The Legislature's top Democrat is pressing State Treasurer Elizabeth Maher Muoio to testify about why the Murphy administration froze $235 million in spending – and how that money could be released – but is stopping short of issuing a subpoena to compel her appearance.

“We weren’t getting anywhere and we wanted to bring a supermarket to Camden,” Senate President Stephen Sweeney, D-3rd District, said at a press conference Wednesday in Trenton. “It was Wakefern’s decision not to put a store in the city.”

The proposed Affordable Clean Energy rule from the administration’s Environmental Protection Agency violates the Clean Air Act, according to the suit filed Tuesday in the D.C. Circuit Court of Appeals.

The 21st Century Redevelopment Program provides grants of up to $50,000 to local governments for projects.

Combined, the productions received $8.6 million in incentives for the movies which filmed in Newark, Paterson and Jersey City.

Eight workers are filing suit against their Elizabeth employer over allegations that they were often paid less than $5 an hour, working between six and seven days for 11-hour shifts.

California-based GLTC Partners LLC is coming under scrutiny following revelations that a company it contracted with for a senior housing development in Trenton allegedly cheated workers out of payments.

"We’re stepping in to make sure the Census Bureau conducts as accurate a count as possible–something that matters here in New Jersey and across the country,” Attorney General Gurbir Grewal said of the state's intervention in a federal court case in the U.S. District Court in Alabama.

The bipartisan legislation expands the State Medicaid program to cover group services following guidelines set forth by CenteringPregnancy, a model designed to enhance participation in group prenatal care from minority and low-income communities.

“Found in more than 25,000 products, the versatile and profitable hemp plant will encourage new business growth and boost the state’s agricultural economy," said Sen. Steven Oroho, a sponsor of the measure. "With burdensome federal and state regulations removed, New Jersey farmers can greatly benefit from this potential billion-dollar industry.”

Under the measure municipalities can designate these places as “areas in need of redevelopment,” a status that allows them to provide economic stimuli to attract investment, businesses and jobs.

The new law, which permits refreshments to be served at the discretion of owners, goes into effect immediately.