New Jersey State Legislature

NJ lawmakers advance $46.4B budget, up 15% over last year

By Mike Catalini Jun. 22, 2021 04:53 PM EDT
TRENTON, N.J. (AP) — New Jersey lawmakers advanced Tuesday a record $46.4 billion budget, a 15% increase over last year, boosting the state's public pension...

This May 3, 2021 photo shows a man playing a slot machine at the Hard Rock casino in Atlantic City, N.J. On Thursday, June 3, 2021, New Jersey legislators were scheduled to vote on four bills giving relief to the Atlantic City casino industry following coronavirus-related declines, and to expand some other forms of gambling. (AP Photo/Wayne Parry)

NJ bills to help casinos, expand sports and other betting

By Wayne Parry Jun. 03, 2021 04:00 PM EDT

In this June 23, 2014 file photo, beachgoers fill the sand at Atlantic City N.J. On Wednesday, May 12, 2021, New Jersey legislators were scheduled to discuss two proposed measures that could have a far-ranging impact on Atlantic City's future: A bill changing the amount the city's casinos must pay in lieu of property taxes, and a bill extending the state's takeover of Atlantic City's main decision-making power for another four years. (AP Photo/Wayne Parry)

Casino taxes, city power at stake in Atlantic City future

By Wayne Parry May. 12, 2021 01:28 PM EDT

NJ GOP questions Murphy's COVID-19 handling in hearing

Mar. 05, 2021 12:08 PM EST
TRENTON, N.J. (AP) — Rebuffed by the Democrats who control the Legislature, New Jersey Republican lawmakers Friday conducted their own hearing on Democratic...

Lawmakers set public hearings for New Jersey's 2022 budget

Mar. 03, 2021 10:25 AM EST
TRENTON, N.J. (AP) — New Jersey lawmakers have scheduled public hearings on Gov. Phil Murphy's $44.8 billion spending plan. The four...

FILE - In this March 22, 2012 file photo, New Jersey Sen. Gerald Cardinale, R-Cresskill complains of the negative tone as members of the Senate Judiciary Committee hold a hearing in Trenton, N.J. Cardinale, who served almost four decades as a Republican in the New Jersey Senate, passed away Saturday, Feb. 20, 2021 at Hackensack Meridian Health Pascack Valley Medical Center after a brief illness that was not COVID-19-related, his daughter Marisa said. His family said in a statement that Cardinale “devoted his life to serving his New Jersey community.” (AP Photo/Mel Evans, File)

Veteran New Jersey state senator Gerald Cardinale dies at 86

Feb. 20, 2021 02:36 PM EST

New Jersey lawmakers pass multiyear $14B tax break bill

By Mike Catalini Dec. 21, 2020 10:45 AM EST
New Jersey lawmakers on Monday overwhelmingly passed legislation authorizing more than $14 billion in tax breaks for businesses. The...

FILE - In this March 22, 2019, file photo, marijuana buds are sorted into a prescription jar at Compassionate Care Foundation's medical marijuana dispensary in Egg Harbor Township, N.J. A New Jersey Assembly voting session that had been scheduled for Monday, Nov. 23, 2020, that was to include a measure setting up the new recreational marijuana market has been canceled, Assembly Speaker Speaker Craig Coughlin said Friday, Nov. 20. (AP Photo/Julio Cortez, File)

New Jersey lawmakers give blessing to marijuana marketplace

By Mike Catalini Dec. 17, 2020 11:20 AM EST

New Jersey lawmakers pass plastic, paper carryout bag ban

By Mike Catalini Sep. 24, 2020 02:21 PM EDT
TRENTON, N.J. (AP) — Single-use plastic and paper bags, as well as plastic foam containers, would be banned in New Jersey under legislation that passed the...

NJ lawmakers advance bill approving $10B in borrowing

By Mike Catalini Jul. 14, 2020 12:17 PM EDT
TRENTON, N.J. (AP) — Legislation authorizing New Jersey to borrow nearly $10 billion to patch budget holes stemming from the COVID-19 outbreak passed out of a...

Murphy, legislative leaders agree on $9.9B borrowing plan

Jul. 10, 2020 03:25 PM EDT
TRENTON, N.J. (AP) — New Jersey Gov. Phil Murphy and the state's Democrat-controlled Legislature have agreed on a measure that would allow the state to borrow...