'Fewer and fewer nickels to help people,' says Gottheimer, as voters fret about inflation's toll in the weeks leading to midterm elections

Some states counteract inflation's bite by adjusting tax rate tables. Not NJ, where a lawmaker has been trying for more than a decade

Sherrill's affordability agenda called for a return to a break that saved families roughly $35 million one year

Potential for hundreds of millions of dollars more over the next 14 months, though gas prices, inflation and war are factors

Free supplies and services at annual ‘back-to-school extravaganza’

No NJ tax break this year on back-to-school supplies

If willing, Gov. Murphy and lawmakers could right the wrong

Buyers would pay more on high-priced sales. Many see that as a problem

Many residents under financial pressure are locked out of a new state-funded tax relief program

Interview: Michele Siekerka, president and CEO of the New Jersey Business & Industry Association

Plus: What could the Trump administration’s rejection of NYC congestion pricing mean for commuters?

Business advocate hopes next administration ‘will recognize the extreme costs of doing business’ in NJ

Interview: Eileen Kean, state director for the National Federation of Independent Businesses

‘Clearly, there’s been a mandate at the federal level,’ leading Democrat acknowledges

Some of president-elect’s policies could damage the economy, experts say

Cost-of-living raise will push minimum wage up

Most of NJ budget’s $7B allotment to public-worker pension system will go to make up for previous underfunding

Businesses with 25 or more employees are being invited to sign up for a pilot program