Gerry Scharfenberger

A law enacted in January restricts police presence at polling places, to guard against voter intimidation.

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.

Gov. Phil Murphy hopes to enact the change in New Jersey, but opponents say same-day registration would be costly, unnecessary and complicated at the polls.

The NAACP brings its national convention to the Jersey Shore in July. Some lawmakers oppose a bill allocating $2 million to help offset the costs.

The Senate passed its bill, and an Assembly committee endorsed its bill. But the plans differ on whether to include hybrid, hydrogen and natural gas vehicles.

Lawmakers are advancing plans to have a task force study the quality and efficacy of online courses in New Jersey colleges over the past year.

How soon will it be until Indoor Dining capacity can go up? Why is New Jersey so far behind other states in Covid planning and recovery? How will the Jersey Shore recover from the pandemic?

"I am by no means anti-vaccine, I am anti-mandatory vaccine," Assemblyman Gerry Scharfenberger told New Jersey 101.5.

Despite pleas from the business community, New Jersey's minimum hourly rate will jump to $12 in January 2021.

Lawmakers disagree on whether the mandate would be necessary or government overreach.