Month: June 2021

State lawmakers have approved legislation to allocate $750 million to help New Jerseyans pay their rent and utility bills and create a new office to help tenants find assistance programs.

New Jersey’s economy began the year with a sluggish start, ranking behind other states in the region and the national average, according to a new Garden State Initiative (GSI) analysis.

New Jersey lawmakers on Thursday signed off on a $46.4 billion fiscal 2022 budget, one that proponents heralded as a blueprint for the state’s emergence from the COVID-19 pandemic and critics derided as a missed opportunity to lay a foundation for the state’s future fiscal success.

Dozens of federal Democratic lawmakers, including several from New Jersey, have signed a letter calling on President Joe Biden to extend the pause on federal student loan payments.

Lawmakers in New Jersey are poised to vote on a $46.4 billion fiscal 2022 budget on Thursday, one that spends roughly $4.3 billion more than the state anticipates receiving in revenues.