Former state Sens. Ray Lesniak, a Democrat, and Joe Kyrillos, a Republican, proposed a bonus similar to the now-expired Economic Redevelopment and Growth gap financing program, which fills a portion of the difference between project costs and the cash businesses have on hand.

“[Senate President Stephen] Sweeney… understands the trials and difficulties associated with starting or expanding a business and has been a strong advocate,” CCSNJ Senior Vice President Christina Renna said in a Thursday morning statement from the Senate Democrats Office.

The Secure and Fair Enforcement Banking Act, which would provide bank access to legal cannabis businesses, marks the United States House of Representatives' first-ever stand-alone vote on a cannabis bill.

“Suez has to make an investment to everybody in the region to make sure it’s reaching every single household,” Sen. Brian Stack said during a legislative hearing on the Water Quality Accountability Act. “There’s got to be a major advertisement and major ways to reach out into the community.”

Under the Local Efficiency Achievement Program, or LEAP, each of New Jersey's 21 counties will receive $150,000 in grants to put toward creating consolidated programs.

The governor's remarks come following a report that at least a dozen New Jersey-based companies threatened to move to a Rockland County, N.Y. office tower – despite no plans to do so – only so that they could win more than $100 million in tax breaks.

The NJ Opportunity Zone Marketplace from the New Jersey Economic Development Authority will connect backers with local governments, leaders and property owners in the state's 169 designated OZs.

"We cannot responsibly continue to allow these mystery products to be sold in our state. Not to anyone, and especially not to our middle and high schoolers,” Senate President Stephen Sweeney said.

New Jersey Attorney General Gurbir Grewal said the state's hospital-based programs would link hospitals and medical facilities with different community-level health and social service organizations.

“Let there be no mistake… were it not for the New Jersey Economic Development Authority’s direct engagement of Subaru… Subaru would be located in a state other than New Jersey,” President and CEO Thomas Doll told the Senate Select Committee on Economic Growth Strategies.

Preliminary testing shows more than 97 percent of PUR filters issued by the city reduce lead below 10 parts-per-billion, which is below the EPA action level of 15 parts-per-billion. When used in combination with flushing (running the water after long periods of rest), results show that 99 percent of the filters reduce lead below 10 parts-per-billion.

All four businesses slated to testify received Grow New Jersey incentives, but according to Economic Development Authority documents obtained by NJBIZ, none of them have had their payments put on hold.