The liberal think tank New Jersey Policy Perspective has come up with a way for Murphy to raise $2.4 billion, largely by raising the income ...
estate tax
The governor took questions today for an hour and spoke about the economy, the Republican gubernatorial candidates and the White House.
Republican Gov. Christie touts his accomplishments, cautioning that Democrats campaigning for his seat might un-do them. The Assembly speaker's campaigning to keep his seat of ...
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.
Some NJ business owners were abandoning the state to avoid paying huge estate taxes, but not anymore.
More programs and services have helped homeless families get a place to call home. What the state's doing right and what more can be done? ...
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 ...
Sen. Ray Lesniak is among those opposing an agreement for the Transportation Trust Fund that would increase the gas tax while eliminating the estate tax ...
Pay back time. The feds find the Christie administration mishandled Sandy funds. Where did the money go? And how would the state find the cash ...
Elected officials say stopping roadwork paid for with the Transportation Trust Fund affects residents and they want the Senate and Assembly to come to a ...
Five police officers dead, another seven injured. Peaceful protests in Dallas turn violent in the wake of police-involved shootings. How are communities reacting here in ...
Senate President Steve Sweeney discusses Gov. Christie and Assembly Speaker Vincent Prieto's plan for funding the Transportation Trust Fund and why the state can't handle ...
Surveillance cameras, controlled entries, shatterproof glass. Not just the stuff of hardened institutions anymore. How New Jersey's nonprofits and houses of worship are boosting security. ...
Senate President Steve Sweeney said the Christie-Prieto deal the Assembly approved to raise the gas tax and lower the sales tax doesn't make financial sense ...
With a day to close the books on the 2016 state budget, legislators faced a jam-packed calendar of issues to pass. And they punted. The ...
A proposed bill to save the Transportation Trust Fund would raise the gas tax 23 cents per gallon. Although the bill has sponsors from both ...
The hefty gas tax hike to fund road and bridge repairs gets it's first hearing one week before the well runs dry. Is this goodbye ...
The issue of reducing the estate tax has gone hand in hand with discussing a possible increase in New Jersey's gas tax.