STATE – New Jersey residents who dread holiday shopping slightly outnumber those who actually look forward to it, 46 percent to 41 percent, according to a new Monmouth University/Asbury Park Press Poll.
(via NJ Spotlight) A new report out this week found that women nationwide are narrowing the long-standing pay gap with men, but U.S. Census data shows that New Jersey women are still earning only a little more than three-quarters of what men are paid.
(via NJ Spotlight) Despite maintaining a near-constant TV presence, the much-ballyhooed Stronger than the Storm promotional campaign debuted too late to make enough of an impact on summer tourism, according to leaders in the state’s tourism industry.
(via NJBIZ) Aetna became the second health insurer in New Jersey to announce it will not reinstate or extend the health plans that were cancelled because they did not comply with the new rules for 2014 under the Affordable Care Act, the company announced Tuesday.
It’s charity time, and not just because the holiday season reminds us to be charitable. As the tax year draws to a close, the charitable tax deduction beckons.
Former Federal Reserve chairman Paul Volcker, Oregon U.S. Sen. Jeff Merkley and Michigan U.S. Sen. Carl Levin are American heroes who won a long battle to severely restrict the risky trading activities among banks protected by such government guarantees as deposit insurance and access to emergency loans.
TRENTON – Legislation that would require corporations qualifying for state development subsidy grants to repay the entire grant amount if a corporation fails to uphold grant terms was released Thursday by the Assembly Appropriations Committee.
About the only good thing that can be said about the budget deal just patched together by House Republican budget chair Paul Ryan and Senate Democratic budget chair Patty Murray is that the right-wing Heritage Foundation and the Koch brothers’ Americans for Prosperity oppose it.
TRENTON – An Assembly panel today approved bipartisan legislation to create a loan redemption program aimed at helping to relieve the worsening physician shortage in New Jersey.
(via NJBIZ) A national survey found 45 percent of employers are considering offering their workers health coverage through a “private exchange,” where employees select a health plan from a menu of choices from an insurance company or health plan administrator.
