The state is counting on a robust but not unprecedented $3 billion in income taxes this month, exceeding what the tax generated in a whole year before 1991.
Homestead benefits once accounted for $1 of every $15 the state spent. They're now $1 of every $135. Inflation pushes out tens of thousands of homes each year.
A bill that has taken its first wobbly steps in Trenton would ban the sale of baby walkers in New Jersey over concerns that young children continue to get injured in the devices despite safety improvements.
State Sen. Declan O'Scanlon has introduced River's Law, which creates the category of aggravated animal abuse, a crime that can put someone behind bars for up to 10 years with a fine of up to $150,000.
New Jersey will be increasing its minimum wage to $15 an hour, however this could lead to Garden State residents having to pump their own gas, warns one state senator.
A significant expansion of paid family leave appears likely to be approved. It could bring with a $360 million payroll tax hike for middle-class workers.
The bill would reduce by three months the amount of prison time a parolee would face for failing to report to their parole officer or comply with a special condition of their release, or for using illegal drugs if they’re deemed to be addicted.