Friday Facts and Figures

Senate President open to keeping the corporate business tax surcharge. New property tax credit proposal would leave many seniors behind.

Tax collections take a big hit. Mayor Fulop comes out against corporate tax cut. New bill would fund more community crisis response teams.

New Jersey is a national model for creating affordable housing. Mayor Baraka comes out against corporate tax cut. Mayor Fulop endorses higher minimum wage.

New Jersey has some of the worst air quality in the nation. NJ Transit faces a budget shortfall. Murphy administration slow to adopt clean car rules.

Rutgers faculty and graduate student workers go on strike. New Jersey gets two credit rating upgrades. New worker protections against mass layoffs take effect.

No evidence that offshore wind is connected to whale deaths. New Jersey's finances are improving thanks to progressive taxation. NJPP is hiring!

New Jersey is projected to collect less revenue than initially forecasted. Tax cuts, not spending, are responsible for the federal debt.

Paterson police disproportionately use force against Black people. North Jersey is the most competitive rental market in the country.

State releases body cam footage of police killing Najee Seabrooks. Corporate profit margins hit a 70-year high. State revenue lags across the country.

Paterson police kill violence intervention specialist Najee Seabrooks. Budget hearings start next week. New Jersey risks missing its clean energy goals.

Governor Murphy's budget expands pre-K and doubles the Child Tax Credit. It also underfunds clean energy, NJ Transit, and gives corporations a big tax cut.

New bill would expand the New Jersey Child Tax Credit. Private prison company Core Civic sues New Jersey over ICE detention ban.

Bills increasing penalties advance out of committee. Gov. Murphy sets 2035 as target for New Jersey to reach 100 percent clean energy.

Nine bills that would roll back bail reform are up for a vote Monday, while police transparency bills stall in the Legislature.

Senate passes Temp Workers' Bill of Rights. Lawmakers table mandatory minimum sentence bill. Report finds the true cost of the child care crisis.

For the Many NJ sends open letter in favor of extending Corporate Business Tax surcharge. New bill would require colleges and universities to carry naloxone.

Lawmakers in seven states introduce new wealth taxes. Federal data once again debunks the millionaire tax flight myth.

Governor Murphy delivers his annual State of the State address. New NJPP report finds that lawmakers raided $2 billion from the Clean Energy Fund.

New year, new minimum wage! Property tax rebate program may leave renters behind. State outlines plan for electric truck charging infrastructure.

Temp Workers' Bill of Rights stalls in the Senate. Lawmakers try to roll back criminal justice reforms. ANCHOR deadline approaches.

New report highlights how temp agencies pay poverty wages. Many students qualify for free lunches but lack access.

New regulations would require insurance coverage for abortion care. CDC grant to bolster health departments. Domestic Workers' Bill of Rights advances out of committee.

Temp Workers' Bill of Rights on up for a vote on Monday. Congress holds hearing on Amazon injuries. Poll shows voters oppose "the line" on primary ballots.

Language access bill advances out of committee. Comptroller report blasts State Police training bureau. Students protest police in schools.

The digital economy remains largely untaxed. State prisons are rife with health and safety issues. New Jersey has a child care crisis.