(NJ Spotlight News)As the state's population growth booms, so do the ranks of residents who are one crisis from financial ruin
(NJ Spotlight News)As the state's population growth booms, so do the ranks of residents who are one crisis from financial ruin
(Adhitya Ginanjar from Unsplash)Think tank proposes $5,000 annually for eligible families
NJ Department of the TreasuryUp to 200,00 workers who aren’t claiming state-funded earned income tax credit are being urged to do so
(AP Photo/Alex Brandon)Enacting their tax policies could add more to rising federal government debt, with one more than the other
(AP Photo/Mel Evans, File)State officials try to spread the word about earned income tax credit, including on social media

Midnight Friday is the deadline for passage of a balanced budget
NJ Spotlight NewsPeople can claim the credits if filing late returns or ameneded returns

A month ago, gas was averaging $3.38 a gallon in New Jersey, according to a survey by AAA

Business Correspondent Rhonda Schaffler brings you today's New Jersey business news.

Rep. Donald Norcross called on New Jersey’s congressional delegation to join him in sponsoring what he termed “pro-worker legislation.”

Booker's plan would expand eligibility for the earned income tax credit.

What do New Jersey residents get in return for all the new revenue being raised?

New Jerseyans will see tax cuts, a minimum wage increase and bail reform among the changes for 2017.

A ride-hailing partnership delivers over-served revelers home safe and its success in preventing drunk driving is spurring copycats. A mosque has won a victory in ...

Much changed in New Jersey's political world in 2016. David Cruz breaks down what to look for in the year ahead.

Members of the Senate and Assembly debated for hours before voting to renew New Jersey’s bankrupt Transportation Trust Fund and pay for it by hiking ...

Prepare to kiss cheap Jersey gas goodbye. Lawmakers vote to raise the gas tax to pay for road and bridge repairs. Tough talk to dissolve ...

Procedural rules prevent the Senate from voting on any bills the same day they’re amended unless three-fourths of the senators agree to do it as ...

That 23-cent a gallon hike on the gas tax is not a done deal until the Legislature approves. That process nearly as complex as the ...

Gov. Christie, Senate President Sweeney and Assembly Speaker Prieto reached a deal to fund the Transportation Trust Fund for eight years that includes a gas ...