Gov. Phil Murphy (center) speaks at the New Jersey Statehouse in Trenton in 2023. Behind him are state Assembly Speaker Craig Coughlin (left) and state Senate President Nick Scutari (right).Michael Mancuso | NJ Advance Media for NJ.com
With a week to go before the deadline, Gov. Phil Murphy and legislative leaders are finalizing a deal on a new state budget that would include tax hikes on cigarettes, luxury homes, and online gaming in New Jersey — but not on bowling, batting cages, and laser tag, as originally proposed, NJ Advance Media has learned.
