Tax and Spending Increases Mark Murphy’s Final NJ Budget Plan

At the closely watched halfway point of the state fiscal year, New Jersey’s total tax collections were running ahead of last year’s pace by more than $400 million, according to the Department of the Treasury. READ MORE

Republicans Warn Governor’s Budget Plan will Leave New Jersey in ‘an Enormous Hole’

Gov. Phil Murphy for months has called for cuts in state spending but offered a bloated budget proposal packed with unnecessary new spending, Republican legislative leaders said Tuesday after the governor’s annual budget address. READ MORE

New Jersey Advocates Urge State Leaders to Fix Old School Buildings by Funding Construction Program

A coalition of more than 100 organizations representing public school advocates, parents, teachers, and community members are calling on Gov. Phil Murphy and the state legislature to invest $500 million annually to fund New Jersey’s school construction program, starting with the upcoming budget. READ MORE

Could the Casino PILOT Program be Extended?

The casino payment-in-lieu-of-taxes program is set to expire next year, and state lawmakers and stakeholders are in talks to extend it.  READ MORE

Wardlow-Hurley is New Camden County Commissioner

Rhonda Wardlow-Hurley won a special election convention to serve as a Camden County Commissioner, replacing Melinda Kane (D-Cherry Hill), who resigned to take her seat in the New Jersey State Assembly. READ MORE

How Proposed DEP Regulations Could Impact Development at the Shore, Elsewhere

New Jersey’s Department of Environmental Protection published its proposed New Jersey Protecting Against Climate Threat’s (NJPACT) regulations last August, outlining its policy plan for dealing with climate change in the next 75 years. With the rising issue of sea level rise and extreme weather, the DEP hopes to prepare for worsening climate effects in the future by creating regulations in certain areas today.  READ MORE

Van Drew Says FAA Cuts Affect Small Number of Tech Center's Newest Workers

Layoffs of workers still on provisional status throughout the federal government will affect a small number of employees at the FAA William J. Hughes Technical Center, U.S. Rep. Jeff Van Drew, R-2nd, said Monday READ MORE

A4707 (Moen/D-5)

Authorizes State Treasurer to sell as surplus certain real property and improvements in City of Camden in Camden County.

02/25/2025 Passed Both Houses

A5182 (Carter/D-22)

Modernizes responsibilities of New Jersey Council of County Colleges.

02/25/2025 Rep. 2nd Reading Asm.

A5211 (MIller/D-4)

Establishes New Jersey Pathways to Career Opportunities Initiative Act.

02/20/2025 Rep. 2nd Reading Asm.

A5213 (Venezia/D-34)

Establishes "New Economy Opportunity Skills System Pilot Program" to strengthen alignment and collaboration between local workforce development boards and community colleges; makes appropriation.

02/20/2025 Rep. 2nd Reading Asm.

A5267 (DeAngelo/D-14)

Requires BPU to procure and incentivize transmission-scale energy storage.

02/10/2025 Intro. Ref. ATU Cmte.

AJR216 (Bailey/D-3)

Directs BPU to investigate PJM Interconnection, L.L.C.'s Reliability Pricing Model; directs State to promote affordable energy practices and to urge PJM Interconnection, L.L.C. to implement certain reforms.

02/20/2025 Intr. Ref. ATU Cmte.

S3889 (Ruiz/D-29)

Requires each public institution of higher education to develop food waste reduction program on campus.

02/25/2025 Rec. Asm Ref AEC

S4100 (McKeon/D-27)

Requires establishment of automated platform to expedite construction code approval of applications to install residential solar energy systems.

02/03/2025 Intro. Ref. SEG Cmte

S4117 (Smith/D-17)

"Climate Corporate Data Accountability Act"; requires certain business entities to publicize annual greenhouse gas emissions data.

02/03/2025 Intro. Ref. SEE Cmte

S4143 (Smith/D-17)

"Climate Corporate Data Accountability Act"; requires certain business entities to publicize annual greenhouse gas emissions data.

02/20/2025 Intro. Ref. SEE Cmte.

SCR11 (Smith/D-17)

Amends Constitution to prohibit construction of new fossil fuel power plants.

02/25/2025 Passed Both Houses

SR125 (Smith/D-17)

Urges states in PJM Interconnection region to require data centers to obtain electricity from new zero- or low-emission sources of energy.

02/20/2025 Intro. Ref. SEE Cmte.