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Slight Hike in Tax Revenue Adds Up to Projected Surplus for State Coffers
Gov. Chris Christie is scheduled to present his next state budget to lawmakers in less than two weeks. And it looks like he’ll be able to deliver that address feeling some confidence about how his spending plan for the current fiscal year is holding up.
A NJ Spotlight analysis of revenue figures released by the state Department of Treasury for the first six months of the current fiscal year indicates tax collections were running a modest $56.3 million ahead of the 3.4 percent growth rate that Christie has projected for the full fiscal year.
N.J. domestic violence offenders should be monitored
Two New Jersey lawmakers from opposite sides of the aisle have vowed to reintroduce the legislation known as Lisa's Law – and many lives could be saved as a result of their resolve.
Closing a tax loophole will help business and grow N.J.'s economy
For years, all you needed to dodge corporate taxes in New Jersey was an empty room in Delaware and a really good accountant.
That's simplistic, but essentially true: Multistate corporations used a legal tax-avoidance strategy that cost our state at least $200 million annually – just by shipping profits to out-of-state subsidiaries - but now the Legislature trying to close that loophole.
Christie vetoed bill to track domestic violence offenders, but fight’s not over
Much to the surprise of its sponsor, Gov. Chris Christie vetoed a bill that would have created a four-year pilot program in Ocean County to electronically track convicted domestic violence offenders using GPS devices that would alert victims on their cell phones if their attackers were nearby.
COMMENTARY: Time to stop animals’ suffering
When citizens and legislators care deeply enough, they work together to enact remedial laws that are impervious to the whims of politicians and commercial lobbyists. Yet in New Jersey, our humane laws are only as good as the institutions that uphold them.
Moody's Again Warns Investors to be Wary of Uncertain Finances in NJ
Credit-rating agency cites uncertain outlook for employee pension payments, transportation fund
A major Wall Street credit-rating agency has once again warned investors to keep a close eye on New Jersey’s fiscal problems, a sign that the state is still struggling with significant budget issues even as Gov. Chris Christie has been downplaying those concerns while running for president.
Andrzejczak Bill to Make It Easier for Women Veterans to Access Services Now Law
Legislation Assembly Democrats Pamela Lampitt, Cleopatra Tucker, Bob Andrzejczak, Troy Singleton and Gabriela Mosquera sponsored to help New Jersey’s women veterans obtain the help and services they need has been signed into law.
Natural gas pipeline opponents promise to keep fighting
BORDENTOWN TOWNSHIP — State and federal regulators may be just weeks away from rendering decisions on a controversial natural gas pipeline and related compressor station proposed for northern Burlington County but opponents urged area residents to keep up the fight.
Greater Emphasis on High School Computer Science Training in AP Courses Now Law
Legislation sponsored by Assemblymen Troy Singleton and Patrick Diegnan, placing a greater emphasis on the importance of computer science in high school education was signed into law on Tuesday.