A pair of polls from July and September found more opponents than supporters of a plan to expand sports betting to include New Jersey-based college sports.
Homestead benefits will be updated so they are finally calculated on more recent property tax information, under a state budget agreement announced Monday.
Attorney General Gurbir Grewal said New Jersey’s marijuana legalization laws will likely have unintended consequences, including a legitimate concern that police officers will stop enforcing alcohol and pot possession laws for fear of prosecution.
"I see this as a program that seems quite ambitious,” said Sen. Mike Testa, R-Cumberland. "…How long can this project be funded? I share the fears with Chairman Sarlo that we start this program and it’s going to be phased out quickly."
The Murphy administration forecasts that it will end the current fiscal year with a combined surplus of $6.34 billion, but its 2022 spending plan uses much of that to offset spending.