NJ Updates: News You Can Use from NJ.gov

Governor Phil Murphy has signed the Fiscal Year 2024 Appropriations Act into law. In partnership with the Senate and Assembly, the budget provides historic levels of property tax relief and school funding, and increases investments in affordable housing, higher education, and economic growth. It also includes another full pension payment of $7.1 billion and a record surplus of over $8 billion.

Benefit from solar power ? without installing solar panels on your property ? by joining a nearby community solar project.?Subscribers receive a credit on their utility bill for their participation in a community solar project. Community solar projects enable greater access to solar energy.

Watch a brief video to learn more and decide if community solar is right for you.

Despite recent rainfall, the State continues to experience a long term period of lower-than-average rainfall. Residents and businesses are asked to use water wisely this summer.

A new website allows New Jerseyans to review de-identified information on arrests in New Jersey from 2017 to 2022, including:

• Warrants
• Charges
• Dispositions
• Restitution
• Fines
• Demographic data

The Criminal Justice Data Dashboard allows visitors to navigate charts and figures of New Jersey's criminal justice system from the time defendants enter the criminal justice system to the final disposition of the case.

New Jerseyans are encouraged to continue taking precautions to keep themselves and their loved ones healthy. Though the federal public health emergency for COVID-19 has ended, COVID-19 and other respiratory viruses are still among us.

COVID-19 vaccines remain free and available to everyone. Find locations offering COVID-19 vaccines and boosters on the COVID-19 Vaccine Finder and Community Calendar. If symptoms appear, get tested for COVID-19. As always, keep children home from school and child care centers if they are feeling unwell.