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N.J. to announce which organizations can grow, sell medical marijuana
Six organizations can receive licenses to grow and distribute cannabis Watch video John Munson/The Star-LedgerTy Hull, the owner of a medical marijuana dispensary in Denver, shows off a demonstration...
View ArticleParents of sex-abuse victims lobby N.J. legislature for harsher penalties
TRENTON — The parents of two young girls who were abused and murdered spoke at the Statehouse today urging legislators to pass a stalled piece of legislation that would set a 25-year mandatory minimum...
View ArticleBill repealing sexist language passes Senate
TRENTON — A bill to repeal obsolete statutes that some senators say degrade women overwhelmingly passed the Senate today. The bill (S2665) would repeal a 100-year-old state law that would allow...
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N.J. Senate passes bill that would fine companies that prohibit the...
TRENTON — Employers would be barred from posting job ads that say unemployed people need not apply under a bill that passed the Senate today. The bill (S2388), which had been passed by both houses in...
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State Senate welcomes Israel's new N.J. envoy
TRENTON — State senators welcomed Israel's new envoy for New Jersey, Ido Aharoni, and affirmed their support for Israel as a key trading partner and crucial ally in the Middle East at a Senate session...
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Cash-strapped N.J. hospitals to share $30M state grant
TRENTON — Ten financially troubled hospitals will share $30 million from the state's Health Care Stabilization Fund, Health and Senior Services Commissioner Poonam Alaigh announced today. A health...
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N.J. health department announces 6 medical marijuana growers, sellers
Legislature intends to repeal program rules by Christie administration Watch video Chris Hondros/Getty ImagesA jar of marijuana is seen on a vendor table at the Cannabis Crown 2010 expo April 18, 2010...
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Father of girl who was killed by sex offender pushes N.J. lawmakers for...
TRENTON — The father of a young Florida girl who was sexually abused and murdered came to Trenton today to urge New Jersey lawmakers to pass a stalled piece of legislation that would toughen prison...
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N.J. Senate bill would require gas stations to clearly post cash, credit...
Gas stations would have to clearly indicate on signs if they are charging different prices for fuel depending on how customers pay under the measure Robert Sciarrino/The Star-LedgerA file photo of gas...
View ArticleN.J. drug courts should be model for other states, reports say
States should seek alternatives to drug courts for addicts, but if they can’t, they should use New Jersey’s program as model, according to two reports released today by watchdog groups. Drug courts in...
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N.J. Senate stalls action on bill to deregulate telecommunications industry
TRENTON — The battle over a bill to deregulate New Jersey’s telecommunications industry pitted some of the state’s biggest lobbyists against each other — and they pulled out all the stops. Consumer...
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Six N.J. nonprofit agencies to produce, sell medical marijuana
TRENTON — Webster "Dan" Todd Jr., brother of New Jersey’s first female governor, Christie Whitman, is now a pioneer in his own right: he sits on the board of one of the first legally-sanctioned...
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Former Rep. John Adler undergoes heart surgery
TRENTON — Former U.S. Rep. John Adler is in the hospital after undergoing emergency heart surgery. “Former Representative John Adler had emergency heart surgery after contracting staph bacterial...
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U.S. Sen. Menendez speaking at Rider University defends U.S.'s role in Libya
LAWRENCE TOWNSHIP — U.S. Sen. Bob Menendez defended the United States’ role in Libya today to a group of college students and other guests at Rider University. Two Rider students challenged the...
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Christie's budget cuts left N.J. schools unable to provide 'thorough and...
The judge said cuts fell more heavily on high-risk districts TRENTON — Gov. Chris Christie's deep cuts to state school aid last year left New Jersey's schools unable to provide a "thorough and...
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Good government group hails N.J.'s progress increasing transparency online
TRENTON — Online government transparency in New Jersey jumped three-fold since Gov. Christie took office last year thanks to one new website, a liberal good-government group says. But lawmakers and...
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N.J. lawmaker, unions criticize security at collective bargaining meetings at...
About 50 public employee union members trying to participate in a lobbying day never got inside the Statehouse Monday David Gard/Times of TrentonState workers heading home walk past the Statehouse....
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Christie: N.J. gas stations will remain full-service
TRENTON — New Jersey motorists won't have to pump their own gas anytime soon. Gov. Chris Christie told a caller on Millennium Radio's "Ask the Governor" program today that he won't support legislation...
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Judge says Christie's school budget cuts violated constitution, fell heavily...
Doyne's opinion will be next considered by the N.J. Supreme Court Watch video TRENTON — Gov. Chris Christie’s cutbacks in school funding violate the state’s mandate to provide children "a thorough and...
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Food stamp use, poverty rates sharply rise among N.J. children during recession
TRENTON — The Great Recession pushed thousands of New Jerseyans below the federal poverty level in 2009, causing the state’s rate to spike to the highest it’s been since at least 2002, a report...
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