September 2021 - Express-Telegraph

New Jersey looking to dole out $30.1 million for road, bridge projects

September 30, 2021 The Center Square

The New Jersey Department of Transportation (NJDOT) is looking to allocate $30.1 million in grants to help communities statewide improve roads and bridges with heavy truck traffic.

Analysis: Personal income in New Jersey lags national average

September 29, 2021 The Center Square

Personal income in New Jersey continues to lag behind the national average as government relief programs enacted amid the COVID-19 pandemic conclude.

New Jersey giving $109.2 million tax break to financial tech company

September 29, 2021 The Center Square

New Jersey is giving financial technology company Fiserv a $109.2 million tax credit over seven years.

New Jersey receives a failing grade for its taxpayer burden

September 28, 2021 The Center Square

New Jersey has the second-highest taxpayer burden of all 50 states and would need $58,300 from every taxpayer to pay its bills.

Reports: PennEast stops work on its $1 billion Pennsylvania-New Jersey pipeline

September 27, 2021 The Center Square

PennEast Pipeline has stopped the development of its planned 116-mile-long, $1 billion natural gas pipeline between Pennsylvania and New Jersey, according to reports.

New Jersey allocates $10 million for lake conservation and management efforts

September 27, 2021 The Center Square

New Jersey Gov. Phil Murphy has signed legislation to allocate $10 million for lake conservation and management efforts.

Money for New Jersey’s unemployment benefits came from variety of sources

September 24, 2021 The Center Square

New Jersey doled out nearly $35 billion in Unemployment Insurance (UI) benefits to 1.6 million claimants between March 2020 and the week ending Sept. 4.

Family Promise of North Fulton/DeKalb relocates to larger Roswell space

September 24, 2021 Community News

Family Promise of North Fulton/DeKalb has moved to a new location that will enable it to better serve families facing situational homelessness.

Report finds New Jersey has not addressed its long-term fiscal crisis

September 24, 2021 The Center Square

Even before the COVID-19 pandemic, New Jersey was “on an unsustainable trajectory” fiscally, but the past year-and-a-half has only exacerbated the state’s predicament.

New Jersey gives $10 million tax credit to Party City

September 23, 2021 The Center Square

New Jersey has given an approximately $10 million tax break to a retailer that plans to consolidate jobs at a new headquarters in Woodcliff Lake.