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Casino Reinvestment Development Authority approves Atlantic City tourism...
ATLANTIC CITY — Despite the objections of the Atlantic City government, the Casino Reinvestment Development Authority today approved a sweeping plan that transfers control of a big chunk of the city...
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N.J. attorney general asks Obama administration if medical marijuana program...
Paula Dow wants clarification on whether those licensed to grow or sell pot and state workers who will administer the program could face arrest Chris Hondros/Getty ImagesA jar of marijuana is seen on...
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N.J. arts council director resigns after months-long standoff with Lt. Gov....
TRENTON — After a nine-month standoff during which Lt. Gov. Kim Guadagno repeatedly asked him to resign, the executive director of the New Jersey State Council on the Arts has given in. In a...
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N.J. voters split on Gov. Christie's performance, poll says
TRENTON &mdash New Jersey voters are split on whether they approve of the job Gov. Chris Christie is doing, according to a Quinnipiac University poll released this morning. The survey of 1,532...
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N.J. Republicans raise more than $1M in three months, while Democrats raise...
TRENTON — The last time the three major Republican committees had more money than the Democrats, Christie Whitman was governor, Lou Bega’s "Mambo No. 5" was burning up the charts, and some people were...
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Rutgers ends 30-year tradition of Rutgersfest concert in response to growing...
NEW BRUNSWICK — After 30 years, Rutgers University is killing Rutgersfest. Rutgers President Richard McCormick sent a campus-wide e-mail Tuesday announcing he is permanently canceling the annual...
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N.J. legal tab to fight $271M federal bill for scrapped ARC tunnel reaches $800K
TRENTON — New Jersey has spent more than $800,000 in legal fees fighting the federal government's $271 million bill for the scrapped Hudson River rail tunnel project. Invoices show the Washington,...
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Gov. Christie rips Sweeney, legislators for talking big but doing nothing
'At some point, people have to be held responsible,' Christie says of the Democrat-led Legislature's refusal to act on his proposals Ed Murray/The Star-LedgerGov. Chris Christie addresses the crowd at...
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N.J. school funding battle returns to state Supreme Court
Education Law Center is arguing that Gov. Chris Christie’s cuts to school funding violate the state's constitutional obligation to provide a 'thorough and efficient' education TRENTON — Education...
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Medford to let go of 22 employees, including four cops and four firefighters
MEDFORD — Four police officers and four firefighters are among 22 Medford employees who received layoff notices last week, according to a report on PhillyBurbs.com. Eight public works employees and...
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N.J. assemblywoman asks Christie administration to halt closure of Vineland...
TRENTON — Gov. Chris Christie should halt any plans to close the Vineland Developmental Center in Cumberland County until a new legislative panel has studied the impact on its disabled residents, the...
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Gov. Christie says he has 'grave concerns' about bill to deregulate basic...
TRENTON — Gov. Chris Christie said today he has "grave concerns'' about legislation that would deregulate basic telephone service, and will not support it unless it prevents senior citizens from...
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Gov. Christie says he agrees 'wholeheartedly' with Obama's education reform...
U.S. Education Secretary Arne Duncan, right, met with Christie at the governor's mansion today Star-Ledger fileGov. Chris Christie, left, today met with U.S. Education Secretary Arne Duncan to discuss...
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Judge dismisses Republican attempt to block Senate ballot of Olympic gold...
TRENTON — A judge today rejected a Republican attempt to stop nine-time Olympic gold medalist Carl Lewis’ state Senate candidacy in its tracks. Republicans charge Lewis’ candidacy violates the state’s...
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Advocate tells N.J. Supreme Court state aid cuts deprived children of...
TRENTON — Thousands of struggling students in New Jersey are being deprived of an adequate education because of state aid cuts initiated by Gov. Chris Christie and approved by the Legislature, a...
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Patrons of a Livingston restaurant may have been exposed to measles, N.J. warns
TRENTON — People who ate at a restaurant in Livingston on April 10 may have been exposed to the measles and should see their doctor, according to an announcement today by the state Department of...
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Supporters of medical marijuana program wonder if N.J. wants to delay its...
TRENTON — As state Attorney General Paula Dow awaited guidance from top federal law enforcement officials on whether New Jersey's planned medical marijuana program is legal, supporters today...
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Advocacy groups, students argue N.J. should allow voter registration on...
TRENTON — The times have changed, but a key part of the state’s election law is still stuck in the past, according to a coalition of students and advocacy groups that filed a challenge to New Jersey’s...
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Gov. Christie's legal team tells N.J. Supreme Court to keep hands off...
The Christie administration told the state's highest court it should step aside and let the other two branches of government handle school funding. TRENTON — Back off. That was the Christie...
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Most N.J. residents want to spend more on education but don't want Supreme...
TRENTON — Most New Jersey voters want more education spending, but nearly as many don't want the Supreme Court to force the state to pump more money into schools, according to a new Quinnipiac...
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