Advocates consider suing over N.J. medical marijuana
PREVIOUS COVERAGE: • Obama administration clarifies medical marijuana enforcement for N.J., other states • N.J. medical marijuana advocates to hold rally in Trenton • Gov. Christie to delay...
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PolitiFact New Jersey: N.J. Sierra Club director wrongly claims Newark...
Many New Jerseyans might be hoisting a Bud as part of the festivities today to celebrate America's independence. One person who might not? New Jersey Sierra Club Director Jeff Tittel. He wrongly...
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PolitiFact New Jersey: State's Medicaid costs among highest in nation
Three separate analyses of New Jersey's Medicaid cost place it 9th in nation High costs are nothing new for the Garden State, whether it’s property taxes, education or, according to Gov. Chris...
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Christie budget cuts will make it hard for towns to stabilize property taxes,...
TRENTON — A lobbying group representing New Jersey mayors says Gov. Chris Christie's budget cuts will hurt local efforts to stabilize property taxes. The League of Municipalities says cuts totaling...
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Fate of school vouchers, N.J. wineries uncertain after bills died quietly...
Episodes show how Assembly Speaker Sheila Oliver has struggled to balance competing relationships Patti Sapone/The Star-LedgerAssembly Speaker Sheila Oliver (D-Essex) pictured in this file photo....
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N.J. Senate leader Sweeney won't apologize for his tirade against Gov. Christie
He called Gov. Chris Christie a 'punk,' a 'bastard' and other harsh words, but Senate President Stephen Sweeney says he is not taking back his words Watch video Saed Hindash/The Star-LedgerHe recently...
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Small pool of NJ FamilyCare members spared from Gov. Christie budget cuts
TRENTON — About 1,300 working poor people without children will remain on NJ FamilyCare, the popular state-run health insurance program that otherwise saw significant cuts in the new budget that took...
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NJTV airs live lottery drawings - but only on the web, angering some N.J....
State officials are talking to WNET about incorporating the live stream into its NJTV programming Aristide Economopoulos/The Star-LedgerA man buys lottery tickets at a store in Bayonne last month....
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Children's advocates push for more kids to be involved with family court...
TRENTON — A year after she fled her drug- and alcohol-addicted mother and begged Camden County police to find her another place to live, Wendy Logan pleaded with a judge to keep her in foster care....
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Stephen Sweeney stands by tirade over Gov. Christie's budget
'I don't apologize for it,' the Senate President says. 'The governor was wrong to hurt people' Watch video Robert Sciarrino/The Star-Ledger Senate President Stephen Sweeney, left, and Gov. Chris...
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Planned cut to welfare payments is reversed after N.J. Democrats restore...
TRENTON — A planned cut to welfare payments for childless New Jersey residents is being reversed after Democrats restored funding in their budget for 2012. Gov. Chris Christie had proposed in his...
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Four months before election, N.J. Dems have a 2-1 cash advantage over...
TRENTON — Democrats have a two-to-one cash advantage over Republicans with four months to go before all 120 seats in the Legislature are up for election. As of June 27, Democratic legislative...
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N.J. Assembly Democrats to hold hearings on effects of Gov. Christie's budget...
TRENTON — Democrats who control the state Assembly will hold hearings throughout the summer on the effects of Gov. Chris Christie’s line-item vetoes to struggling cities and social welfare programs....
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Gov. Christie heads on two-week vacation to undisclosed location
TRENTON — After dealing a blow to Democrats by slicing away at their budget, Gov. Chris Christie announced that he was leaving for a two-week family vacation. But where? His office won’t say. Christie...
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N.J. attorney general to announce reforms to end steroids abuse among N.J....
The measures combine increased oversight of officers and more aggressive investigations with prescription plan changes designed to flag fraud TRENTON — Citing the need to uphold the public’s faith in...
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Report blames zoning laws for lack of affordable housing in New Jersey
TRENTON — Development of big homes on big lots and zoning that favors businesses over townhouses has stymied efforts to make wealthy towns affordable for low-income residents and helped push New...
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PolitiFact New Jersey: Christie credits McGreevey for lower car insurance...
Putting politics aside, Gov. Chris Christie is giving a Democratic predecessor credit for helping New Jerseyans save some money. Christie said recently that New Jerseyans enjoy lower auto insurance...
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Assembly Democrats plan hearings to examine Christie budget cuts
TRENTON — With all 120 legislative seats up for grabs in the fall, Assembly Democrats plan to spend the summer hammering at Gov. Chris Christie’s cuts to social welfare services and aid to struggling...
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Gov. Christie vetoes are designed to cut down on 'red tape'
To Democrats and political analysts, however, it was a power grab Jerry McCrea/The Star-LedgerWith a handful of vetoes Gov. Chris Christie scrapped "unnecessary and burdensome" paperwork requirements...
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N.J. exterminators stay busy as bedbug cases rise across the state
Increased international travel to places like South America, Asia and Africa allowed bedbugs resistant to traditional pesticides to travel back to the United States Watch video Gregorio Lozano and his...
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