It's been a full year since the New Jersey Legislature has done anything with a bill that would ban smoking in Atlantic City's casinos.

The future of a New Jersey offshore wind project appears in jeopardy after one of two parent companies announced pausing its involvement.

“The legislation’s impact includes a broadening of the types and geographical location of projects which qualify for Aspire incentives, as well as the size of available tax credits and other financial considerations for program applications,” NAIOP said in a Jan. 24 statement. “Make no mistake, this is a big win for the CRE industry.”

New Jersey’s current governor, Phil Murphy, is publicly backing one of its former governors, Jim McGreevey, as McGreevey attempts to pull off a political comeback in a bid for Jersey City mayor. Murphy this week endorsed McGreevey,

Gov. Phil Murphy​ declared a State of Emergency across 21 counties in New Jersey that will be in effect at 8 a.m. Sunday.

“Governor Murphy is eight points more popular among women than men, 48% to 40%. The governor has a 75% favorable rating among Democratic voters, dropping to 27% of independents and 14% of Republicans,” said Spencer Kimball, executive director of Emerson College Polling.

Emerson pollster Matt Taglia discusses a new poll showing that President Trump outpolling Democratic Gov. Phil Murphy in New Jersey.

Microsoft, CoreWeave, the NJEDA, and Princeton University are founding equity partners in the newly created NJ AI Hub. Together, they expect to invest over $72 million to support the long-term success of the Hub, including up to $25 million of non-binding commitment from the NJEDA.

“Elections have consequences,” said state Sen. Bob Smith, a Democrat who leads the Senate Environment and Energy Committee. “We have a guy running a country who stated repeatedly that he is going to do everything he can to hinder renewable energy, wind or solar.”

On a fourth quarter earnings call Jan. 30, Shell plc told analysts that the company was pausing its involvement in the Atlantic Shores offshore wind farm project. The company said it will take a $956 million write-off.

A pullout from offshore wind could hurt communities such as Paulsboro, where a wind-related port promised jobs and town revenue.

Shell has withdrawn from New Jersey’s first offshore wind farm, Atlantic Shores — marking the latest hit to the state’s clean energy plans. Spokespeople told NJ Advance Media on Thursday that the developer remained committed to the project.