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Environmental groups hailed a sweeping $3.5 trillion domestic spending plan announced by Democrats, saying it would make “transformational investments” in clean energy and put the nation on a path to cut greenhouse emissions by at least 50% by 2030.

New Jersey Gov. Phil Murphy has signed a record $46.4 billion budget, sending out checks of up to $500 to 760,000 families, making an almost $7 billion pension payment and boosting overall spending by 15% over last year.

Public records show New Jersey has racked up $2.3 billion in COVID-19-related costs

New Jersey lawmakers have advanced a record $46.4 billion budget, a 15% increase over last year.

New Jersey was ranked as the best state to live in, according to a new WalletHub Survey. Education, quality of life and health helped push the Garden State to the top.

New Jersey will carry a $10.1 billion surplus into the new fiscal year that starts July 1, a stark turnaround from last year when Democratic Gov. Phil Murphy sought to borrow almost $10 billion because of a revenue downturn.

Pennsylvania state lawmakers are returning to session Monday with a big June agenda and sharp differences over the future of the state’s finances, schools, energy sector and election procedures.

Pennsylvania businesses are reopening without any capacity limits on Monday, which has many restaurants and other gathering places optimistic. NBC10’s Miguel Martinez-Valle reports.

Mayor Jim Kenney unveiled a proposed budget plan, sending millions of dollars to address the rising violence in Philly. NBC10’s Matt DeLucia spoke with residents about where they believe the money should go.

New Jersey will make its first full public pension payment for the first time in a quarter century, boost school aid by 7% and offer 760,000 families a $500 tax rebate under a new $44.8 billion budget proposal Gov. Phil Murphy introduced Tuesday.

As people continue to struggle with job loss and budgets get tighter, a lot of Americans are really concerned about putting food on the table. Grocery prices across the country have risen since the start of the pandemic — and with many of us still homebound due to COVID-19 and cooking more often, many Americans are spending more on groceries...

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Laying out a preview of budget priorities, Pennsylvania Governor Tom Wolf proposed using $145 million in reserves from the Workers Compensation Fund to allocate to businesses. NBC10’s Lauren Mayk explains.

Facing a deep, pandemic-inflicted budget deficit, Gov. Tom Wolf will ask lawmakers for billions of dollars funded by higher taxes on Pennsylvania’s huge natural gas industry for workforce development and employment assistance to help the state recover

Senator Bernie Sanders is leading the way to pass a bill that would raise the federal minimum wage to fifteen dollars an hour over the next four years. This effort is drawing major attention in Pennsylvania where the minimum wage does not exceed the federal rate of $7.25. NBC10’s Political Reporter Lauren Mayk tells you how the “Raise the Wage...

With the New Year less than two weeks away it’s time to start planning your budget pivot. Here are a few tried and true strategies for getting your financial house in order for 2021.

Pennsylvania’s Legislature is set to vote on an $11 billion no-new-taxes spending package to carry state government through the rest of the fiscal year and fill a multibillion-dollar deficit inflicted by the pandemic

Pennsylvania’s Legislature and governor are facing a deadline at the end of November to finish the state’s partial budget and plug a multibillion-dollar funding hole.

New Jersey lawmakers on Thursday passed a $32.7 billion budget, hiking taxes on millionaires and businesses and authorizing borrowing of up to $4.5 billion to avoid painful cuts stemming from the impact of the coronavirus pandemic. The budget passed the Democrat-led Senate and Assembly and heads next to Democratic Gov. Phil Murphy, who’s expected to sign it after recently announcing…

Mail could be delayed a day or more under proposed changes suggested by the new postmaster general, according to documents obtained by The Associated Press.