Paul Sarlo

A longtime New Jersey senator swimming against the current is getting panned by progressives for his comments on trans athletes in women's sports.

If the sales tax is increased back to 7%, it could cost New Jersey families an additional $500 per year or more.

New Jersey legislative leaders hit the brakes Thursday on a fast-moving bill that would have overhauled the state's open records law.

New Jersey lawmakers voted Monday to advance a measure that could make it easier for government agencies to withhold documents under the state's open records law, casting it as a modernizing bill that would cut back on profiteering businesses.

Outdoor dining was initially expanded in 2020 to help the hospitality industry survive when indoor dining rooms were ordered closed.

Among the $1.7 billion in spending added to Gov. Phil Murphy's original budget plan, with little public notice, are new line items totaling $593 million.

State tax collections are growing at an unprecedented rate and a portion of the windfall appears likely to be used to provide more direct tax relief to residents.

The administrative director of the New Jersey judiciary says a bill pending in the Legislature should scale back the changes planned for gun defendants.

When indoor dining at restaurants closed at the start of the pandemic, outdoor dining became an option and lifeline. The law enabling it expires in November.

Amid military aggression in Ukraine, residents and businesses are boycotting Russian-sourced items, in solidarity with those under siege. There's also a proposed ban on NJ business with Russia.