GOP lawmakers probe Murphy COVID restrictions
The remotely held hearing focused on how businesses have struggled to stay afloat with mandated closures and strict capacity limits.
Jobless claims rising a year into COVID business shutdowns
Data released March 18 from the New Jersey Department of Labor showed that 10,242 people filed for jobless benefits the week ending March 13, a 4.4% rise from the 9,840 claims the week ending the week prior. After 12 months of the pandemic, the state has given out a combined $24.8 billion of state and federal benefits.
DOH grants cannabis processing permit to TerrAscend in Boonton
The company can now begin to extract, process, and manufacture products including vaporizables, concentrates, topicals, tinctures and edibles under its Ilera Healthcare, Kind Tree, and Prism brands.
NJ expands indoor dining, gyms, casinos, personal care amid COVID-variant surge
The latest increase in capacity is being cautiously celebrated by business owners - especially restaurants - still worried if they can stay afloat at 50%.
Menendez introduces cannabis insurance bill
The CLAIM Act allows legal cannabis businesses access to insurance products such as worker’s compensation, property, casualty and title insurance.
CWA taps longtime union organizer Ehret to replace Rosenstein as director
Franceline Ehret was selected to fill the shoes of Hetty Rosenstein who is leaving her post as head of the 55,000-member union, and the largest representing New Jersey’s public workers on April 2.
Congress moves ahead with Biden-backed 2-month PPP extension
Since the program’s inception, the federal government awarded nearly $704 billion to 7.8 million businesses across the nation, of which $5.8 billion has been awarded to 71,587 businesses in the state as of March 14.
IRS delays tax deadline to May 17, NJ could follow suit
"This continues to be a tough time for many people, and the IRS wants to continue to do everything possible to help taxpayers navigate the unusual circumstances related to the pandemic, while also working on important tax administration responsibilities," IRS Commissioner Chuck Retting stated.
Murphy issues 13th public health emergency order
“Today’s actions mean we continue our ongoing COVID-19 mitigation efforts while also vaccinating New Jersey residents as quickly and as safely as possible,” the governor said at a COVID-19 briefing.
NJ officials eye May application process for $1.1B corporate tax break program
NJ Emerge is meant to set the stage for the state’s economic recovery coming out of the COVID-19 recession, which many public officials and economists have described as the worst economic conditions since the Great Depression nearly a century ago.
Bill would move tax filing deadline from April 15 to May 15
The extension would also apply to a special payment method meant to allow business owners to circumvent some of the economic pain brought by the Trump-era $10,000 federal cap on state and local property tax deductions.
Applications opening for NJ $15M electric truck rebates
The New Jersey Zero-Emission Incentive Program will provide between 100 and 300 vouchers (between $25,000 and $100,000) for the purchase of medium and heavy-duty electric trucks.
