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N.J. Cannabis Regulators, Key Lawmakers, Business Leaders To Speak At major March Event As Marketplace Takes Off
This week, New Jersey’s legal cannabis marketplace is slated to launch — and the cannabis business community is abuzz with anticipation from the opportunities in the burgeoning billion-dollar industry.
Cops And Arrests Never Stopped Kids Using Weed. Education Might
Editorial
Our state government has finally ended the war on marijuana in New Jersey, not only by legalizing it for adults, but by declaring that the practice of arresting children for actions that are now legal for their parents must end. Immediately. Finally.
$50 Million To Modernize N.J. Unemployment Claims System Advances In Assembly Committee
One day after Gov. Phil Murphy proposed doubling funding to modernize the aging unemployment infrastructure in his budget address, the state Assembly Labor committee advanced a bill that would allocate $50 million in federal funds to improve the unemployment system.
Murphy Budget Would Spend More On N.J. Unemployment Upgrades After 11 Months Of Problems. Is It Enough?
Badly needed upgrades could be coming to New Jersey’s aging unemployment infrastructure, Gov. Phil Murphy vowed Tuesday as he proposed his latest state budget.
N.J. Residents Facing Foreclosure Would Get Help Under Bill Now On Murphy’s Desk
A bill that would create a fund to assist New Jersey residents facing foreclosure is headed to Gov. Phil Murphy’s desk after it passed the state Senate Friday.
Comcast Postpones Start Of New Data Plan To 2022
South Jersey residents will no longer have to worry about how much internet they use in 2021.
Let The Desperately Ill Grow Their Own Marijuana
Editorial
New Jersey has crafted one of the most progressive and innovative medical marijuana programs in the nation over the last two years, and it has been one of our proudest boasts.
Murphy Administration: PPP Loans Will Be Tax Exempt At State Level
(TRENTON) – In an effort to aid small businesses impacted by the COVID-19 pandemic, Governor Phil Murphy and State Treasurer Elizabeth Maher Muoio announced today that New Jersey will follow the federal government’s lead in allowing Paycheck Protection Program (PPP) loans to be tax exempt at the state level and enabling recipients to deduct business expenses that were paid with the tax-exempt loan proceeds, thereby enhancing the tax benefits of the loans.