What will N.J. do with all those extra billions pouring in? Some push tax breaks.
New Jersey residents are fueling a surge in state tax revenues unlike any in modern history, and budget analysts are set to unveil another historic revenue update when they appear before state lawmakers in Trenton Monday. New Jersey’s Office of Legislative Services will tell the state Senate Budget Committee it now expects the state to […]
Why kindness makes all the difference for our nurses and health care workers
During National Nurses Week, we reflect on the immeasurable impact of our nursing community. Our nurses are expert clinicians, educators, friends, confidants and more, often in the same moment. They provide a personal connection that’s so important to achieving the best outcomes. In hospitals, surgery centers, provider offices and schools, our nursing community approaches each […]
Projection: NJ cannabis could be a $2B industry in five years
Edmund DeVeaux looks forward to a time when a cannabis store downtown in your community does not draw any more notice than a liquor store or a restaurant. “You wouldn’t think twice about the fact that there is a liquor store on Main Street,” he said. “It will just be part of the fabric of […]
Thousands of runners rock ‘n’ roll across Atlantic City
Surmounting a two-year pandemic stumbling block, runners were finally able to rock and roll across the Boardwalk on Sunday. The inaugural Rock ‘n’ Roll Atlantic City half marathon began at Bader Field, reached near West Atlantic City, went down into Ventnor and finished on the Boardwalk just outside Ocean Casino Resort. Thousands of runners chartered […]
Food banks near and far seeing more families in crisis
Kendall Nunamaker and her family of five in Kennewick, Washington, faced impossible math this month: How to pay for gas, groceries and the mortgage with inflation driving up prices? Like many other working families, the Nunamakers are grappling with the 8.3% inflation in the consumer price index in April announced Wednesday, slowing slightly from the […]