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Sen. Sweeney plan for N.J. workers to contribute more for benefits gains...
Only four Dems said they are in favor of proposal Watch video Robert Sciarrino/The Star-LedgerGov. Chris Christie and Sen. President Stephen Sweeney (D-Gloucester) shake hands after a press conference...
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N.J. investigation commission names next executive director
Philip James Degnan, an assistant U.S. attorney in New Jersey, is replacing Alan Rockoff Star-Ledger fileFile photo of the Statehouse in Trenton. TRENTON — Philip James Degnan, an assistant U.S....
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With deadline looming, commission redrawing N.J. legislative districts...
NEW BRUNSWICK — The men and women redrawing the state’s legislative districts are back at it again this morning, after working into the wee hours. Assmeblyman Jay Webber (R-Morris), a redistricting...
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Some N.J. state workers might drop health coverage instead of paying 30...
TRENTON — Some New Jersey government workers might drop their health coverage if Gov. Chris Christie requires them to pay 30 percent of the cost of their insurance premiums, the Legislature’s chief...
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N.J. Assembly Budget Committee members spar across aisle over pension,...
TRENTON — Members of the Assembly Budget Committee sparred over pension and health benefit issues during the first of a series of budget hearings in Trenton. The meeting began this morning with David...
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N.J. treasurer says Christie intends to refuse millionaire's tax
Sidamon-Eristoff says he expects lawmakers to demand an income tax increase on the wealthy, which would generate an added $600M in revenue Watch video Robert Sciarrino/The Star-LedgerAndrew...
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N.J. treasurer provides few details on Christie's Medicaid overhaul plan
TRENTON — Lawmakers who were hoping to come away from today's budget hearing with a better understanding of Gov. Chris Christie’s plan to overhaul Medicaid may be disappointed. “I love mystery books....
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Christie administration is reversing N.J.'s poor fiscal practices, treasurer...
TRENTON — The Christie administration is making “very substantial progress” reversing New Jersey’s poor fiscal practices, while also funding priorities such as property tax relief and state aid to...
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Former N.J. labor secretary Kevin McCabe announces bid for Middlesex County...
MIDDLESEX COUNTY — Former state labor secretary Kevin McCabe today announced his long-anticipated bid for chairman of the powerful Middlesex County Democratic Committee, setting up a showdown for the...
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Parsippany school board approves budget and still plans to pay superintendent...
PARSIPPANY — The Parsippany Board of Education unanimously approved its latest budget tonight. It is slightly different than the budget the board unanimously approved last Thursday in that Kathleen...
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Christie defends Muslim lawyer he nominated to Superior Court during...
HAMMONTON — Gov. Chris Christie today voiced his strongest defense yet of Sohail Mohammed, a Muslim lawyer he nominated to the Superior Court earlier this year, before a largely receptive town hall...
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Toll collectors union stages sit-in at N.J. Turnpike Authority meeting in...
The authority, which oversees the Turnpike and Garden State Parkway, is looking to privatize collection on New Jersey’s two major toll roads this summer Aristide Economopoulos/The Star-LedgerA New...
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Port Authority agrees to participate in overhaul of Pulaski Skyway, other...
The Port Authority today agreed, at the request of Gov. Chris Christie, to take part in an overhaul of the Pulaski Skyway and other road projects estimated to cost $1.8 billion. Without public...
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N.J. State Police superintendent files disciplinary charges against trooper...
UPPER TOWNSHIP — Nearly two years ago, State Police Trooper Robert Higbee was acquitted of criminal charges for killing two teenage sisters while speeding through an intersection in his squad car. In...
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N.J. treasurer says Christie would veto millionaire's tax
TRENTON — State Treasurer Andrew Sidamon-Eristoff told lawmakers Tuesday that Gov. Chris Christie would veto any budget that includes a millionaire’s tax, setting the stage for one of many potential...
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Republicans argue current N.J. legislative district map favors Democrats
Three times in the last decade more New Jerseyans in total voted for GOP candidates for the Legislature, but Democrats easily won the majority of the seats NEW BRUNSWICK — Republicans seeking to sway...
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N.J. battle intensifies over funding for themed charter schools
Charters now make up 6.2 percent of public schools Watch video Patti Sapone/The Star-LedgerSarit Bercovici, a long-term Kindergarten substitute teacher work with students at Hatikvah International...
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Higher education unions endorse alternative plan to Christie's proposed...
TRENTON — A group of unions representing higher education employees today endorsed an alternative plan to Gov. Chris Christie's proposal to overhaul the state employee health care system. Christie...
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Tea party group to demonstrate in support of map they submitted to N.J....
NEW BRUNSWICK — A tea party group plans to hold a demonstration in New Brunswick this evening, right outside the hotel where members of the commission redrawing the state’s 40 legislative districts...
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Proposed Democratic redistricting map pits party members against each other,...
Sen. Robert Gordon, left, would be in the same district as Sen. John Girgenti Star-Ledger fileUnder the leaked Democratic map Sen. Robert Gordon, left, would be in the same district as embattled state...
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