News From Trenton, page 44

July 25, 2023 · nj.gov

New Jersey State Police Assumes Control of New Jersey Port from Waterfront Commission of New York Harbor

July 25, 2023 · njspotlightnews.org

NJ Transit Adopts $2.9B Operating Budget, No Fare Hikes

NJ SEED: NJ Transit provides vital services to Garden State residents. Taxpayers currently provide substantial support, but the future looks gloomy...

July 25, 2023 · njspotlightnews.org

NJ on Offense, Enacts Law to Fight New York Tax Rule

NJ SEED: Unlike the relationship with New York, New Jersey and Pennsylvania have a long-standing reciprocal agreement allowing residents to pay...

July 25, 2023 · nj.gov

Governor Murphy Announces Filing of Lawsuit to Block New York’s Proposed Congestion Tolling Program.

NJ SEED: In the long run a campaign to attract business away from high cost NY City would produce better results. Even the Wall Street Journal is not...

July 25, 2023 · njpp.org

More Than One in Five New Jersey Workers Can Still Be Fired for Taking Paid Family Leave

NJ SEED: Loopholes in the governing statues put many NJ workers at risk of not being protected for taking paid family leave. There is a 30 employee...

July 18, 2023 · nj.gov

Governor Murphy Announces Additional $20M in Funding for NJ Manufacturing Voucher Program

July 18, 2023 · njspotlightnews.org

Turbulence as State Agency Rejects Solar Projects

NJ SEED: Problems continue with regard to the Energy Master Plan and the public remains in the dark about projected costs to ratepayers. Another...

July 18, 2023 · patch.com

Here's How Inflation Is Impacting Grocery Prices In NJ

NJ SEED: Comparing prices year over year to illustrate the impact of inflation is far less informative than comparing today’s prices with pre-COVID...

July 18, 2023 · njspotlightnews.org

NJ Taps Debt-Relief Fund to Pay for Big-Ticket Items

NJ SEED: The Debt Relief fund is being used as intended. Continued adequate funding may be its biggest problem. Revised revenue projections for this...

July 18, 2023 · nj.gov

Evidence of Worker Exploitation Stops Work at 110 Job Sites

NJ SEED: With the influx of immigrants – some documented and others not – it is important that the state’s workforce and honest business owners be...

July 11, 2023 · nj.gov Photo Credit: Gov

Governor Murphy Signs Fiscal Year 2024 Budget into Law

July 11, 2023 · njspotlightnews.org

NJ Recycling Plant Supplied Glass for Temporary I-95 Fix

NJ SEED: As a long-time supporter of recycling, it is gratifying to see how NJ recycled materials could be so quickly available for use in getting...

July 11, 2023 · newjerseyglobe.com

Some Election Deadlines You Should Know About Before The Summer Politics Hibernation Ends

NJ SEED: In New Jersey there is never a truly “off year” in electoral politics. As former House Speaker Tip O’Neill often said, “All politics is...

July 11, 2023 · nj.com

Hudson Tunnel Project Gets Billions From Feds to Move Gateway Project Forward

NJ SEED: A great boost for the vitally needed Gateway project that was needlessly stalled under previous state and federal administrations. With...

July 11, 2023 · nj.com

Bottoms Up: New Jersey Governor Phil Murphy goes all-in on liquor-license reform | Mulshine

NJ SEED: Paul Mulshine’s opinion piece makes a case for overdue liquor-license reform and indicates Governor Murphy’s desire to do so. Mulshine...

July 5, 2023 · nj.gov Photo Credit: Gov

Governor Murphy Signs Fiscal Year 2024 Budget into Law

July 5, 2023 · reuters.com

Solvay reaches nearly $393 million PFAS settlement with New Jersey

NJ SEED: It’s just one chemical plant in one area of the state. It may be a start, but it seems like a very small amount of money to even begin to...

July 5, 2023 · politico.com

Democratic Lawmaker Seeks Public Records Law Overhaul

NJ SEED: NJ’s Open Public Records Act was known as the “Sunshine Law” when enacted in 1975. Brendan Byrne was Governor then and he referred to the...