The state’s current spending plan clocks in at $38 billion and expires on June 30, at which point Gov. Phil Murphy will have to sign a new one, or else order a government shutdown.

Modeled after the state's Urban Enterprise Zones, the initiative would entice retail and tourism back to the Highlands and Pinelands with a strategy to help towns lower property taxes.

“So what happens if I’m not within 25 miles, what happens to my waste?” Assemblyman Rob Karabinchak said at a Feb. 20 hearing, referring to a requirement in the measure that generators of a certain amount of yearly food refuse send it to the closest authorized facility in that perimeter.

U.S. Sens. Robert Menendez and Cory Booker will join the governor and U.S. Rep. Chris Smith on the dais for the event's Congressional Dinner, the Chamber announced Feb. 25.

Gifted guns for retiring police officers, sick-time payouts and paid days off to donate blood come under scrutiny in “The Beat Goes On and On” report.

Mayor Steven Fulop unveiled plans to infuse additional dollars over the next three years, as the city scours to make up for cuts to state aid and the ensuing shortfalls.

Less than a week before the governor is set to deliver his own plan, the proposals range from increasing the sales tax back to 7 percent to extending levies on the state’s highest-earning corporations.

Lawmakers are tangoing over how, and when, legislation should roll out proposed embargoes on the materials.

“It’s time for New Jersey to reject the norms of yesterday that overlooked workplace harassment and discrimination as business as usual,” the governor said in a prepared statement announcing the measures.

The report comes at a time when lawmakers from both parties worry that high tax rates and a lack of corporate tax incentives pitch the Garden State as increasingly uncompetitive.

Eighteen projects applying for the credit, worth a combined $63.4 million, are currently under review by the authority.

While not explicitly listing any companies, the measure is crafted to apply to large app-based services like Lyft or Uber.