‘Convoluted’ regulatory process most cited in discussing why NJ trails rest of region in returning to growth.

Unemployment is worst in region outside RI; new economic activity also sluggish.

Committee chairman pledges radical overhaul of affordable housing program amid questions of constitutionality and the impact on South Jersey.

Strict new rules on contracts with third-party agencies an effort to reduce money spent on ‘overhead expenses,’ says administration.

Is COAH the latest casualty in a political war between housing and home rule that has dragged on for 35 years, starting with the state ...