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Keeping New Jersey Informed. NJ SEED's weekly curated digest, received by members of the NJ Legislature, the NJ Congressional Delegation and key members of the Administration.

March 14, 2023 · newjerseyglobe.com

A Primer on How New Jersey Picks its Secretary of Agriculture

NJ SEED: An interesting journey through a part of NJ’s sometimes obscure political history. Agriculture remains an important industry in the Garden...

March 7, 2023 · nj.gov

(ICYMI) Governor Murphy Presents Fiscal Year 2024 Budget – “Building the Next New Jersey: Affordability, Opportunity, Responsibility”

March 7, 2023 · njspotlightnews.org

Revised Revenue Forecast Adds Almost $3.7B to State Coffers

NJ SEED: NJ has emerged from the pandemic with its fiscal house in order. The state is in a good position to withstand troubled waters that may lie...

March 7, 2023 · njspotlightnews.org

PSE&G Seeks Approval for Next Phase in Major Overhaul of Gas Infrastructure

NJ SEED: Replacing aging infrastructure is costly but essential. In planning to adapt new pipelines to transmit renewable natural gas and hydrogen...

March 7, 2023 · patch.com

Job Loss Could Hit NJ During 'Modest' Recession: Ex-Chief Economist

NJ SEED: Most NJ economists look to a soft landing should a national recession occur. Any downturn in the economy will mean lost jobs. When workers...

March 7, 2023 · newsweek.com

Newsweek Rates World's Best Hospitals 2023

NJ SEED: New Jersey maintains high and continually improving standards for the state’s hospitals providing safe, and good quality health care for all...

February 28, 2023 · njspotlightnews.org

Murphy’s Budget-Plan Balancing Act: Continued Growth or Coming Slowdown?

NJ SEED: Under the current budget the state is spending $51 billion. A turndown in the economy, as many predict, could cause a serious drain on...

February 28, 2023 · northjersey.com

NJ's Gas Prices Have Dropped of Late but Could Approach $4 a Gallon This Summer

NJ SEED: The statewide cost per gallon was $3.22 last Friday It was $3.38 last month. Some may recall the national average for a gallon of regular...

February 28, 2023 · njconservation.org

NJ Forest Stewardship Task Force Report

NJ SEED: Just as water management is a vital interest, so too is the management and protection of NJ’s public forested lands. Forests impact soil and...

February 28, 2023 · northjersey.com

NJ Corporate Business Tax Brings in $664 M and Should be Kept, Analysts Say

NJ SEED: The Corporate Business Tax scheduled to expire this year is an increase enacted in 2018 as temporary and Governor Murphy intends to keep to...

February 28, 2023 · epa.gov

Biden-Harris Administration Announces $94,815,000 for Clean Water Infrastructure Upgrades Through the Bipartisan Infrastructure Law in New Jersey

NJ SEED: NJ’s water quality issues are getting long-overdue attention from all levels of government. Substantial federal funding will be in the form...

February 28, 2023 · , 6:00 PM – 8:00 PM EST Location: Online

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February 21, 2023 · state.nj.us

Governor Murphy Delivers Climate Change Address "Clean Energy & Jobs to Power the Next New Jersey"

February 21, 2023 · njspotlightnews.org

Bid to Boost Visitors Looks to Rewrite NJ’s Tourism Map

NJ SEED: There are great stories to be told and wonderful places to visit in all of New Jersey. Tourism is one of the state’s most important...

February 21, 2023 · dailyrecord.com

North America's Largest Landfill-Turned-Solar Farm Now Producing Power in Morris County

NJ SEED: A real success story of turning a severely contaminated Superfund site into a productive use of cleaned-up land.

February 21, 2023 · , 6:00 PM – 8:00 PM EST Location: Online

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February 21, 2023 · njspotlightnews.org

Water’s Edge (“Special Series”) Trials and Tributaries of the Delaware River Watershed

NJ SEED: Cleaning up and keeping NJ’s waters clean is a never-ending job. The Delaware River Watershed is critical to clean water management. NJ...

February 21, 2023 · nj.com

N.J. Has Lost Lots of Power in Congress. Here’s How Bad It’s Gotten.

NJ SEED: In the US House of Representatives the pendulum has swung from left to right. Republicans in the minority in the NJ Congressional delegation...