This marks the first time in 25 years that the state has come through on its full bill.
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SBA extends application for $100M Community Navigator Pilot Program
The initiative, part of the American Rescue Plan, will engage with community organizations to aid small businesses around the country during recovery, with a priority on those owned by socially and economically disadvantaged individuals, women and veterans.
Read More »New fiscal year: Here’s what taxes go up July 1
New Jersey employers and workers will start paying back into the state unemployment system, which paid out tens of billions of dollars in benefits amid the COVID-19 pandemic.
Read More »Worker misclassification legislation makes its way to Murphy
A task force convened by the governor previously reported the state misses out on tens of millions of dollars in unpaid employment taxes due to the practice.
Read More »NJCU, NJEDA to establish sports betting, fintech hub
Online sports wagering technology and financial technology sectors get a boost with $200,000 in funding and staff resources that will bolster the center’s goals of providing an incubator for the industries and acting as a connector between industry, academia and relevant state agencies.
Read More »Murphy to decide on 213-page tax break ‘clean-up’ bill
The state Senate approved the 213-page measure by a unanimous vote at its June 30 session--the day before lawmakers break for the summer recess and to begin their reelection campaigns.
Read More »Murphy taps NJ’s first openly gay attorney general to replace Grewal
First Assistant Attorney General Andrew Bruck will replace outgoing Gurbir Grewal in the role for the remainder of the four-year term, which ends this January.
Read More »NJ Attorney General Grewal to join SEC
In his new role with the Biden administration, Gurbir Grewal will head an enforcement unit tasked with policing Wall Street crimes.
Read More »Murphy ‘disappointed’ high court blocks suit on double-taxation fight
“I’m disappointed,” Gov. Phil Murphy told reporters. “We’re considering our options here because we want to fight for New Jersey commuters and New Jersey taxpayers.”
Read More »OAG vacates 126 anti-gay enforcement actions from mid-20th century
This marks the first time the Office of the Attorney General or Alcoholic Beverage Control has formally apologized for its role in actions that occurred prior to 1967, when the New Jersey Supreme Court ruled that ABC could not suspend a liquor license just because the licensee allowed LGBTQ+ individuals to congregate.
Read More »Murphy signs record $46.4B state budget
Supporting this year’s spending plan is $52 billion of revenue, a $10 billion surplus and roughly $6.5 billion from the Biden administration under the American Rescue Plan. It’s also bolstered by $4 billion borrowed last year, at a time when the full financial and economic impact of the COVID-19 pandemic was uncertain.
Read More »Caruso to leave, Neafsey to lead Division of Consumer Affairs on Aug. 1
Sean Neafsey, who currently serves as deputy director of the DCR's Office of Consumer Protection, will assume the post vacated by Kaitlin Caruso.
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