Economy

The labor crunch is pinching New Jersey farms, some of which are already on the cusp on having to let food go to waste in their fields.

Unemployed workers aren't required to be looking for work during the pandemic – but they must still certify they're ready, willing, and available to work.

A report on the possibilities for offshore wind in the United States finds New Jersey also acting on some of its recommendations.

A package of bills aimed at boosting New Jersey’s alcohol makers advanced in the Assembly Monday, including one that would eliminate the requirement for visitors to tour a brewery before buying beer to drink on-site.

With changes to emphasis innovation, a plan to create the Government Efficiency and Regulatory Review Commission is one vote from legislative approval.

A week after an unexpected veto, lawmakers approve a revised plan for extending outdoor dining rules through November, 2022.

After just over a year and a half without a tax incentive program, a modified economic plan first pitched by Gov. Phil Murphy in 2018 is in place.

The state Treasury Department announced last week that a diversity study will be conducted. Activists say nothing happened after the last one 15+ years ago.

Under the GOP lawmakers' proposal, business owners could go to court and seek to prove they lost income or whole businesses due to ordered shutdowns.

In the spring, Gov. Phil Murphy declined to take a regional approach to imposing pandemic-driven shutdowns. A bill would require it and based it on local data.