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Offshore windmills

Effort to expand tax incentives for wind power in New Jersey moves forward despite outcry

BY: - June 28, 2023

Protester packed the statehouse to urge lawmakers to block a tax credit bill.

Transgender Flag held in the sky.

N.J. Gov. Murphy declares Garden State a ‘safe haven’ for transgender, nonbinary people

BY: - April 5, 2023

New Jersey is estimated to be home to more than 30K transgender and nonbinary residents, according to the Williams Institute at UCLA.

U.S. President Joe Biden and U.S. Vice President Kamala Harris arrive to a meeting with governors visiting from states around the country in the East Room of the White House on February 10, 2023 in Washington, DC. This weekend President Biden is hosting governors that are attending the annual National Governors Association Winter Meeting. (Photo by Anna Moneymaker/Getty Images)

Biden meets with governors, urges them to implement laws allocating billions to states

BY: - February 12, 2023

The money represents 'game changing investments in our country,' New Jersey Gov. Phil Murphy, a Democrat, said.

From early voting to new election result reporting rules, New Jersey's voting systems have undergone a transformation in the last two years. (Daniella Heminghaus for New Jersey Monitor)

New Jersey’s voting systems see repeated reforms since 2020

BY: - September 26, 2022

While New Jersey has been no stranger to election reforms in recent years, some have proven easier to enact than others.

In New Jersey, legislative resolutions raise the question: What’s the point?

BY: - August 31, 2022

Garden State lawmakers use resolutions to highlight subjects ranging from guns to stuttering to Frank Sinatra.

N.J. set to become haven for out-of-staters seeking abortions

BY: - June 30, 2022

Bill would ban extradition of anyone seeking or providing abortions in N.J.

New Jersey eyes tax rebates to offset soaring gas prices

BY: - April 12, 2022

And could the Garden State finally allow you to pump your own gas? A plan to partially allow it has been revived.