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N.J. school construction using union workers is slower, costlier, report shows
TRENTON — School construction contracts designed to allow only unionized workers cost taxpayers 30 percent more in the last decade and took longer to complete than projects that didn’t include special...
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N.J. Sen. Sweeney says property taxes are likely to increase by more than 2...
WOODBRIDGE — New Jerseyans are likely to see their property taxes rise by more than 2 percent next year despite a levy cap that takes effect Jan. 1, the leader of the state Senate said today. Senate...
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N.J. committees approve bill removing cap on oil spill liability
TRENTON — New Jersey is moving toward making polluters pay the full cost of cleaning up offshore spills. A bill to remove a cap on liability for oil and other spills into New Jersey's coastal waters...
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Gov. Chris Christie may propose business, income tax cuts by next month
WOODBRIDGE — New Jersey Gov. Chris Christie may propose business- and income-tax cuts as soon as January, said Robert Grady, chairman of the governor’s Council of Economic Advisors. Christie and...
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N.J. GOP assemblyman suggests reducing jobless benefits as incentive for...
DeCroce: 'I'm one of the few people here ... who feel that benefits are too good for these people' Matt Rainey/The Star-LedgerAssembly Minority Leader Alex DeCroce, shown in a May file photo says...
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N.J. tax revenue outpaces budget projections, but sales tax revenue falters
TRENTON — New Jersey tax revenue is outpacing projections by 3.8 percent in the first five months of the fiscal year, the Treasury said today. The state had budgeted for $9.46 billion in tax revenue....
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Gov. Christie says N.J. close on deal for control of Atlantic City casinos
CLINTON — A deal is close on legislation to give the state control of Atlantic City’s gaming district and deregulate the casinos, Gov. Chris Christie said today. "We are very close to a final deal...
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N.J. job creation package includes bill that encourages hiring of ex-prisoners
TRENTON — Richard Draughn says telling the truth on job applications almost assures he won’t be hired because he checks the "yes" box when asked if he’s ever been convicted. He hasn’t heard back from...
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Surplus of N.J. tax revenue may be byproduct of income shifting to avoid...
Income tax revenue is 12.7 percent over estimates through five months, but sales tax revenue did not meet its goals Tony Kurdzuk/The Star-LedgerState Treasurer Andrew Sidamon-Eristoff testifies at a...
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N.J. suspends disability benefits for ex-Harrison firefighter working in N.C....
A former Harrison firefighter who retired on disability two years ago — and immediately went to work for a fire department in North Carolina — will no longer draw a check from the state of New Jersey....
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Several 'nuisance bears' killed during bear hunt, DEP official says
The Department of Environmental Protection said 23 of the 591 bears killed in last week's six-day bear hunt were nuisance bears, or bears who had attempted break-ins of property, according to a report...
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N.J. proposes rules to make it harder for workers who quit or are fired for...
TRENTON — It could soon be more difficult for some unemployed to collect jobless benefits in New Jersey. The state Labor Department has proposed rule changes that would tighten unemployment...
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N.J. Democrats demand GOP assemblyman apologize for jobless benefits remark
Alex DeCroce told audience of business owners the unemployed are content to collect $550 a week Joe Epstein/The Star-LedgerAssembly Minority Leader Alex DeCroce, shown in a 2007 file photo, says...
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N.J. can get back almost half of $271M owed to federal government for...
Sen. Frank Lautenberg negotiated the deal, which will credit N.J. with $128M if it pays up on time Jerry McCrea/The Star-LedgerConstruction workers have built a support to Tonnelle Avenue at the...
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N.J. Senate panel approves tax breaks for historic building rehabilitations,...
Bill, which passed Assembly, would let homeowners, developers write off 25 percent of what it costs to rehab the homes on income, corporate taxes Watch video Amanda Brown/The Star-LedgerNew Jersey...
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N.J. Turnpike Authority budget includes 66 job cuts
A toll hike was never considered Jennifer Brown/The Star-LedgerThe New Jersey Turnpike Authority plans to sell $1.5 billion in Build America Bonds this week. The New Jersey Turnpike Authority adopted...
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Employees protest plans to privatize N.J. Turnpike, Garden State Parkway jobs...
Toll takers, supporters say privatization will result in layoffs, pay cuts for loyal workers who already agreed to costly concessions in last contract Aristide Economopoulos/The Star-LedgerA New...
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N.J. Legislature likely to advance internet gambling, horse breeder bills
TRENTON — Bills to allow internet gambling and help subsidize race horse breeders are expected to advance in the New Jersey Legislature. The Assembly Budget Committee will consider the bills today....
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U.S. relaxes demand on $271M ARC tunnel funds after N.J. Gov. Christie...
TRENTON — The federal government has relaxed its demand that New Jersey pay $271 million for Gov. Chris Christie’s decision to nix the rail tunnel under Hudson River. If New Jersey pays the $271...
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N.J., local school boards battle over superintendent contracts
New rules on superintendent pay cap salaries at $175K TRENTON — The fight over school superintendent salaries continues to roil the Parsippany and Westfield districts, with the first debate already in...
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