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Jan 17, 2025 · Trump inauguration moved inside U.S. Capitol amid predictions of Arctic blast BY: Jennifer Shutt - January 17, 2025 WASHINGTON — President-elect Donald Trump …
New Jersey governor hopefuls have raised $15.6M so far
Jan 17, 2025 · The candidates seeking to succeed term-limited Gov. Phil Murphy have pulled in a staggering $15.6 million in campaign cash with about five months still to go until the primary, …
Lawmakers approve tweaks to tax credit program aimed at seniors
Oct 28, 2024 · Lawmakers in both chambers on Monday approved a series of technical fixes meant to prepare for the implementation of Stay NJ, a tax credit program that promises to cut …
Transplants to N.J. would get temporary tax break under Rep.
1 day ago · Rep. Josh Gottheimer, one of six Democrats hoping to win their party’s nomination for governor in June, visited the Park Ridge headquarters of a snack maker Wednesday to pitch …
Shootings reached recorded low in N.J. in 2024, governor says
Jan 8, 2025 · The number of shooting victims in New Jersey declined to a recorded low for the second consecutive year in 2024, Gov. Phil Murphy announced Wednesday. The state …
Bill to curb packaging waste stalls again after critics, supporters ...
Jan 14, 2025 · A Monday legislative hearing on a controversial bill that calls for a dramatic decrease in single-use plastic packaging ended without a vote after calls for changes to the …
Moody's boosts N.J.'s credit outlook, citing pension payments and ...
Aug 15, 2024 · Ratings firm Moody’s improved New Jersey’s credit outlook on Wednesday but kept ratings static for the state as a whole, praising continued full pension payments but …
Message for poor NJ Transit riders: Fixes are coming … eventually
Oct 25, 2024 · From left, Amtrak CEO Stephen Gardner and NJ Transit CEO/President Kevin Corbett are joined by Reps. Mikie Sherrill, Josh Gottheimer, Frank Pallone, Andy Kim, and …
Minimum wage for most New Jersey workers rises to $15.49
Jan 1, 2025 · New Jersey’s hourly minimum wage rose to $15.49 Wednesday, completing its first inflation-adjusted increase following a five-year phase-in that brought the state’s wage floor to …