“The Legislature’s budget gives them a pass," Murphy said, making the case in Ewing to include $21.5 million in the state's 2020 spending plan from fees on the drug makers.

In contrast to the week leading up to last summer's June 30 deadline to approve the state's fiscal spending plan, Gov. Phil Murphy and legislative leadership are not scheduled to meet on the 2020 budget ahead of Sunday.

The meeting will include a public comment period, a feature that has been sought by several individuals at the center of the group's scrutiny into wrongdoing in the state’s corporate tax incentive programs.

A dozen organizations are asking democratic presidential candidate U.S. Sen. Cory Booker to take a more hardline stance against several New Jersey powerbrokers – including George Norcross. The South Jersey insurance executive has become the focus of a controversy over the state’s corporate tax breaks.

New Jersey would have to hire an independent auditor to scrutinize the medical claims of public workers under a bill  the Legislature sent to Gov. Phil Murphy’s desk on June 20. The measure is one of the “Path to Progress” proposals that supporters argue could save the state hundreds of millions of dollars. Senate President Stephen Sweeney, D-3rd District, the ...

“That takes my breath away,” the governor said at a press conference Friday afternoon. “The [Economic Development Authority] extension, it’s quite clear that was written by special interests for special interests.”

The Legislature’s $38.7 billion budget for fiscal year 2020, approved on Thursday, does not include the proposed 10.75 percent levy on every dollar earned above $1 million – a policy Murphy has championed.

Ray Lesniak, Joseph Kyrillos and Economic Development Authority CEO Tim Sullivan will appear at Monday's meeting, in addition to a panel featuring leaders from the New Jersey Chamber of Commerce, NJBIA, CIANJ, the Chamber of Commerce of Southern New Jersey and construction union officials.

The meters work by snapping a photo of a license plate and car when a spot's allotted time expires. That information is then sent to the local police department or parking enforcement agency and later the driver receives a parking ticket in the mail for the violation.

Gov. Phil Murphy is expected to sign the measure while the New York version is expected to be signed by Gov. Andrew Cuomo. Both governors have to approve identical legislation.

Lawmakers are hoping to shore up even more money for a state-subsidy program aimed at boosting journalism in New Jersey after the fund was previously gutted of the entire $5 million it was promised to receive.

“I’m not assuming anything,” Senate President Stephen Sweeney said when asked if he would attempt to override the governor—something he has signaled in recent weeks.