State of New Jersey

State Senate Majority Leader Loretta Weinberg discusses a proposed millionaire’s tax, transportation funding, pension liabilities, the long-stalled Gateway project and other topics impacting New Jersey’s financial future. Andrew Coen hosts.

New Jersey produced enough fuel revenue last year to avoid a third gas tax increase in four years, according to State Treasurer Elizabeth Maher Muoio.

Federal funding would be reduced to 44% from 49% of the cost of the Gateway project, which had been blocked by the Trump administration.

The Garden State kicked off the new fiscal year on a strong note as July’s major tax collections rose 12% compared to July 2018.

The governor acted after an independent review found that his former appointee stacked the authority with family and cronies.

Garden State Initiative founder Regina Egea, a chief of staff under former Gov. Chris Christie, explores pressing fiscal challenges facing New Jersey. Hosted by Andrew Coen.

New Jersey Gov. Phil Murphy signed a $38.7 billion 2020 fiscal year budget Sunday excluding a millionaire’s tax he has long campaigned for.

It’s Democrat vs. Democrat with Gov. Phil Murphy and legislative leaders debating competing spending plans as the July 1 deadline quickly approaches.

Democratic lawmakers scrapped Gov. Phil Murphy’s millionaire’s tax proposal and pitched their own budget plan just two weeks before a July 1 deadline.

Online wagers dominate in-person bets to drive New Jersey's still-modest but rising take from sports betting.

New York and New Jersey lawmakers are looking to steer funding for a new Gateway rail tunnel by expanding the role of an agency charged with coordinating funding for the long-stalled Hudson River project.

Soaring liabilities for post-employment benefits other than pensions are adding further weight to the state’s fiscal challenges.

Moody’s Investors Service named New Jersey and Illinois as the two states least prepared for a recession.

The 10 most populous U.S. states that levy income taxes all saw April revenue spikes, in many cases after missing projections in the previous months.

A bid to stabilize New Jersey’s soaring pension and healthcare costs faces an uphill battle against the state’s Democratic governor and organized labor.

Soaring April tax collections have positioned New Jersey for its first rainy day fund deposit since 2008.

New Jersey Senate President Steve Sweeney says the state needs to overhaul pension and health benefits to rebuild its ratings.

The New Jersey governor is using an unexpected tax collection surge to boost his push to hike income tax rates for the highest earners.

Gov. Phil Murphy's budget plan includes $447 million of revenue from proposed income tax rate hikes for the highest earners.

New Jersey lawmakers should protect a planned $1.2 billion budget surplus while crafting the 2020 budget, according to Elizabeth Maher Muoio.