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Gov. Christie continues assault on teachers unions at town hall meeting in...
The governor reiterated support for charter schools, dismissed critics who say they will deplete the public schools of much-needed state aid Robert Sciarrino/The Star-LedgerGov. Christie Christie...
View ArticlePlainfield investment company to pay $8.25M in fraud settlement
PLAINFIELD — A northern New Jersey investment company will pay more than $8 million to settle an investment fraud lawsuit brought by state regulators. The settlement announced today by the state...
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N.J. voters view Gov. Christie as 'stubborn,' poll finds
TRENTON — Stubborn? Chris Christie? The majority of New Jersey voters surveyed think so. A poll conducted by Rutgers Eagleton Institute and released today asked voters to consider a list of adjectives...
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Environmentalists urge N.J. to drop proposed 'waiver' allowing businesses to...
TRENTON — Environmental advocates today painted a bleak picture of what would happen to New Jersey’s natural resources if the state moves ahead with a plan that would allow businesses, towns and...
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Tea party groups try to make inroads in N.J. Legislature
TRENTON — New Jersey's tea party organizations are trying to make inroads in the state Legislature this year, when all 120 legislative seats are up for election. But they're finding that while their...
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Many N.J. Statehouse races already locked up
TRENTON — Monday may have marked the deadline for legislative candidates to file their paperwork to run, but in New Jersey, most winners have already been picked — mostly by other politicians. Unlike...
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Acting education chief says N.J. is paying consultant $60K to help with...
TRENTON — A private consultant is being paid $60,000 by a California philanthropic foundation to help reorganize the New Jersey Department of Education, acting education Commissioner Christopher Cerf...
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Increasing funds in school funding formula would lower aid to N.J.'s poorest...
Though districts will receive $250M more this year than they received last year, the formula is still underfunded by $1.7B, according to the analysis Watch video Jennifer Brown/The Star-LedgerChildren...
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Nearly half of N.J. residents say their financial situation has worsened in...
TRENTON — A new poll finds many New Jerseyans still feeling the effects of the recession and worried about inflation. The Fairleigh Dickinson University-PublicMind poll out today asked people if they...
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N.J. pays out nearly $5M in clothing allowances to employees with office...
Matthew Boxer says it's 'absurd' that N.J. spends millions every year to cover the cost of uniforms for state employees who don't actually wear uniforms Tony Kurdzuk/The Star-LedgerState comptroller...
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Plans for revitalized Atlantic City include arts district, new residential...
ATLANTIC CITY — Government agencies and private businesses are looking to revitalize Atlantic City's downtown as another way to help the struggling gambling resort thrive. At an economic growth forum...
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Christie is less popular in N.J. than N.Y. Gov. Cuomo is in his state, poll...
TRENTON — When responding to criticism about his policy positions, Gov. Chris Christie likes to point to Democratic New York Gov. Andrew Cuomo in his defense. Christie has said Cuomo is following in...
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N.J. senatorial candidate Carl Lewis asks opponent out to lunch
Spokesman for opponent Sen. Dawn Marie Addiego says it's just political grandstanding EPA/PETER FOLEYNine-time Olympic Gold medalist Carl Lewis declares his candidacy for New Jersey State Senate in...
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Gov. Christie unveils bills linking tenure to teacher evaluations
Teachers would be given one of 4 ratings Robert Sciarrino/The Star-LedgerGov. Chris Christie, left, with acting Education Commissioner Christopher Cerf in an April 4 photo. TRENTON — Gov. Chris...
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Gov. Christie criticizes N.J. Sen. Weinberg for simultaneously collecting...
Christie said Weinberg deserves a 'hypocrisy award' for criticizing him Matt Rainey/The Star-LedgerState Senator Loretta Weinberg (D-Bergen) at the Statehouse in this 2010 file photo. Gov. Chris...
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Senate budget hearing on N.J. early-release program focuses on policy
TRENTON — A state senate budget hearing on the Department of Corrections and the Parole Board today focused more on policy than figures. The discussions involved an early-release program that has come...
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Rutgers students march in New Brunswick to protest tuition hikes, N.J....
Rutgers head praised students for rallying, but told them they were 'unrealistic' NEW BRUNSWICK — Chanting "Education is a right — fight, fight, fight!," hundreds of Rutgers University students...
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N.J. officials tout Christie's five-year, $8B transportation plan
TRENTON — Follically challenged state Transportation Commissioner Jim Simpson got a laugh from the audience by saying he said he had a full head of hair when he took the job 15 months ago. That was...
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Gov. Christie considers rescheduling N.J. primary to boost influence in...
TRENTON — The conventional wisdom has always been the earliest presidential primaries have the biggest impact. That's why New Jersey moved its contest to February for the 2008 race. But Gov. Chris...
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Six accused of trafficking guns, manufacturing fake IDs, selling stolen cars...
TRENTON — Police say it was a one-stop shop: a black market emporium of guns, stolen cars and fake IDs hidden behind the storefront of an I.T. company in Roselle. State officials announced today the...
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