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N.J. Senate President seeks to cap property-tax increases at 2.9 percent
TRENTON — New Jersey Senate President Stephen Sweeney plans to introduce a bill today that would cap property tax increases at 2.9 percent. The Democrat's proposal differs from Republican Gov. Chris...
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N.J. bill would require parents to pay for students to attend summer school
TRENTON — Parents whose children attend summer school would have to pay for the classes under a bill set for a vote in the Assembly today. “The alternative might be they have to eliminate (summer...
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Newark Mayor Cory Booker backs N.J. Gov. Chris Christie's 2.5 property tax cap
Booker, N.J. governor reject a competing 2.9 percent tax proposal by Senate president Aristide Economopoulos/The Star-LedgerNewark Mayor Cory Booker greets Gov. Chris Christie as he enters NJPAC on...
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N.J. Senate panel approves Gov. Christie's choice to run Department of...
Allison Blake's nomination now moves to the full Senate for a final vote John O'Boyle/The Star-LedgerNew Jersey Gov. Chris Christie in this February 2010 photo. TRENTON — The Senate Judiciary...
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N.J. courts should require eyewitness testimony to meet tougher reliability...
TRENTON — The special master assigned by the New Jersey Supreme Court to review eyewitness procedures released his final report today, which recommends tougher standards for using eyewitness testimony...
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N.J. Senate committee approves requiring non-public school bus drivers to...
TRENTON — A bill advanced by a Senate committee today would close a loophole that exempts bus drivers for private schools and state agencies from the background checks public school drivers are...
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N.J. Democrats fail to override Gov. Chris Christie's veto of millionaires tax
Although a majority of Assembly members (47 to 33) voted for the bill, Democrats did not reach the two-thirds majority needed to override it Matt Rainey/The Star-LedgerThe New Jersey Assembly debates...
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N.J. budget compromise is reached between Gov. Chris Christie, lawmakers
The deal, which is expected to be announced later today, is similar to Christie's initial $29.3B budget proposal Andrew Mills/The Star-LedgerGov. Chris Christie holds a town hall meeting before a...
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Criminal background check on school board members is approved by N.J. Assembly
TRENTON — School board members would be disqualified from serving if they’ve been convicted of serious crimes if a bill that passed the Assembly today becomes law. The bill requires those elected to...
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N.J. Senate urges Gov. Christie against lawsuit challenging U.S. health care
TRENTON — The state Senate today approved a resolution urging Gov. Chris Christie not to join 20 other states in a lawsuit against the federal health care reform law. Christie has faced pressure from...
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N.J.'s $29.4B budget compromise softens cuts to poor, disabled and students
Christie, Democrats find common ground ahead of July 1 budget deadline that leaves GOP governor's first proposal largely unchanged Matt Rainey/The Star-LedgerGov. Chris Christie at the Statehouse in...
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N.J. Assembly Dems fail to gather Republican votes to override...
TRENTON — The highly publicized push by Democrats to raise taxes on millionaires to restore some rebates ended quickly on the Assembly floor Monday. One month after Gov. Chris Christie struck it down...
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Fewer Haitian nationals than expected are applying for temporary protected...
Fewer people than expected are using a program that lets Haitian nationals in the United States — even those here illegally — stay in this country for 12 to 18 months rather than be involuntarily...
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Gov. Chris Christie presses for his N.J. property-tax cap
Republican governor lines up 200 Garden State mayors to back his approach -- COMPARE CAPS Jennifer Brown/The Star-LedgerGov. Chris Christie holds town hall meeting on property tax reform at the...
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Number of retiring N.J. teachers nearly doubles after pension rules change
TRENTON — Budget cuts and anxiety about possible changes in pension rules seem to be fueling an increase in the number of teachers who are retiring in New Jersey. Nearly 6,500 school employees have...
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N.J. school choice bill is expected to change in effort to gain legislative...
Sen. Raymond Lesniak says bill would limit pilot program to specific schools based on local legislators' support Patti Sapone/The Star Ledger New Jersey education Commissioner Bret Schundler, stands...
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N.J. senator introduces bill preserving FamilyCare insurance program for...
TRENTON — Showing his distaste for the budget deal reached Monday, Senate Health Committee Vice-Chairman Joseph Vitale (D-Middlesex) has introduced a bill that would allow more parents to enroll in...
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N.J. Senate to hold hearing on Gov. Chris Christie's $29.4B budget
TRENTON — State Senate lawmakers plan to hold a hearing Wednesday on the 2011 state budget, two days after a deal was reached Monday on Gov. Chris Christie's $29.4 billion budget. Christie's budget...
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PSEG executive is named chair of Rutgers University Board of Governors
NEW BRUNSWICK — Ralph Izzo, head of PSE&G’s parent company, was elected head of the Rutgers Board of Governors this afternoon as several hundred university employees gathered outside to protest a...
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Contractor who protested Hagedorn hospital's closure in letter gets new...
LEBANON TOWNSHIP — A contractor at Hagedorn Psychiatric Hospital whose letter protesting the facility’s proposed closing led to her being stripped of her duties has landed new work from the state....
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