To make up for projected declines in revenue projections, the 2021 state operating budget is balanced in part through $4.5 billion in general obligation bonds.
It took a worldwide pandemic – plus $500 checks to middle-class families in an election year – to get a millionaires tax back on the books in New Jersey.
There is a piece of legislation awaiting approval from the Assembly and Senate in New Jersey which would change the name from "Chosen Freeholder" to "County Commissioner".
Assembly also passes bills that would extend the deadlines for candidate filings, county and municipal budgets and responding to public records requests.