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NJ already revamps plan to dole out $14B in business tax breaks Published: July 5, 2021 Governor Phil Murphy announces his major economic agenda on October 1, 2018 in Nutley, NJ. (Edwin J. Torres/Governors Office) TRENTON – Sweeping changes have already been approved for the 7-year, $14 billion tax incentive programs enacted in January. At least one is directly related to the pandemic, making it a bit easier for businesses to receive credits even if their employees are working from home. But ...

NJ Assembly advances prison changes due to Edna Mahan problems TRENTON – A half-dozen prison-related reforms, proposed in response to chronic abuse problems at New Jersey’s women’s prison, are expected to be approved Thursday by the Assembly after two committees endorsed them Tuesday. Assemblyman Raj Mukherji, D-Hudson, said the package is still just beginning of the Legislature work on the issue, with more bills to follow, but that there was a need to act swiftly. The Assembly Women and ...

POLITICO Get the New Jersey Playbook newsletter Email Sign Up By signing up you agree to receive email newsletters or updates from POLITICO and you agree to our privacy policy and terms of service. You can unsubscribe at any time and you can contact us here. This sign-up form is protected by reCAPTCHA and the Google Privacy Policy and Terms of Service apply. Presented by Pre-K Our Way Good Friday morning! It’s pretty clear Gov. Murphy is relishing the attention his predecessor continues to ge...

POLITICO Get the New Jersey Playbook newsletter Email Sign Up By signing up you agree to receive email newsletters or updates from POLITICO and you agree to our privacy policy and terms of service. You can unsubscribe at any time and you can contact us here. This sign-up form is protected by reCAPTCHA and the Google Privacy Policy and Terms of Service apply. Presented by Pre-K Our Way Good Monday morning! I’m filling in for Matt today, and since I cover the budget, you get to kick your week o...

by Todd DeFeo, The Center Square contributor  | April 12, 2021 02:00 PM Print this article Some New Jersey lawmakers want more information on roughly $21 million in settlements the state reached with current and former inmates at the Edna Mahan Correctional Facility for Women. The lawmakers, in part, want to know whether the settlements involving 20 lawsuits include nondisclosure agreements barring the women from speaking about their time at Edna Mahan. The ta...

Presented by Uber Driver Stories Good Monday morning! It appears that Democrats realize that not allowing police to give written notice to parents the first time they catch their kids smoking weed or drinking alcohol is a potent issue Republicans could use against them this fall. A Democratic-backed bill to clarify that cops can inform parents was introduced last week and appears to be on the fast track. It’s a clean-up bill of the last marijuana clean-up bill. The first clean up bill was a ...

POLITICO Get the New Jersey Playbook newsletter Email Sign Up By signing up you agree to receive email newsletters or updates from POLITICO and you agree to our privacy policy and terms of service. You can unsubscribe at any time and you can contact us here. This sign-up form is protected by reCAPTCHA and the Google Privacy Policy and Terms of Service apply. Presented by Uber Driver Stories Good Monday morning! Early in the pandemic, Gov. Murphy got a lot less attention than New York Gov. Andre...

Should insurers have to pay more pandemic relief to drivers? TRENTON — Some state legislators are eager to undertake a full review of New Jersey’s auto insurers and whether they should be compelled to reduce rates nearly a year into a public health emergency that has changed driving patterns of state residents. Last spring, auto insurers provided $551 million in relief to customers at the height of the pandemic’s stay-at-home directives, according to Department of Banking and Insurance da...

An Assembly committee Wednesday endorsed a six-bill package aimed at helping restaurants and other small businesses.