The nonprofit plans to donate money toward at least one scholarship or fund to pay off loans for learners “who aspire to careers in public interest or public service.”

John McEwen, who heads the New Jersey Theater Alliance, said the measure would be a boon for theaters that struggle to make ends meet at the box office.

An amendment added five days before the end of the voting session would have extended its effects to nearby Jersey City, which opponents worried could plummet property values there.

The Garden State will be the first in the nation to require larger employers to pay workers affected by mass layoffs.

The measure will go into effect in three months, providing business owners time to transition to the new restrictions.

The move increases the annual cap from $75 million a year to $100 million a year and extends the initiative until 2028.

Both the Murphy administration and legislative leaders have promised to avoid raising prices for passengers of the beleaguered state transit system and said they will instead come up with funding elsewhere in the budget.

The six-bill package aims to curtail businesses from illegally identifying workers as freelancers in order to avoid taxes and other employee protections.

“We chose to base our operations in the Garden State because of its strategic location at the center of the Northeast Corridor, its proximity and easy access to ports throughout the region, its first-rate infrastructure and its dynamic workforce within the state,” said Shawnee Trucking Co. founder Balram Laa.

The 84-page report from a Murphy-appointed task force also alleges that South Jersey powerbroker George Norcross provided “inaccurate” testimony to lawmakers at a Senate committee hearing in November 2019.

Federal Reserve Bank of Philadelphia President and CEO Patrick Harker spoke Jan. 14 at the NJBankers Economic Leadership Forum in Somerset on Jan. 17.

The Senate President's sentiment echoed the reaction of the business community from earlier this week.