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By Adam Kimball, New Jersey State House News Service Driving in New Jersey became more expensive at the start of the new year, as higher fuel taxes and increased tolls…

By Adam Kimball, NJ State House News Service New Jersey’s minimum wage increased on Jan. 1, rising by 43 cents to $15.92 per hour for most employees as the state’s annual inflation…

Legislation signed into law last week will increase support and protections for veterans and their families by creating an Office of the Veteran Advocate. Bill A4712, sponsored by Assemblywoman Cleopatra Tucker and Assemblyman Julio…

A bill that would eliminate New Jersey’s high school graduation proficiency test cleared the Assembly on Thursday, advancing a proposal that would end the state’s long-standing requirement that students pass…

By Adam Kimball, NJ State House News Service When New Jersey lawmakers reconvene in November from a more than four-month recess, they’ll kick off a race to finish business before…

By Adam Kimball, NJ State House News Service Utility bills spiked 20% in June, stunning New Jersey consumers and turning the cost of electricity into a critical issue in the…

By Paige Britt, NJ State House News Service New Jersey’s biggest utility told lawmakers that it has no control over electricity price increases that are set to sock households and…

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