducted – by phone, with just one lawmaker in Trenton.