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Auditor criticizes N.J. management of federally funded weatherization program
TRENTON — After a sluggish start and months of intense scrutiny, management of the state’s troubled weatherization program is again under fire. A state audit released this week found that more than...
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Assembly committee to hold hearing on Parkway, Turnpike plan to privatize...
TRENTON — Plans to privatize toll collections on New Jersey's two major highways will be hashed out at a legislative hearing. The Assembly State Government Committee meets today and will hear from...
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Gov. Christie, Newark Mayor Booker make Time magazine 100 most influential...
The TIME list, now in its 8th year, identifies people the magazine believes are changing the world through actions and ideas Aristide Economopoulos/The Star-LedgerNewark Mayor Cory Booker greets Gov....
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Gov. Christie names Seton Hall Law School Dean Patrick Hobbs to chair State...
TRENTON — Patrick Hobbs, dean of the Seton Hall Law School, will be the next leader of the State Commission of Investigation. He was appointed by Gov. Chris Christie, officials announced today. "I am...
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N.J. tea party group files suit challenging constitutionality of new...
TRENTON — A tea party group filed a lawsuit today challenging the constitutionality of the newly adopted legislative district map. The Bayshore Tea Party, who said they were joined by 38 other...
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Former Gov. Kean speaks to legislators about plans to revamp N.J.'s higher...
Kean says the state needs to appoint a cabinet-level officer dedicated to higher education John O'Boyle/The Star-Ledger Former Gov. Tom Kean, chairman of Gov. Chris Christie's higher education task...
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N.J. considers bids to operate Turnpike, Parkway tolls as privatization vote...
TRENTON — Toll collectors on the New Jersey Turnpike and Garden State Parkway are overpaid, unskilled laborers who get cushy bonuses and extra money even if they phone in sick or take a vacation day....
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Lt. Gov. Guadagno waits to decide if Carl Lewis meets residency requirements...
TRENTON — Lt. Gov. Kim Guadagno will not make a decision today on whether Olympic track and field star Carl Lewis has lived in New Jersey long enough to stay on the ballot for state Senate. Division...
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Newark schools superintendent search narrowed to 2 candidates, sources say
The finalists, from Seattle and New York City, both have extensive credentials as reformers in tough urban school districts John Munson/The Star-LedgerActing Education Commissioner Christopher Cerf,...
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NJ Transit worker fired for burning Quran near Ground Zero will get his job back
TRENTON — The New Jersey Transit employee fired for burning pages of the Quran at the site of a proposed Islamic center near Ground Zero will get his job back, according to a settlement obtained by...
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Those battling in court over inheritance before N.J. palimony law went into...
TRENTON — When state lawmakers last year tried to get strict about palimony agreements, they required the arrangements be put in writing so they could be recognized by a court. The new law was...
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Judge recommends 7-month suspension for N.J. state trooper caught drinking,...
Judge's report shows local police repeatedly declined to ticket Sheila McKaig, her superiors initially didn't punish her Star-Ledger file photosA judge has recommended a seven-month suspension for New...
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Former Gov. Kean suggests N.J. borrow money to improve public colleges,...
TRENTON — The best way to begin a sweeping overhaul of New Jersey’s public colleges and universities is to bring back a cabinet-level office for higher education, former Gov. Thomas H. Kean told...
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Tea party group contends redrawn N.J. legislative district map favors Democrats
TRENTON — When the Bayshore Tea Party submitted its own "People’s Map" to the state commission in charge of redrawing New Jersey’s 40 legislative districts, it had little influence on the new...
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Still uncompleted Xandau is ugliest building in N.J, poll says
TRENTON — Gov. Chris Christie thinks Xanadu, the stalled megamall project in the Meadowlands, is the ugliest structure in the state. A new poll out today finds that most residents who know what it is...
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N.J. request for flood aid is denied by FEMA
The Federal Emergency Management Agency has denied Gov. Chris Christie's request for a "major disaster declaration" to help towns and residents recover the costs from March floods. FEMA told the...
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If N.J. Supreme Court orders increased school aid, Gov. Christie says not...
Major cuts could result if Christie loses case and obeys ruling TRENTON — Gov. Chris Christie said last night that he hasn’t ruled out defying the state Supreme Court if it orders him to spend more...
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Gov. Christie, Sweeney play the blame game, try to work together on pension,...
Christie, Senate President Sweeney have forged a functional, if at times mercurial, arrangement: One week they’re allies, the next week they’re taking shots Aristide Economopoulos/The...
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N.J. school elections shaping up to be tamer than last year
A year after a taxpayer revolt at the polls, New Jersey's school budget elections are back on Wednesday — with some major differences. Proposed budget increases are more modest, largely because of a...
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N.Y. developer sees promise in Meadowlands Racetrack to revive N.J. harness...
Jeff Gural, his partner convinced Christie to give them time to work out an agreement to lease the racetrack from the state, take over operations privately EAST RUTHERFORD — The magic is all but gone...
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