New Jersey Legal News

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New Jersey Law News

NJ lawmakers may scrap troubled gift card law
A legislative panel in New Jersey is expected on Thursday to consider legislation reversing a 2010 law that allowed the state to claim the value of dormant gift cards as revenue.

Illinois third worst nationally in foreclosures
Almost 7.5 percent of all mortgage loans in Illinois were in foreclosure in the first quarter, topped only by foreclosure activity in Florida and New Jersey, according to new data.

New Jersey’s Utility Payments Add to Christie Budget Woes
Governor Chris Christie’s budget plans took another blow from the revenue side as payments from New Jersey utilities trailed the Republican’s projections by $121 million, according to an Assembly Democrat.