Gary Schaer

You wouldn’t think a bill that passed the state Legislature with 109 votes in favor and none against, boasting 30 sponsors and co-sponsors, would have even a bit of opposition.

Marijuana legalization in New Jersey took its first two steps Monday through the state Legislature, though the tallest hurdles remain to be cleared.

Penalties over Medicaid billing issues aren’t typically disclosed by the Department of Human Services, let alone announced publicly by Gov. Chris Christie.

The Statehouse renovation project, which will cost approximately $500 million to repay once interest costs are taken into account, will apparently not require direct approval by the Legislature or voters.

Gov. Chris Christie is proposing to increase and expand fees by more than $20 million to support the budget of the state Department of Law and Public Safety.

The number of state Treasury Department auditors is down nearly 30 percent over eight years – but that's about to change.

Lawmakers last year added $5M to the state budget to support prisoner re-entry programs. They're looking for more — but actually see a cut in the budget plan.

The repeal of the Affordable Care Act, if it happens, will take months to enact and years to roll out. But it's already influencing the coming year's budget.

Towns and counties would gain an exemption to the spending limits of the cap on property tax increases for spending that attracts matching-fund grants.

The possible impact of federal budget cuts was a recurring theme at the first public hearing on New Jersey's proposed budget for 2018.