Clik here to view.
N.J. Democrats retain advantage in upcoming legislative elections
TRENTON — Alan Rosenthal, whose vote Sunday decided what the state’s 40 legislative districts will look like for the next decade, said siding with Democrats was the hardest decision he can remember...
View ArticleClik here to view.
Concerns rise as N.J. inspections find high number of violations among...
17 centers posed an 'immediate jeopardy' to patient health and safety AP Photo/Mike DererState Sen. Joseph Vitale in this 2008 file photo. TRENTON — Patients who come to Affiliated Dermatology in...
View ArticleClik here to view.
State treasurer says N.J. will make $506M payment to pension fund
TRENTON — New Jersey's top fiscal officer says the state will make a half-billion-dollar payment to the pension fund when the law requires. Gov. Chris Christie has proposed paying the $506 million...
View ArticleClik here to view.
Gov. Christie names task force to study potential UMDNJ, Rutgers merger
Five-person committee will consider multiple changes to graduate medical education across the state Gov. Chris Christie named a five-person committee today to recommend whether to merge parts of...
View ArticleClik here to view.
Gov. Christie creates task force to review N.J. education rules
TRENTON — Gov. Chris Christie created a committee today that will be tasked with reviewing all of the state's education regulations. The task force will return recommendations to eliminate regulations...
View ArticleClik here to view.
Gov. Christie says newly approved N.J. legislative district map 'only...
TRENTON — Gov. Chris Christie said the new legislative district map, approved yesterday, is "only slightly better" than the previous map, which he called "unfair and unconstitutional." Democrats...
View ArticleClik here to view.
Former U.S. Rep. John Adler has died
Adler was a state senator, Cherry Hill councilman prior to U.S. House term Aristide Economopoulos/The Star-LedgerFormer U.S. Rep. John Adler in a 2009 file photo. Adler recently underwent heart...
View ArticleClik here to view.
Christie criticizes alternative proposal by N.J. public employee union on...
Christie wants all state employees to pay 30 percent of health insurance costs Watch video Andrew Mills/The Star-LedgerNew Jersey Gov. Chris Christie appears at a Statehouse news conference in...
View ArticleClik here to view.
N.J. treasurer lists range of cuts if Supreme Court rules against Christie in...
TRENTON — State Treasurer Andrew Sidamon-Eristoff today gave legislators a preview of what might be cut from Gov. Chris Christie's budget if the Supreme Court orders the state to provide an additional...
View ArticleClik here to view.
Christie says Essex County executive is wrong to collect pension, full salary
Last August, DiVincenzo submitted his retirement papers to begin collecting his pension, tacking a $68,862 annual pension to his $153,207 salary Watch video Robert Sciarrino/The Star-LedgerEssex...
View ArticleClik here to view.
Former U.S. Rep. John Adler, 51, dies of complications from infection after...
Former U.S. Rep. John Adler had a knack for beating the odds. As a young adult living on Social Security, he scrambled enough money for Harvard through jobs, student loans and scholarships. When he...
View ArticleClik here to view.
Gov. Christie looks to do away with onerous school rules
Educators eager to offer suggestions for changes Watch video TRENTON — New Jersey school officials had no shortage of suggestions Monday for a new effort announced by Gov. Chris Christie to reduce...
View ArticleClik here to view.
N.J. lawmakers push to end loophole allowing Essex County executive to...
At least 4 'retired' lawmakers are on the job, including Assemblyman James Holzapfel (R-Ocean) who has been reelected four times since he 'retired' in 2004 Watch video TRENTON — Days after the...
View ArticleClik here to view.
Gov. Christie appoints 5-member panel for Rutgers, UMDNJ merger recommendations
NEWARK — Should Rutgers University take over part of the University of Medicine and Dentistry of New Jersey? Should New Jersey Institute of Technology open its own medical school? Who should oversee...
View ArticleClik here to view.
N.J. Assemblyman to retire after being shifted to another district in redrawn...
PENNSAUKEN — New Jersey Assemblyman Jack Conners has announced his retirement. It's the first of a handful that may be coming because of a new legislative district map that was approved Sunday. The...
View ArticleClik here to view.
Former Gov. Corzine travels to Nigeria to help oversee elections
TRENTON — Former Gov. Jon Corzine is in Nigeria this week with a delegation that will oversee the country's parliamentary elections. Corzine, who returned to work in the private sector after losing...
View ArticleClik here to view.
N.J. Sen. Girgenti will not seek re-election after redrawn legislative map...
TRENTON — This year's redistricting process has claimed another victim: Sen. John Girgenti (D-Passaic) announced today that he's not running for re-election. The commission tasked with redrawing the...
View ArticleClik here to view.
Advocates argue Christie's proposed Medicaid cuts will force nursing homes,...
Assemblyman Jay Webber (R-Morris) says Assemblyman Bonnie Watson Coleman (D-Mercer) is overstating the effects of the budget cuts TRENTON — A coalition of advocates and social service providers...
View ArticleClik here to view.
GOP presidential candidate Tim Pawlenty dines with Gov. Chris Christie at...
TRENTON — Tim Pawlenty is the third GOP presidential hopeful to come calling on New Jersey Gov. Chris Christie. The former Minnesota governor had dinner with Christie at the governor's mansion in...
View ArticleClik here to view.
Lambertville mayor won't run for N.J. Assembly seat
TRENTON — Lambertville Mayor David DelVecchio will not run for Assembly. DelVecchio, president of the New Jersey Conference of Mayors, had been considering a run for a seat that would have opened up...
View Article