Gov. Phil Murphy alluded to the notion of nixing key priorities of the 2020 spending plan coming his way from state lawmakers if it does not include a millionaire’s tax, as well as fees on firearms, ammunition, opioid manufacturers and certain businesses with employees enrolled in Medicaid.

The state’s three-count complaint against New Frontier Armory includes two counts of violating New Jersey’s Consumer Fraud Act and one count of violating state regulations governing illegal products. The complaint alleges that 27 of the 30 magazines the company offered for sale in New Jersey, in violation of state law, could hold 15 to 100 rounds of ammunition.

The South Jersey political powerbroker at the center of the Murphy administration’s scrutiny and criticism into the state’s corporate tax breaks is asking lawmakers for the chance to testify on those incentives.

The Appropriations Committee voted 9-1, with one abstention, to advance the measure following nearly two weeks of closed door meetings between legislative leadership and Gov. Phil Murphy’s office.

“Our collective IQ is bigger than our individual IQ,” the Brick City mayor said touting progress in education, economic growth and policing.

The expansion would let applicants get a refund from the state on up to 25 percent of their expenses, up from 10 percent under the existing program.

Supported by Bloomberg Philanthropies, the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation and Ballmer Group, the Brick City is one of 10 American cities to be included in the program.

The measure, which is in line with the 2018 Federal Farm Bill, would create a statewide program for the cultivation, handling, processing, transport, and sale of hemp and hemp products.

Following the decision from a Superior Court judge on Monday against efforts to block the release of the task force's findings, the 75-page dispatch paints the Economic Development Authority as an agency lacking oversight and adequate procedures in place to vet applicants for New Jersey's corporate tax break programs.

Mercer County Superior Court Judge Mary Jacobson ruled the findings of the investigation could be released and that the task force can continue its scrutiny of the program.

"We cannot tackle 21st century problems with 20th century government," the governor said introducing the public official training initiative.