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Murphy signs Russia sanctions into law

March 9, 2022 4:30 pmApril 3, 2022 7:27 pm

A bill first proposed by State Sen. Paul Sarlo (D-Wood-Ridge) just under two weeks ago that will ban state entities from conducting business with Russia or Russian-tied companies was signed into law by Gov. Phil Murphy today, capping off a...

Murphy administration taps Binder as new deputy state treasurer

November 15, 2021 11:17 amNovember 15, 2021 12:28 pm

One of the legislature’s top budget experts will join Gov. Phil Murphy’s administration as the Deputy State Treasurer. Aaron Binder, who will assume his new post on December 1, served as deputy executive director of the Assembly Majority Office during...

Murphy official named to top U.S. Treasury post in Biden administration

September 27, 2021 12:40 pm

Dini Ajmani left her post as Assistant New Jersey State Treasurer on Friday to join the Biden administration as the Deputy Assistant U.S. Secretary of the Treasury for Capital Markets. Ajmani, who joined Gov. Phil Murphy’s team in January 2018,...

Brennan leaving Treasury post

August 26, 2021 10:41 am

Deputy State Treasurer Cathy Brennan will leave her post next month to take a job at the New Jersey Institute of Technology, ending a 27-year career in state government. Brennan will become vice president and chief financial officer of NJIT....

Gas tax set to decrease by 8.3 cents

August 24, 2021 11:04 amAugust 24, 2021 3:50 pm

The New Jersey Department of the Treasury announced today that, effective October 1, the state’s gas tax rate will decrease by 8.3 cents a gallon. The change is designed to comport with a 2016 law requiring the gas tax be...

New Jersey gets second bond outlook revision in 3 weeks

August 4, 2021 11:17 amAugust 4, 2021 3:42 pm

S&P Global Ratings has upgraded New Jersey’s general obligation bonds from stable to positive, the second major ratings agency to give New Jersey a betting outlook in the last few weeks. Moody’s Investor Services moved the state from stable to...

Oroho tells Murphy to use his executive power to stop gas take hike

August 30, 2020 6:44 pm

The top Republican on the State Senate Budget and Appropriations Committee wants Gov. Phil Murphy to use his vast executive authority to stop a gas tax increase his administration announced on Friday. “Governor Murphy has had no problem issuing executive...