Proposed bipartisan plan would save money by furloughing workers while ensuring they qualify for enhanced federal unemployment benefits

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Lawmakers want to add New Jersey to list of states that allow state income-tax deduction for charitable giving

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Black people in New Jersey are dying at alarming, disproportionate rates after contracting the coronavirus, thrusting long-term health care inequalities front and center in the crisis.

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Governor joins seven-state group to plan coordinated resumption of normal activities across Northeast, cautions that ‘an economic recovery only occurs on the back of a health-care recovery’

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Senate President Stephen Sweeney said he will introduce a bill Monday making it easier for essential workers who contract the coronavirus to qualify for workers’ compensation.

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Medical experts argue long-standing, long-known health problems like diabetes, asthma and lack of access to doctors in black and Hispanic communities increase susceptibility to COVID-19

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Food distributors hit by reduced donations, higher prices and fewer volunteers

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New Jersey’s small businesses could receive $1,000 in tax credits per employee and be allowed to delay tax payments to the state under bills before the state Senate on Monday that seek relief for businesses crippled by the coronavirus crisis.

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Gov. Phil Murphy insisted Monday that New Jersey residents need to continue to strictly adhere to his orders to stay home and practice social distancing to combat the coronavirus outbreak, but he said officials are beginning to see some encouraging news as he offered projection charts for the peak in coronavirus cases for the first time.

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Gov. Phil Murphy signed an executive order Monday that will allow public employees to return to work in New Jersey to help fight the coronavirus pandemic sweeping the state without any implications related to pensions.

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