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Republican lawmakers say private insurer unfairly burdens N.J. school districts
TRENTON — A private insurer’s $500-a-month health plan for retirees is unfairly burdening New Jersey school districts that pay the tab, Republican lawmakers said today. Some Assembly and Senate...
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N.J. Supreme Court gives commercial leaseholders more clout in negotiating...
Court invalidated Kearny's condemnation of two rental leases in a Passaic Avenue industrial park owned by Del Toch Inc. Google MapsStreet view of James Farm Market on Passaic Avenue in Kearny. TRENTON...
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N.J. orders closing of Asbury Park elementary school
ASBURY PARK — A central New Jersey elementary school that was renamed in honor of President Obama last year will soon be shuttered. The state monitor who oversees financial operations for the Asbury...
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Appeals court rules N.J. woman must adopt boy conceived through in vitro to...
N.J. agency says only way 'intended mother's' name could appear on birth certificate of child is through adoption because she did not give birth to him and the child has none of her DNA Tony...
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N.J. union workers offer to pay more than 20 percent of health benefits
Union says Christie rejected offer; governor wants workers to pay 30 percent Tony Kurdzuk/The Star-LedgerNew Jersey Gov. Chris Christie, pictured at a press conference on March 16, wants state union...
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Consumer groups ask N.J. senators to vote 'no' on cable TV, telephone service...
TRENTON — Consumer groups are appealing directly to New Jersey's 40 state senators to reject a bill that would deregulate cable television and telephone service. The Senate is scheduled to vote...
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Former N.J. Assemblyman Barnes enters race for Middlesex Democratic party chair
MIDDLESEX COUNTY — The field of candidates for Middlesex County Democratic chairman expanded today when former Assemblyman and state Parole Board chairman Pete Barnes Jr. tossed his hat into the ring....
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Gov. Chris Christie to hold next town hall meeting in Nutley
TRENTON — Gov. Chris Christie will take his touring town hall meeting to Nutley next week. Christie will host one of his meetings on Thursday with doors opening at 9 a.m. at the Frank A. Cocchiola...
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Two N.J. Republican legislators plan to introduce bill to repeal early inmate...
TRENTON — Two Republican lawmakers plan to introduce a bill to repeal the automatic early release of nonviolent offenders six months prior to the end of their prison sentence. The move comes after an...
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N.J. tells PSE&G to stop shutting off power to people behind on their bills
TRENTON — New Jersey's Board of Public Utilities has told the state's biggest power company to stop shutting off power to people who were behind on their bills. The state found PSE&G was stopping...
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Verizon N.J. president vows to not raise basic telephone rates for 2 years
Pledge comes as the N.J. Senate prepares to vote Monday on a controversial bill to deregulate the telecommunications industry Amanda Brown/The Star-LedgerDennis Bone, president of Verizon New Jersey,...
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N.Y. real estate developer Gural meets with N.J. officials about Meadowlands...
TRENTON — New York real estate developer Jeff Gural say he met with state officials in Trenton to discuss a plan to take over management of the Meadowlands Racetrack. In an e-mail to The Associated...
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N.J. investigators on high alert for charity scams in wake of Japan...
'Whenever there's a natural disaster, there will be people trying to play on others' desperation,' says the Division of Consumer Affairs' acting director Jiji Press/AFP/Getty ImagesA man and his...
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Early N.J. legislative redistricting plans by Republicans, Democrats widely...
Proposed Republican plan would pit some Democrat incumbents against each other in primaries Jerry McCrea/The Star-LedgerLegislative Redistricting Commission members listen to public speakers during a...
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N.J. waits for IRS review of troubled public worker pension funds
Agency will examine N.J.'s 7 pension plans, including how benefits accrue and who is eligible — What it won’t look into is how they were underfunded by $54 billion Amanda Brown/The Star-LedgerFormer...
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N.J. to propose $10K annual stipend for families taking care of...
Under the plan, families would receive an annual stipend of at least $10,000 to take care of their disabled children on their own, alleviating some of the hardships for parents whose children have...
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N.J. enacts safeguards in prescription plan to combat steroid abuse by...
The multifaceted strategy is likely to include more aggressive investigations, increased steroid testing of officers and tougher oversight of doctors, the attorney general said TRENTON — The state has...
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Superintendents for N.J. charter schools able to skirt salary caps imposed by...
Some heads of small charter schools earn far more than limits proposed for N.J. public school administrators by Gov. Chris Christie, according to a report in The Record Watch video John O'Boyle/The...
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N.J. Senate to vote on a bill to deregulate cable television, telephone service
TRENTON — Consumer groups are appealing directly to New Jersey's 40 state senators to reject a bill that would deregulate cable television and telephone service. The Senate is scheduled to vote today....
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Father of slaying victim to urge N.J. lawmakers to pass bill increasing...
TRENTON — The father of a murder victim whose death led many states to pass stricter sex offender laws will be at the New Jersey Statehouse today to encourage lawmakers to keep child killers locked up...
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