Month: October 2021

Gov. Phil Murphy signed an executive order to increase pay for poll workers in New Jersey.

Republicans want to increase the pay for poll workers and say the state has plenty of federal dollars to cover the increased cost.

New Jersey’s real Gross Domestic Product (GDP)/Gross State Product (GSP) rose at a 6.4% annual rate in the second quarter, ranking the state 19th nationally despite a “somewhat lagging performance.”

The stopgap measure approved last week to avoid a government shutdown includes a provision to forgive at least $30 million in outstanding federal loans for New Jersey towns impacted by Superstorm Sandy nine years ago.

The massive reconciliation bill federal lawmakers are pondering would give New Jersey the highest corporate business tax (CBT) rate in the industrialized world, industry leaders say.