Although schools have gotten nearly $2.5 billion in the latest federal coronavirus recovery law, officials tell lawmakers they need more aid for HVAC work.
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.
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.
Democratic legislative leaders propose to raise taxes on short-term vacation rentals, like those common along the Shore, and sales of million-dollar homes.
Higher prices wouldn't start until late 2018 at the earliest. They could raise costs $41 a year for homeowners and a half-million for big industrial users.
New Jersey lawmakers back from Colorado after checking out that state’s marijuana industry say they saw nothing to deter them from legalizing it in the Garden State in 2018.