Paul Sarlo

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.

New Jersey lawmakers intend to pass a bill within the next week prohibiting the state and local governments from doing business with companies or banks with Russian interests.

Lawmakers granted Gov. Phil Murphy’s request to delay his speech introducing the proposed state budget for fiscal 2023 by two weeks, from Feb. 22 to March 8.

The first full Senate votes of the new legislative session will be some patronage appointments for former colleagues next Monday.

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.

New Jersey's bonded debt is approaching $50B, including the $3.7B the state borrowed in November when it thought COVID would wreck its revenues.

Homestead benefits will be updated so they are finally calculated on more recent property tax information, under a state budget agreement announced Monday.