Clik here to view.
N.J. loses 13,000 jobs at start of year; unemployment rate stays at 9.1 percent
N.J. shed 7,100 private sector jobs and 5,900 public sector jobs in January Chris Hondros/Getty ImagesJob seekers check the board at a New York State Department of Labor Employment Services office...
View ArticleClik here to view.
Flood threat closes N.J. Statehouse parking garage
TRENTON — The threat of flooding has prompted officials to close the parking garage adjacent to the New Jersey Statehouse in Trenton. State Police said the facility will be closed all day Friday. The...
View ArticleClik here to view.
Two N.J. charter schools placed on probation, third faces shutdown if student...
TRENTON — Two of New Jersey’s most well-established charter schools are on probation and a third was warned to improve its student test scores or face a shut down, state education officials said...
View ArticleClik here to view.
N.J. Senate panel approves former U.S. Rep. Ferguson's nomination to N.J....
TRENTON — A state Senate panel approved the nomination of former U.S. Rep. Michael Ferguson to the New Jersey Sports and Exposition Authority, a year after Gov. Chris Christie first submitted the...
View ArticleClik here to view.
N.J. Supreme Court rules against Board of Public Utilities' plan to raise...
TRENTON — New Jersey's Supreme Court has told the Board of Public Utilities to go back to square one on a plan that could have raised energy costs by an estimated $50 million. The ruling released...
View ArticleClik here to view.
N.J. voters prefer state government to be politically divided, poll shows
TRENTON — Voters prefer that state government be politically divided, with one party controlling the governor's office and the other holding the majority in the Legislature, according to a poll...
View ArticleClik here to view.
Tiebreaking member of N.J. commission defends politics of redistricting process
TRENTON — Alan Rosenthal, the tiebreaking member of the commission charged with redrawing the state’s 40 legislative districts, didn’t say much today in his first public meeting with the panel. But...
View ArticleClik here to view.
N.J. Gov. Christie, public workers union fight over changes in employee...
Contract negotiations between the two parties begin today Watch video Aristide Economopoulos/The Star-LedgerN.J. Gov. Chris Christie in this Feb. 15 file photo. TRENTON — Gov. Chris Christie and the...
View ArticleClik here to view.
N.J. first lady Mary Pat Christie works to help ex-offenders, recovering addicts
While first ladies are more often found cutting ribbons and reading to schoolchildren, Mary Pat Christie focuses on a tougher crowd NEWARK — The recovering addicts filed into the basement room of a...
View ArticleClik here to view.
Sen. Ron Rice vows to block Christopher Cerf's confirmation as next N.J....
Rice said that Cerf misled him about his relationship with Newark Mayor Cory Booker, who has admitted to using Cerf as an informal adviser Watch video John Munson/The Star-LedgerActing Education...
View ArticleClik here to view.
Gov. Christie plans to tour Wayne site of N.J. flooding
WAYNE — Gov. Chris Christie plans to get a close look at flooding in northern New Jersey today. The governor will tour the Pompton Lakes flood site in Wayne. The National Weather Service says there's...
View ArticleSparta woman who called Gov. Christie 'hot and sexy' explains remark
SPARTA — The woman who left New Jersey Gov. Chris Christie speechless when she called him "hot and sexy" has written a letter to his wife. Christie told Sparta resident Debra Nicholson, to write his...
View ArticleClik here to view.
Average N.J. property taxes in 2010 jump more than 4 percent from previous year
The average homeowner in Loch Arbour Village paid $19,904 Patti Sapone/The Star-LedgerA file photo of a home in Loch Arbour, where the average homeowner paid $19,904 in property taxes last year....
View ArticleClik here to view.
N.J. withdraws from lawsuit to have utilities cut greenhouse gases emitted by...
TRENTON — New Jersey has withdrawn from a lawsuit brought by several states that sought to have five electric utilities cut the greenhouse gases emitted by their power plants in 20 states. State...
View ArticleClik here to view.
N.J. acting schools chief faces questions about transparency, imperiling his...
Fans tout Christopher Cerf's talent, but critics contend he's lacking in candor John Munson/The Star-LedgerActing Education Commissioner Christopher Cerf attends Newark Mayor Cory Booker's State of...
View ArticleClik here to view.
N.J. Turnpike Authority paid employees $9.7M extra in unused sick days,...
By JEAN MIKLE/Asbury Park Press TRENTON — Employees of the state's two major toll roads received $9.7 million in extra pay last year, a practice the state comptroller criticized in October. More than...
View ArticleClik here to view.
N.J. Assembly to consider requiring pharmacists to report on prescriptions...
TRENTON — The Assembly will vote this week on legislation that would require New Jersey pharmacists to submit monthly reports on prescriptions for the human growth hormone steroid. The measure came...
View ArticleClik here to view.
N.J. withdraws from lawsuit seeking to cut greenhouse emissions from electric...
TRENTON — New Jersey has withdrawn from a lawsuit brought by several states that sought to have five electric utilities cut the greenhouse gases emitted by their power plants in 20 states. State...
View ArticleClik here to view.
N.J. Assembly to vote on bill allowing 'sexting' teens to avoid charges
TRENTON — The Assembly is set to vote on a bill that would let some teenagers caught texting or posting sexually explicit photos online avoid prosecution if they complete a diversionary program. The...
View ArticleClik here to view.
Gov. Christie signs bill allowing N.J. motorcycle dealers to sell on Sundays
HADDON TOWNSHIP — New Jersey motorcycle dealers are rejoicing that they can now sell bikes on Sundays. Gov. Chris Christie signed a bill into law allowing the Sunday motorcycle sales on March 3. The...
View Article