“We raised it during COVID as a remedy and we realized it was a remedy that worked,” New Jersey Business & Industry Association President and CEO Michele Siekerka told NJBIZ.

Glen Lee, brings experience in governmental finance and policy from time in the California Legislative Analyst’s Office and the city of Seattle to his new role overseeing a $19.5 billion budget as chief financial officer for the District of Columbia.

The figure includes $6.9 million in proceeds from the state's participation in the Regional Greenhouse Gas Initiative and $3.9 million from its share of the nationwide Volkswagen Settlement.

The History Regrant Program offers two types of awards: one to cover overall expenses for historical organizations and another that provides funding for publicly accessible, local history projects and programs.

The declaration from New Jersey Commissioner of Environmental Protection Shawn LaTourette is the first of its kind since 2016. It comes amid persistent hot, dry conditions that are stressing supplies and urges residents and businesses to conserve water.

The legislation would incentivize businesses from across the Hudson River for setting up locations here for their Garden State workers.

During a rare August hearing, the Senate Judiciary Committee advanced Matthew Platkin's nomination as attorney general through to the full Senate in a bipartisan vote that included one Republican.

The awards will go to 45 organizations across the Garden State to help accelerate their research and development into commercially viable products and services.

The program is designed to incentivize investment in emerging Garden State companies while creating opportunities to help them succeed. Venture capital firms will later match the funding raised, which will go toward high-growth, early-stage businesses across New Jersey.

Proponents of the law argue that it will protect accident victims and taxpayers; opponents counter that it will raise rates unnecessarily for drivers who cannot afford the increase.

“New Jersey consumers are the heartbeat of our state’s economy, and it is imperative that we protect them from those who are looking to target their finances,” the governor said. “These bills will set new standards for financial service providers to abide by, giving our consumers the protection they need from certain deceptive actors.

President Joe Biden extolled the virtues of the CHIPS and Science Act of 2022. New Jersey lawmakers were instrumental in making the bill happen.