NJ Spotlight NewsAssembly Budget Committee begins hearings on Gov. Murphy's budget proposal
NJ Spotlight NewsAssembly Budget Committee begins hearings on Gov. Murphy's budget proposal

New Jersey's gas tax won't be going up in the coming year, the state Treasury announced Wednesday.

Murphy impounded the $235 million as this year’s state budget was being finalized, saying the Legislature’s revenue projections were faulty, especially in the wake of ...

The state treasurer went before the Senate Budget Committee to defend Gov. Murphy's spending plan. Some legislators like the savings but aren't hot on the ...

There's still no budget deal five days before the deadline. Assembly leadership stressed their priorities Monday, but Murphy says that the Legislature's budget includes $855 ...

Acting state treasurer Elizabeth Maher Muoio Tuesday afternoon defended Gov. Murphy's proposed budget. She said the state has a structural deficit, that natural revenue growth ...

Will the governor’s budget grow New Jersey’s economy and spur job growth?

Muoio would be the second woman confirmed by the Senate as state treasurer.

New Jersey's bail reform law, which goes into effect Jan. 1, virtually eliminates money bail that critics say keeps poor people sitting in jail. But ...

Bail reform may go down in flames even before it begins. Are the courts so broke they can't afford to follow the new law? The ...

School Days in an urban district where top-down reformers failed to consider the role of poverty in kids ability to learn. When it comes to ...

Workers and state officials marched through the streets of Trenton bringing awareness to labor issues on Labor Day.