Paul Sarlo

Lawmakers seem willing to act on Gov. Chris Christie’s plan to prop up pension funds by handing over the NJ Lottery to them, though they’re anxious for more details.

Despite objections from one of the unions that would be involved, a bipartisan Senate panel advanced a plan to shift the police/fire pension to a labor-run board.

In Atlantic County, where the casino-closure fueled uncertainty in Atlantic City has roiled the region’s economy, they’re down by around one-third from their peak. The 9,169 appeals last year amounted to almost 7 percent of all the properties in the county, twice the rate of any other county.

Democratic state Sen. Paul Sarlo says there's a perfectly logical explanation.

Committees in the Senate and Assembly endorsed a plan that would allow Gov. Chris Christie to profit from a book deal while in office and give raises to close to 700 public officials.

More than $99 of every $100 spent on transportation projects by the state for the last seven years was borrowed. The gas tax hike seeks to curb that trend.

Proponents for dedicating all gas-tax revenues toward transportation are stepping up advocacy efforts, ahead of an Election Day decision by voters that could be a close one.

Closing in on one week since the Legislature voted to raise New Jersey’s gas tax, Gov. Chris Christie hasn’t yet signed it into law.

The gas tax appears to have the support needed to pass Friday in the Senate. Could public pressure change any minds, or did Wednesday just delay the inevitable?

State lawmakers are set to approve a $34.8 billion state budget for the 2017 fiscal year Monday. Democrats added around $275 million to Gov. Chris Christie's plan.