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Two officers with Trenton lobbying firm announce retirement

Two of the leaders of MBI-GluckShaw are retiring, the Trenton-based lobbying firm announced Wednesday. With the departures of Paul Bontempo, co-founder and president of the firm, and Paul Matacera, vice president and secretary, the leadership...

What did Legislature do with 2 health care bills that seemingly need more specifics?...

Two health care bills were introduced in the Legislature on Monday and Tuesday that could have significant impact on the Medicaid population. Both come under the authority of the state commissioner of Human Services, Carole...

Legislature offers another bill based on Byrne-Healey report in effort to increase savings on...

A bill introduced by the Legislature this week is the latest to follow a recommendation from a report commissioned by the state three years ago to study employee health and benefit plans and identify...

Legislature’s tax plan includes more than just raising corporate business tax

The corporate business tax increase being pushed by state Senate President Steve Sweeney and Assembly Speaker Craig Coughlin does a lot more than just counter Gov. Phil Murphy’s millionaire’s tax. The bill, a copy of...

Is N.J. headed for highest corporate tax rate in country?

After Gov. Phil Murphy doubled down on the millionaire’s tax Monday morning, state Senate President Stephen Sweeney and Assembly Speaker Craig Coughlin doubled down on a corporate business tax hike — suggesting an increase...

Republican leaders fight back against Murphy: ‘This is not a dictatorship’

Republicans may not have much of a say in the budget process — but the minority party is doing its best to make its voice heard. Minutes after Gov. Phil Murphy made his case for...

Tim Lizura is leaving EDA

Tim Lizura will be leaving the New Jersey Economic Development Authority, ROI-NJ has learned. In an email sent to the EDA staff on Monday, Lizura said the July board meeting will be his last, ending...

Murphy still all-in on millionaire’s tax and raising state sales tax

Gov. Phil Murphy, in a news conference detailing the upcoming budget battle, made one thing very clear to the state’s wealthiest members: He’s still 100 percent behind a millionaire’s tax. And raising the state’s sales...

CSG’s Toft named to executive committee of state chamber

Dennis Toft, a member at Chiesa Shahinian & Giantomasi, has been named to the executive committee of the New Jersey Chamber of Commerce. Toft, chair of CSG’s environmental group, will take the lead on environmental...

Opioid bill, modeled after ALTO program at St. Joseph’s, passes in House

After more than a year of working on legislation that would decrease the use of opioids nationwide, the House of Representatives last week passed a bill to implement a pilot program modeled after the...

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