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Olympic track, field gold medalist Carl Lewis considers run for N.J. Senate
TRENTON — Carl Lewis has run plenty of races, but never one like this. As the deadline for major party hopefuls to file as candidates for the state Legislature office is down to the wire, Democrats...
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N.J. lawmaker says Rutgers students shouldn't be forced to fund events like...
PISCATAWAY — The average Rutgers University undergraduate pays more than $2,600 in mandatory student fees each year on top of their tuition to help pay for computer labs, the school paper and hundreds...
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Gov. Christie signs law requiring helmets for N.J. juvenile snowboarders, skiers
Parents will face $25 fine for anyone under 17 who fails to wear helmet on the slopes TRENTON — Juvenile snowboarders and downhill skiers in New Jersey will soon have to wear protective helmets when...
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N.J. cracks down on unlicensed home improvement contractors
By GEORGE MAST, Courier-Post CLAYTON — It was just days after a contractor installed new flooring in Mark Costa's bathroom that the problems began. "When you walked on it, it sounded like you were...
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Amid layoffs, cash-strapped cities must reimburse unused sick and vacation...
For some cities and towns, the total payouts were so big that they had to take out loans to make them TRENTON — Last year, cities and towns across New Jersey were forced to lay off thousands of...
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N.J. Democrats say bill offering vouchers for students in failing public...
An estimate pegs the cost at $840 million for the program's first five years, which would come from donations made by businesses that would be eligible for tax credits Tony Kurdzuk/The...
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N.J. wants to double the number of towns with red-light cameras by 2013
Have you gotten nabbed yet by one of New Jersey’s growing number of red-light cameras? The note comes in the mail — a ticket, in fact, that may even be unexpected, sent to the car’s registered owner....
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Deadline approaches for candidates to enter races for N.J. Leglislature
TRENTON — Today is the filing deadline for anyone who wants to run for the New Jersey Legislature. All 120 seats of the Senate and Assembly will be on November's ballot. Both houses are controlled by...
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Olympic gold medalist Carl Lewis likely to announce N.J. Senate candidacy
Nine-time gold medal winner, who grew up in Willingboro, is poised to run in 8th Legislative District against Republican incumbent Dawn Addiego AP Photo, The Los Angeles Times/Skeeter HaglerCarl Lewis...
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Gov. Christie signs law to create voluntary next-of-kin registry for serious...
TRENTON — Gov. Chris Christie has signed into law a measure creating a voluntary registry to notify family members when someone is involved in a serious auto accident. The measure, known as "Sara's...
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Gov. Christie still relatively unknown to rest of the United States
TRENTON — Gov. Chris Christie, despite being named a rising star in the Republican Party and creating buzz inside Washington D.C.'s beltway, remains relatively unknown to the American population,...
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Olympic gold medalist Carl Lewis announces plans to run for N.J. Senate
Lewis formally announced his candidacy for the 8th district, traditionally a GOP district Brian Donohue/The Star-LedgerNine-time Olympic gold medalist Carl Lewis "runs to win," and today he announced...
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Atlantic City casinos revenue drops by 6.7 percent in past month
ATLANTIC CITY — Revenue in the nation's second-largest gambling market fell by 6.7 percent in March, the second straight month the decline was measured in single digits. That passes for progress in a...
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N.J. Attorney Gen. Dow says State Police to get funding for new troopers,...
Dow told the Senate Budget and Appropriations Committee that the State Police is a "core funding priority" for Gov. Chris Christie Noah K. Murray/The Star-LedgerState Police in this file photo....
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Gov. Christie conditionally vetoes bill on renegotiating N.J. teachers contracts
TRENTON — Gov. Chris Christie conditionally vetoed three pieces of legislation today, returning to them to the Legislature with changes. The most controversial was a bill that would require school...
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N.J. Supreme Court reprimands Phillipsburg judge's conduct after son's car...
Dennis Baptista is said to have gone to police to find the mother of alleged vandal, berating her about how she raised her son, "failing to be forthcoming" during inquiries to incident Matt Rainey/The...
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N.J. public university officials make case for more funding in effort to...
More than a dozen college presidents and education leaders appeared before the state Senate budget committee in Trenton to plea for more money after years of steady decreases Amanda Brown/The...
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Hundreds of candidates file petitions to run in primary for N.J. Senate,...
TRENTON — A total of 282 candidates successfully filed petitions Monday to run in the June primary for the Republican and Democratic parties' nominations for state Senate and Assembly. All 120 seats...
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N.J. senator proposes restoring earned income tax credit for working poor to...
About 485K low and moderate income families receive the credit Amanda Brown/The Star-LedgerSenator Shirley Turner (D-Mercer) (left) shakes hands with Governor Chris Christie after he addressed a joint...
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Gov. Christie says extra aid to 31 of N.J.'s poorest school districts is...
CAPE MAY — Gov. Chris Christie said a requirement that the state provide extra funding to its 31 poorest school systems is driving up property taxes in other districts. State spending in those poorer...
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