Vincent Prieto

A crucial vote is set for Thursday in the Assembly, which is pursuing its own alternative to an Atlantic City takeover as default or bankruptcy inches closer.

"What's wrong with this state?" Business leaders and key Trenton political players will sit down together in Atlantic City later this month to tackle that issue as it pertains to Garden State commerce.

The head of the New Jersey Assembly has announced a series of hearings will be held, starting later this fall, to figure out how to find a permanent funding source for the state Transportation Trust Fund, which pays for all road and bridge work.

Gov. Chris Christie used a special session address Thursday to plead with lawmakers to vote on bail reform measures. The Senate approved the legislation, but the Assembly bailed from the State House just minutes after hearing what the governor had to say.

Assembly Republican Leader Jon Bramnick (R-Westfield) wants to hold a special session of the New Jersey Legislature this summer to deal with the state's growing violence epidemic.

To meet the state's obligations like fully funding the pension system, the two have agreed to propose a tax increase that would impact only the New Jersey residents earning $1 million a year or more.

Gov. Chris Christie is demanding that the New Jersey Assembly take action on a bill to cap the salary increases that arbitrators can award to public employees at two percent.

A 2 percent cap on salary increases that arbitrators can award for public employees expired March 31 and Gov. Chris Christie has been using his Town Hall meetings as a vehicle to rail against the Democrat-controlled Assembly for not talking action on a bill to extend the limit.

A law that caps arbitration salary increases for public sector workers at 2 percent will expire in 10 days, unless the state legislature takes action to renew it.

Democrats are accusing Republican Gov. Chris Christie of trying to create new taxes, for a change as a state Senator proposes raising New Jersey's gas tax.