State Sen. Raymond Lesniak (D-Union) announced Monday that he will propose an increase in New Jersey’s gas tax – phased-in over a three-year period – that will solely go toward funding transportation infrastructure projects across the state.
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Beach Haus brewery set to transform iconic bakery site in Belmar
Despite its Jersey Shore roots, the East Coast Beer Co. has spent the last four years brewing its products more than 300 miles from any boardwalk, beach or ocean.
Read More »Bill offering tax credits for hiring unemployed workers advances
The Senate Labor Committee voted Monday in favor of releasing the “New Jobs for New Jersey Act,” a bill that would offer tax credit incentives to employers looking to hire unemployed workers.
Read More »Poll N.J. voters against further taxes on middle class but support ‘millionaires tax’
A new Fairleigh Dickinson University PublicMind Poll released Monday shows that while the majority of New Jersey voters want to avoid increased taxes on the middle and lower classes, there is support for a so-called “millionaires tax,” a surcharge on the state's wealthiest.
Read More »Tesla talking legislative battle over dealership regulations
A meeting of the state’s Motor Vehicle Commission sparked a heated battle last week, when the board unanimously passed regulations that would essentially ban Tesla from doing business in the state as of April 1.
Read More »Biz leaders in state of emergency over proposal
It’s been a harsh winter, one that highlighted the need for more salt and plowing, and better cold-weather planning by the state.
But business leaders are calling one winter-related reaction a step too far.
POLL New Jerseyans view on income inequality vs. too much government is telling
The economic poll results are in — and they go a long way to explaining why we seemingly can't get anything done around here.
Read More »Booker holds roundtable event for minority small business owners in Camden
The first of what will be a series of roundtable events for minority small business owners in New Jersey was held in Camden this morning by U.S. Sen. Cory Booker.
Read More »Property taxes went up last year, but modestly
New Jersey, with already the highest property tax in the nation, saw a 1.9 percent increase on average last year, Governor Chris Christie said Thursday.
Read More »Somerset Development, NJ Transit break ground on long-awaited Wesmont train station in Wood-Ridge
Construction is underway on a new train station that is central to transforming the site of a former aircraft plant in Wood-Ridge into a 70-acre, mixed-use transit hub.
Read More »New polls show Christie’s job approval rating, trustworthiness down
According to a new Farleigh Dickinson PublicMind Poll released Tuesday, Gov. Chris Christie's job approval rating is at a low of 41 percent, down seven percentage points from January when the George Washington Bridge lane closure scandal that has plagued the governor's office widened.
Read More »Report Federal prosecutors subpoena records from Port Authority chairman
According to a Wall Street Journal report Monday, federal prosecutors from Manhattan U.S. Attorney Preet Bharara’s office have subpoenaed records from Port Authority chairman David Samson, a Gov. Chris Christie appointee and co-founder of the powerful West Orange-based law firm Wolff & Samson.
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