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.
A proposed constitutional amendment will be before voters next November after it barely achieved the needed three-fifths supermajority in the legislature.
Legislation would establish civil fines for possession of 10 grams or less of marijuana of $150 for a first offense and $200 for a second offense. It also eliminates all penalties for being under the influence of marijuana.
Two New Jersey senators have teamed up on legislation that targets negligent landlords who fail to meet safety and sanitary standards for their tenants.
The head of the association for New Jersey CPAs says the estate tax cuts are already changing financial advice, even though the cut hasn't gone into effect yet.
Senators are still trying to line up votes for the Transportation Trust Fund's gas tax hike. Without them, a deadline for a pension funding amendment may pass.