Only towns with more than 100,000 residents could enact the tax, of which there are six in the state.

The measure would allow local officials to recoup funds lost after the state aid funding formula changed in 2018.

The Pass-Through Business Alternative Income Tax Act would allow proprietors to receive the amount they pay as a tax credit against what they owe to the state.

The move will put the question of whether or not to legalize adult-use recreational marijuana to voters during November's 2020 presidential election.

The measure establishes an automatic “clean slate” proposal the governor had sought and would seal cannabis-related offenses after 10 years, making them inaccessible to most of the public.

“Everybody’s that close,” the measure's main sponsor, Democratic Sen. Bob Smith said, holding two fingers mere centimeters apart. “But they’re having a large problem with the paper bags.”

The Senate President Stephen Sweeney, D-3rd District, Thursday said he wants to be able to propose a new, “dedicated source of funding” for NJ Transit before Gov. Phil Murphy introduces his budget in March. Lawmakers and the Murphy administration are grappling with how to finance the beleaguered mass transit agency without having to raise fares. The agency has fallen under ...

Legislative leadership was required to hold committee hearings in both houses to gauge public opinion on changing the state constitution ahead of the proposed ballot question, with some attendees criticizing the question as just an extra step on the road to legalization.

The measure includes several recommendations that Gov. Phil Murphy sought when he sent it back to lawmakers in August.

The league’s vice president, James Perry, will head a transition committee to determine Michael Darcy’s successor.

Legislators will also hear from the public on a proposed ballot question to legalize adult-use recreational cannabis.

New Jersey Working Families alleges the agency has stonewalled requests for communications it had with lobbying firm Optimus Partners and law firm Parker McCay.