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Schools Development Authority used subjective criteria to prioritize...
SDA initially rated proposals based on overcrowding, standardization, condition of existing school — but the importance of those criteria was often overridden by factors like project's cost TRENTON —...
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Christie refuses to negotiate health care cost increase with N.J. public unions
Christie told union leaders he will not negotiate over increasing health costs TRENTON — Representatives for Gov. Chris Christie have told the state’s largest union that the administration’s plan to...
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TRENTON — New Jersey school insurance premiums are helping a private employer pay its retirees $500 a month for lifetime health care — even as public teachers confront layoffs and increasing pressure...
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Citizens group to protest tax cuts for wealthy before Assembly budget hearing...
MONTCLAIR — Protests over Gov. Chris Christie's proposed state budget will greet Assembly lawmakers who are holding a hearing on the spending plan in Montclair. The citizens group Better Choices for...
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N.J. corrections officer admits trafficking 22 kilos of cocaine from Texas
TRENTON — A suspended state corrections officer pleaded guilty to trafficking 22 kilograms of cocaine from Texas to New Jersey, the Attorney General's Office announced today. Eugene W. Braswell, 31,...
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Jury awards $3.75M to former owner of Dover diner taken by eminent domain
DOVER — A civil jury awarded $3.75 million Tuesday to the former owner of a Dover diner that the state took by eminent domain so it could replace a bridge and build a new intersection on Route 46. The...
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Gov. Christie moves to fire 2 North Jersey District Water Supply Commission...
Christie announced dismissal letters, citing problems with applications, job attendance Tony Kurdzuk/The Star-LedgerGov. Chris Christie during a press conference at the Statehouse this afternoon, when...
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N.J. legislative redistricting commission holds final meeting today
PASSAIC — The commission that redraws New Jersey’s 40 legislative districts is currently holding its seventh and final public meeting this afternoon in Passaic City Hall. After today, the commission...
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N.J. Senate, Assembly lawmakers to introduce bill banning 'bath salts' drug
Mother of man who allegedly killed Rutgers student says son was using 'bath salts' Andrew Mills/The Star-LedgerStudio shots of C Original, TranQuility and White Lady, which are all bath salts...
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Gov. Christie calls for elimination of early-release program for N.J. prisoners
Push comes less than 2 weeks after an early-released inmate allegedly killed N.J. man Tony Kurdzuk/The Star-LedgerGov. Chris Christie during a press conference at the Statehouse this afternoon....
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N.J. teachers, labor leaders, parents argue for more education funding at...
MONTCLAIR — Teachers, labor leaders and parents urged lawmakers to boost education funding today, saying without additional money the state’s public schools and colleges will have to continue to lay...
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Democratic lawmaker says Christie should pay for political campaigning during...
TRENTON — Gov. Chris Christie has feuded with teachers. He has been flirted with. And he has ordered that constituents be escorted away by state troopers. All of this has taken place in front of...
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Gov. Christie renews demand for extension of veto power over N.J....
TRENTON — Gov. Chris Christie repeated his demand Wednesday that lawmakers give him more power over commissions and boards that operate without state oversight, and directed his anger at the agency...
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Christie cites recent slaying in push to end early-release program for N.J....
Assemblywoman Bonnie Watson Coleman defends the program, instead saying that fault lies in parole supervision — Rondell Jones had dodged officers since his release File photos of Assemblywoman Bonnie...
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N.J. commission considers fast-growing Hispanic, Asian populations in...
Hispanics make up nearly 18 percent of the population, but less than 6 percent of the Legislature Jerry McCrea/The Star-LedgerLegislative Redistricting Commission members listen to public speakers...
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N.J. lawmakers to introduce bill banning 'bath salts' powder
Werner Schmidt wants the bill to be called 'Pamela's Law' in memory of his 22-year-old daughter Andrew Mills/The Star-LedgerStudio shots of C Original, TranQuility and White Lady, which are all bath...
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Sen. Lautenberg questions 2-year delay in proposed changes to bus safety rules
TRENTON — Citing a pair of recent, fatal bus crashes in New Jersey and New York, U.S. Sen. Frank Lautenberg plans hearings on why changes in bus-safety rules proposed in 2009 have not come to...
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Gov. Christie announces plan to select next Newark superintendent by May
Christie defended Booker's role in transforming Newark schools Watch video NEWARK — The state will select Newark’s next superintendent by May, Gov. Chris Christie said this morning during a visit to...
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Camden to rehire 50 police officers, 15 firefighters
CAMDEN — The state's poorest and most dangerous city is trying to bounce back from deep cuts to public safety, announcing plans today to rehire 50 police officers and 15 firefighters. The positions...
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N.J. lawmaker to introduce bill for greater transparency of private donations...
Bill would create fund within DOE that would serve as a depository for all funds privately donated to school districts under partial, full state control Robert Sciarrino/The Star-LedgerN.J. Sen....
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