If all the George Bush-era tax cuts are extended under the Congressional Republicans' proposal, New Jersey's highest earners would pay significantly less taxes in 2013, while middle- and low-income taxpayers would pay nearly the same amount they do today, according to an analysis today released by the Institute on...

A plan by New Jersey's campaign finance watchdog commission to raise contribution thresholds for 2013 gubernatorial candidates could result in added pressure on business groups to donate more, an election expert said.

Small businesses in New Jersey are having more success getting loans backed by the U.S. Small Business Administration, according to new data released by the agency's New Jersey district office.

Legislation to invest nearly $1.3 billion into expansions and upgrades at New Jersey's higher education institutions cleared the state Senate Budget and Appropriations Committee on Monday, though more than half of the bonds would be issued only if approved by voters in November.

New Jersey's state government collected 15 percent more in tax and other revenue in May than it did a year earlier, Treasurer Andrew Sidamon-Eristoff announced Friday.

Business advocates had equally strong reactions to two tax proposals from Democratic legislators that emerged on Thursday: in favor of tax cuts and opposed to a millionaire's tax.

A bill that would overhaul higher education in the state could advance in the Legislature today.

A bill that would penalize companies that ship New Jersey call-center jobs overseas is expected to go before the state Senate's Economic Growth Committee on Thursday, having passed the Assembly in March.

As New Jersey legislators continue to push conflicting versions of a tax cut proposal under the looming June 30 budget deadline, a new study by the nonpartisan Tax Foundation shows a plan by Assembly Democrats to use a so-called "millionaire's tax" to fund a tax credit would hinder economic growth in the state.

The board of the state Economic Development Authority today approved a new $37 million Urban Transit Hub tax credit to entice Cablevision Systems Corp. to keep more than 500 jobs in Newark, and approved an additional $87 million worth of Grow New Jersey awards for three projects to retain and add jobs in the state. Read More »

The ability of a nationally recognized research institution to drive a local economy is well documented, but one of New Jersey's business advocates is tempering her support for the higher education restructuring.

To support local businesses and put downward pressure on residential property taxes, Marlboro officials said the township will launch a property tax reward program June 21.