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Tax incentive bill headed to Murphy’s desk

December 21, 2020 2:30 pmDecember 21, 2020 5:02 pm

Lawmakers in both chambers approved a $14 billion tax incentive package over the objection of Republicans who claimed the measure wouldn’t do enough to entice businesses into the high-tax state and progressives who derided it as a corporate handout made...

Murphy, legislative leaders announce deal on tax incentives

December 15, 2020 6:42 pm

Gov. Phil Murphy and Democratic legislative dealers announced a deal to restart and reform tax incentive programs now dormant for nearly 18 months amid disagreement over whether the tax breaks they provide should be capped. They will be. “The agreement...

Legislative Latino Caucus celebrates Oct. 5 census deadline

September 30, 2020 12:43 pm

The Legislative Latino Caucus celebrated Commerce Secretary Wilbur Ross’s announcement saying the Census Bureau would continue its counts until Oct. 5. “We are grateful the Secretary of Commerce made the decision to extend the Census until October 5. The Census...

Democrats called this year’s budget transparent. It was, by Trenton standards

September 22, 2020 4:41 pm

Democrats in the legislature are facing fire over their last-minute reveal of this year’s budget. Despite praise from Senate Budget Committee Chairman Paul Sarlo (D-Woodridge) calling this year’s budget process transparent, the process was in many ways business as usual...

Budget chairs: Pension cuts are on the table

August 27, 2020 4:54 pm

Gov. Phil Murphy said the $4.9 billion pension payment he proposed is non-negotiable. Budget committee chairs in the Senate and Assembly disagree, though they didn’t rule out following the governor’s lead on the pension. “I think that we kind of...

Senate, Assembly clear borrowing bill

July 16, 2020 3:44 pmJuly 17, 2020 2:57 am

Update: Gov. Phil Murphy signed the borrowing bill into law Thursday afternoon. Both chambers of the legislature advanced a bill that would allow the state to borrow up to $9.9 billion to plug budget holes created by the COVID-19 crisis...

Assembly passes borrowing plan with South Jersey support

June 4, 2020 1:45 pmJune 4, 2020 5:41 pm

Voting along party lines, the New Jersey State Assembly today approved Gov. Phil Murphy’s plan to borrow at least $5 billion to make up for the possible loss of revenues caused by the deadly coronavirus pandemic. Assembly Speaker Craig Coughlin...