The Biden administration is taking aim at mergers among hospitals, pharmaceutical companies and other health care institutions, a move that federal officials contend would reign in high medical bills and drug prices.

U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics Chief Regional Economist Martin Kohli noted that Atlantic County, Essex County and Passaic County had the largest over-the-year decreases.

“For decades, our federal government has waged a 'War on Drugs' that has unfairly impacted low-income communities and communities of color,” said Sen. Cory Booker.

The Small Business Bonding Readiness Assistance Program, which aims to help "small business owners compete for city, county, and state contracts and expand their portfolios of projects,” launched in 2018 as a joint venture between the NJEDA and the African American Chamber of Commerce of New Jersey.

Alexis Bailey comes on as director of the department, where she will work alongside other known presences in New Jersey politics: Chief Government Affairs Officer Chrissy Buteas and Vice Presidents of Government Affairs Ray Cantor and Christopher Emigholz.

The limit on state and local property tax deductions was passed as part of the 2017 federal tax law signed by then-President Donald Trump, a Republican. According to FDU's survey, however: “In a rare instance of bipartisanship, equal proportions of Democrats and Republicans say the SALT cap should be removed."

“We are on our way to putting New Jersey firmly back in our rightful place as a world leader of innovation,” the governor said July 9. “This modernization of our energy sector isn’t just going to be good for cleaner air and our longtime fight against climate change - which it will be - it’s going to be good for our economy.”

$3.2 billion was awarded to more than 4,000 venues nationwide by the U.S. Small Business Administration under its Shuttered Venue Operator Grant program, set up to assist theaters, museums, concert halls, performing arts centers and the like that had to close their doors during the pandemic. In New Jersey, 91 entities benefited from the program.

Don't place your bets on Rutgers football just yet, a new poll shows just 25% of residents would be in favor of gambling on the Garden State's teams or home games.

At a remotely held event Thursday, the governor said that a 2018 audit of just 1% of employers showed that a combined 12,300 workers were cheated out of $460 million in wages, and the state out of $14 million of taxes because of the practice.

The “yellow jacket” employees are set to earn up to 25% more beginning this month, while a Second Chance program for new employees is also available.

As part of the Murphy administration’s Small Business Emergency Assistance Loan Program, businesses and nonprofits hit by the pandemic can apply for this latest round of funds, which last 10 years with a 0% interest rate and deferred payments for the first two years.