Kevin McArdle

The first three bills in the New Jersey legislature's gun control package are now on Governor Chris Christie's desk.

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The top budget expert with the non-partisan Office of Legislative Services (OLS) says there could be a two-year State Budget shortfall of almost $1 billion.

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For the better part of the last decade, most of the news about New Jersey's budget has been pretty bad as the state continues to struggle financially.

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Today would have been arguably the third most important day of the year in New Jersey's State budget process behind only the Governor's budget address and the signing of the spending plan into law.

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Some very high profile Democratic power brokers are still not going all-in for their candidate against Gov. Chris Christie, which could be part of the reason why roughly three out of four New Jerseyans still don't know who State Sen. Barbara Buono is.

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Former New Jersey Governor and current State Senator Dick Codey plans to introduce a bill that would raise the minimum age for buying cigarettes in the Garden State from 19 to 21.

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New Jersey's unemployment rate continues to hover around 9 percent, higher than other states in the region, and the state also continues rank near the bottom in the nation when it comes to its business tax climate, but this isn't stopping Garden State business owners and executives from supporting Gov. Chris Christie.

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Unemployment benefits in New Jersey for people who receive full severance pay would be delayed if a newly introduced bill becomes law.

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The state budget is exactly like a family budget; you can only spend what you have.

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If you're one of those people, who still ignores the law against talking and texting on a hand-held cell phone while driving, you could soon be facing dramatically increased fines and possible loss of license.

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