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.

Under a law Gov. Phil Murphy signed in January, businesses were set to begin paying a higher levy in July to replenish the state's unemployment fund, with increases spaced over a three-year period.

As part of the proposal, any building above six stories would need an exterior assessment every five years and a structural one every 10 years for features including foundations and balconies. 

Less than half of New Jersey's pandemic-hit bars and eateries that asked for monetary aid actually got any help, a problem plaguing the program nationwide.

The latest roll-out of the Charge Up New Jersey program will provide customers up to $5,000 toward their purchase of an EV, in line with the Murphy administration’s goal of having 330,000 of the vehicles on the road by 2025.

Atlantic Cape May Community College will receive a $3 million grant to establish a turbine technician course recognized by the nonprofit Global Wind Organization.

Households earning up to $150,000 with at least one dependent child, and individuals earning below $75,000 with at least one dependent child begin receiving $500 rebate checks this month.

The new legislation provides federal dollars for grants that businesses can use to improve brick and mortar facilities, and money for workforce development and technical assistance. The state will also use the funds to study the current status of the industry in New Jersey.

The governor signed a 213-page measure for the state’s corporate incentive programs, just as summer recess and legislative reelection campaigns begin.