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.
In June, restaurants were told for a week they could reopen for indoor dining, only for Gov. Phil Murphy to change his mind three days before doors opened.
In a unanimous ruling, the Supreme Court says borrowing for operating expenses is legal to respond to COVID emergency. The full $9.9B might not be allowed.
A proposed measure calls for $30 million in federal funds to be used to reimburse restaurants for supplies they bought when they thought they were going to partially reopen indoor dining but the plan was put on hold.
Senate votes to create a June 19 state holiday. Assembly votes to commemorate Black Lives Matter each July 13. Neither bill has yet made it to Gov. Phil Murphy.
In a party-line vote, Assembly approves plan to patch over steep declines in government revenues by borrowing billions of dollars to pay current expenses.