Eliana Pintor-Marin

NJ FamilyCare expansion could make 24,000 kids who are undocumented immigrants eligible for health insurance. The federal government wouldn't help pay for it.

With May quarterly payments in the bank, the state was able to temporarily pay down its unemployment borrowing. It won't' be fully solvent until mid-2024.

Lawmakers push the MVC to restore all transactions to all agencies. but its chief says the current split system is so efficient they're not going back.

The state budget is supposed to be introduced next Tuesday, but lawmakers agreed to Gov. Phil Murphy's request to push that back to March 8.

The economic plan enacted in January is already undergoing extensive changes, including a concession regarding how many people now work from home.

A 280-page bill spending $46.4 billion was available to lawmakers roughly 15 minutes and the public 10 minutes before it was taken up for votes.

Benefits for eligible homeowners have long been based on 2006 property tax information, even as bills continued rising. The change in the budget will boost benefits $130 or more.

When the economy was rocked by the pandemic, women suffered a disproportionate amount of the brunt of what some called a 'she-cession.'

Legislation due for approval Thursday in the Assembly would extend life of some executive orders, including masking and distancing rules, through December.

Guidance from the Treasury Departments gives states and local governments wide but not unlimted discretion on how the funds will be spent.

Status messages about claims being pending or unpayable would gain details about the specific reason they're paused, under an upgrade planned in state budget.

Unauthorized immigrants, small businesses, housing programs and schools among the topics addressed at the Legislature's first fiscal 2022 budget hearing.