“This is an issue that warrants no debate; on both sides of the aisle, we can all agree that we must protect our residents from unfair and inordinate taxation from other states,” the governor said announcing the measures. “The proposals I’m announcing today, while supporting our hard-working residents in their efforts to dispute such taxation, will help promote employment in New Jersey and counteract lost tax revenue to our neighbors."

For the fourth time, the governor will address the annual East Coast Gaming Congress & NexGen Gaming Forum, which is being held Sept. 21-23 at the Hard Rock Atlantic City.

Together with the New Jersey CEO Council and nonprofit Social Finance, which will develop and manage the fund, the workforce development effort will provide zero-interest, no-fee loans at no upfront cost, as well as non-repayable living stipends and wraparound supports to prepare residents for good-paying jobs in the health care, information technology, and clean energy sectors.

Labor Commissioner Robert Asaro-Angelo said the law allows the state to "protect the thousands of people seeking training to advance their careers and, at the same time, the hundreds of training providers that play by the rules and prepare their students for work without taking advantage of them. No one should have to borrow so much for career training that they can’t afford to pay it back once they are working at the job they prepared for.”

The governor described the city as one "on the rise," promoting the direct funding, which will go toward its infrastructure needs, upgrades and capital projects.

With a maximum of $4,000, the program is the nation’s largest cash-on-the-hood incentive. So far, more than 13,000 EVs have been purchased or leased with it.

After the new state budget was passed and signed during a marathon week in Trenton, criticism and frustration from the business community came swiftly, with many leaders calling it a missed opportunity.

Gov. Phil Murphy signed the largest budget in state history Thursday – a whopping $50.6 billion. And while some celebrated the achievement, leaders from the business community shared their frustrations with the spending plan for not doing enough to help.

The governor's original ANCHOR budget proposal called for distributing $900 million to nearly 1.8 million homeowners and renters across the state. Now, those figures have been upped to $2 billion for 2 million New Jerseyans.

Programs and projects around the state are working toward this goal, hoping to recapture New Jersey’s role as a leader in innovation while also creating the most diverse and inclusive such ecosystem in the U.S.

As budget talks proceed in Trenton, legislative Democrats urge caution on spending a revenue windfall while Republicans seek tax relief measures.

Adding up to nearly $57 million, the initiatives will aim to improve and expand career and technical education programs throughout the state under the Securing Our Children’s Future Bond Act.