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New Jersey has created a new child tax credit of up to $500 per child under 6. It might not be paid until 2024, but sponsors intend to speed that up by a year.

State lawmakers are approving the fiscal 2023 state budget on Wednesday, one day ahead of the constitutional deadline.

It's the third round of gun-control measures the Legislature has passed at Gov. Phil Murphy's urging.

Lawmakers are looking to spend millions of state dollars to lessen the burden of rising child care costs on New Jersey’s lowest-earning families

The full Senate and Assembly voted to pass the $50.6 billion budget bill and send it to Gov. Phil Murphy’s desk for his signature.

The Senate and Assembly Budget Committees both voted to advance a 277-page $50.6 billion NJ budget bill June 27.

The court voted 6-3 to overturn New Yorks law which allowed local licensing officials to refuse applications for a carry permit outside the home.

New Jersey and five other states have laws governing concealed-carry permits for guns similar to the New York one that was overturned by the Supreme Court.

The court voted 6-3 to overturn New Yorks law which allowed local licensing officials to refuse applications for a carry permit outside the home.

The court voted 6-3 to overturn New Yorks law which allowed local licensing officials to refuse applications for a carry permit outside the home.