Gov. Chris Christie said it's possible the state's colleges and universities will receive more capital funding this year, during an event at which he provided details of a $1 million urban college scholarship program.

A key vote on one of the top priorities of builders in the state has been delayed.

The New Jersey Sports & Exposition Authority will become the state’s lead tourism and marketing agency, as it absorbs the Division of Travel and Tourism and the Motion Picture & Television Commission, under a plan unveiled today.

 

More than two dozen bills affecting businesses are up for votes in the Legislature this afternoon, including some businesses have been fighting for years.

Small-business owners from New Jersey, New York and Connecticut discussed the regional impact on small businesses if the three states raise their minimum wages today during a conference call held by the National Federation for Independent Businesses.

A shopping center in Egg Harbor Township will receive up to $11.4 million in state incentives as part of series of incentives, investments and bond refundings approved by the Economic Development Authority's board today.

Prudential Financial Inc. has filed an amendment to its application for a $250.8 million Urban Transit Hub tax credit that names a new Newark site the insurance giant is considering for a new building, according to the agency that administers the incentive.

Bills that would apply sales taxes to some online retailers and delay requiring Amazon.com Inc. to collecting the tax were advanced by the Assembly Appropriations Committee today, but their fate in the Senate remains cloudy.

Health plan services provider MagnaCare criticized a report released by the state comptroller's office late last month that said local governments could save more than $100 million per year collectively by joining the state's health benefits plan, rather than selecting private insurance.

Bills that extend construction permits for two years, assist the conversion of foreclosed homes into affordable housing and increase the amount available for transit hub projects were among the bills set to advance in the Legislature on Thursday.

The Appellate Division of the Superior Court of New Jersey today invalidated Gov. Chris Christie's abolition of the Council on Affordable Housing, reversing his reorganization plan in a move that the state will likely seek to bring to its top court.