(AP Photo/Rich Pedroncelli)Many residents under financial pressure are locked out of a new state-funded tax relief program
(AP Photo/Rich Pedroncelli)Many residents under financial pressure are locked out of a new state-funded tax relief program

Fully funding the program will allow countless people to stay in New Jersey
(John Mooney/NJ Spotlight News)The detail is inside little-known reports. Key is knowing which ones

The levy is one of many new taxes the governor is proposing. Could election-year politics obstruct?
(NJ Spotlight News)If 80% cut stands, nonprofit warns services to immigrant women could be slashed
(Daniel Kirsch from Pixabay; Victoria from Pixabay)Some Democrats, like Republicans, skeptical about taxing admission to ‘participatory sports’ facilities like batting cages and bowling alleys
(John Mooney/NJ Spotlight News)Longer-term outlook uncertain due to Trump administration’s tariffs and policy changes

For the first time in seven years, Gov. Murphy’s budget proposal does not include funding for the Camden Coalition’s Housing First program
(NJ Spotlight News)Federal cuts ‘could be drastic’ for NJ, Treasurer Elizabeth Maher Muoio tells Senate committee
(Edwin J. Torres/NJ Governor’s Office)Governor’s proposal for more than $1B extra in taxes is a major focus of early budget hearings
(Bobby Brier/NJ Spotlight News)Many in housing-first program would have to go into ‘some kind of institutional living,’ Camden Coalition CEO says

Sen. Paul Sarlo was speaking at first public hearing on governor's budget plan
(AP Photo/Mike Catalini)While GOP Congress looks to cut safety-net spending, Gov. Murphy plans 16% funding increase for Medicaid, CHIP
(AP Photo/Matt Rourke)Additional money went to farmland preservation, open space, property-tax relief, school aid and more
(NJ Spotlight News)Lobbyists, nonprofits, trade groups testified before the Assembly Budget Committee on Wednesday
(AP Photo/Michael Probst, File)State official adamant that claim about cut in funding to nursing homes is ‘wholly inaccurate’
(Rich Hundley III/NJ Governors Office)New fiscal estimates show roughly 3% of governor’s $58B budget plan depends on nonrecurring revenue sources
(AP Photo/Matt Rourke)The first hearing on Gov. Phil Murphy’s $58B budget proposal is scheduled for March 19
(John Mooney/NJ Spotlight News)Governor's $58 billion budget ask raises over $1 billion in increases
(NJ Spotlight News)The governor’s budget plan includes online gambling and sports betting tax increases