The state’s Economic Development Authority will consider a $5.8 million Economic Redevelopment and Growth grant application from the Paterson Parking Authority at its Thursday meeting.

Lawmakers will take up dozens of restrictions including the sale and distribution of flavored e-cigarette products, licenses for businesses to sell devices and liquid nicotine, and a database to track the sale of all such products in the state.

Top lawmakers will hold a meeting to hear from commuters who deal with the worst of the beleaguered agency as part of a committee formed to investigate its “continued failures.”

During 2019's second quarter, Garden State's gross domestic product was among the slowest growing of all 50 states, outpacing just Maine and Hawaii.

The three-bill package from Assemblyman Nicholas Chiaravalloti was spurred by the current financial situation of Bayonne Medical Center, in the wake of RWJBarnabas' agreement to buy Christ Hospital in Jersey City and Hoboken University Medical Center from CarePoint Health.

The measure, which is scheduled for a Nov. 14 vote in the Senate Labor Committee, has aspects of a recently signed California initiative, but would tweak two of the three requirements used to distinguish employees from freelance and gig economy workers.

Republicans apparently stemmed a Democratic tide in New Jersey’s midterm elections.

Melanie Willoughby’s days as a pioneer date to 1972, when she enrolled at Rutgers College as one of the first 400 women accepted at the school. Later, she became the first female president elected to lead the school’s student government. Today, she leads the New Jersey Business Action Center, assisting businesses in growing and navigating through governmental regulation.

Recipients within the fields of manufacturing, health care, packaging, food, and others will each receive $18,000 to $250,000 through Upskill: New Jersey Incumbent Worker Training Grants.

The measure would bar persons, stores and restaurants from selling or giving out single-use plastics. It would also impose a 10 cent fee on paper bags, half of which would go back to the business owner.

Among those staying in power are Senate President Stephen Sweeney and Assembly Speaker Craig Coughlin, who were elected by the Senate and Assembly Democrats, respectively, to continue to serve in their posts.

Lawmakers will take up the measure next week, which would put a hold on the uptick in pay in the event of a decline in employment and sales tax.