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Christie says he won't fight N.J. Supreme Court order to add $500M in funding...
By a vote of 3-2, N.J.'s top court today demanded an increase in funding for Abbott districts, but opted not to require extra $1.7B in statewide spending Watch video Tony Kurdzuk/The Star-LedgerGov....
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Panel in Atlantic City concludes casino industry's future is online
ATLANTIC CITY — Internet gambling is the future of the casino industry, whether it's approved at the federal or state level, a panel of online and brick-and-mortar casino executives said today. And a...
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Christie: N.J. Supreme Court's Abbott decision is the latest 'invoice' from...
'They just sent out their most recent invoice for $500M,' Christie said, referring to the high court's order to restore funding to N.J.'s poorest districts Tony Kurdzuk/The Star-LedgerGov. Christie...
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Ex-Assemblyman Joseph Vas granted another month before beginning prison sentence
PERTH AMBOY — Former assemblyman and Perth Amboy mayor Joseph Vas has been given another month before he must begin a federal prison sentence on corruption charges. Originally scheduled to surrender...
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N.J. arts council members say their staff should not be blamed for...
GALLOWAY — At the first public meeting of the New Jersey State Council on the Arts since Lt. Gov. Kim Guadagno criticized its awarding of several contracts for public art projects, council members...
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Two N.J. Supreme Court justices felt court had no place in deciding fate of...
TRENTON — For months, Gov. Chris Christie and Republicans in the Legislature questioned whether the Supreme Court has the right to order school funding. As it turns out, the court asked the same...
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Abbott decision by N.J.'s deeply divided high court draws fire from all sides...
TRENTON — The New Jersey Supreme Court left almost no one happy Tuesday by ordering the state to spend $500 million more on poor school districts next year. Not the governor, not the two dissenting...
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Sweeney welcomes responsibility with Abbott decision to add $500M in funding...
TRENTON — It’s their problem, he said in the end. Gov. Chris Christie deferred to lawmakers Tuesday over how the state will respond to a Supreme Court decision ordering that another $500 million be...
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N.J. high court's Abbott ruling means other school districts will still be...
TRENTON — Tuesday’s Supreme Court ruling means the state’s 31 poorest districts get to share $500 million in additional state aid. But it also means some 550 districts will go without. "Once again,...
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Tracing the history of rulings on school funding in poor N.J. cities
TRENTON — In 1875, in an effort to get control of a patchwork public school system, the New Jersey state Legislature amended New Jersey’s constitution and made it the state’s responsibility to provide...
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Opponents of proposed N.J. beach access laws to deliver postcards to Gov....
TRENTON — Opponents of New Jersey's proposed beach access rules plan to deliver more than 1,000 postcards to Gov. Chris Christie's office today. The cards ask Christie to scrap the proposal in favor...
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N.J. could win $50M in education funding in new round of Race to the Top...
New prize is just a fraction of $400M the state lost out on last August in the same competition, run by the federal government Tony Kurdzuk/The Star-LedgerLifting a copy of the 1,000 page "Race to the...
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N.J. Senate candidate says settlement of incumbent Bucco's sexual harassment...
William Chegwidden points out $48K in taxpayer money was used to defend N.J. Sen. Anthony Bucco, Senate against accusations made by Bucco's chief of staff Star-Ledger file photosWilliam Chegwidden,...
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N.J. Attorney General's Office report tracks cash flow of most inquired-about...
TRENTON — When generous New Jerseyans open their wallets for charity, they expect their money will go to a good cause — like paying for medical research or tools to help protect police. But often...
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N.J. environmentalists oppose plan to let locals set beach access points
TRENTON — Taking their fight to Trenton, environmental groups said today the public would be hurt if the state adopts a plan that would give coastal towns a greater say on where people are allowed to...
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Budget gaps, $500M tab among looming obstacles for N.J. lawmakers after...
TRENTON — With six weeks left to crank out a budget and a $500 million bill from the state Supreme Court for the state’s poor school districts, lawmakers are setting out on a possible collision course...
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Six towns, headed by Asbury Park, to share $13M in state aid if Gov....
TRENTON — Six municipalities that are considered fiscally distressed will split $13 million in state aid, including $10.3 million for Asbury Park, if Gov. Chris Christie’s $29.6 billion budget is...
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Gov. Christie, state employees union begin bargaining over health benefits
Christie has been adamant for months that he would obtain changes to employee health benefits through legislation Watch video TRENTON — Gov. Chris Christie began bargaining over health benefits for...
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Former Newark Mayor Sharpe James is sued for return of campaign funds he used...
TRENTON — The state’s campaign finance watchdog wants former Newark Mayor Sharpe James to repay $94,000 in campaign funds he used to pay his legal bills. The Election Law Enforcement Commission...
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N.J. same-day surgery centers would be inspected every 2 years under stricter...
TRENTON — All same-day surgery centers in New Jersey would be licensed and inspected every two years under a bill approved today by a Senate committee. State Sen. Joseph Vitale (D-Middlesex) said the...
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