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ACLU says state is infringing on 1st Amendment rights of Trenton protesters
The state Department of Military and Veterans Affairs has asked protesters to remove unattended signs and not set up furniture Andrew Mills/The Star-LedgerLess than a dozen protesters man the camp at...
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Gov. Christie still undecided whether to join states' coalition to defend EPA...
Last week, 7 northeast states signed on to the suit to defend the EPA against challenges from areas where coal plants reign as the major source of power Amanda Brown/The Star-LedgerGov. Chris Christie...
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Gov. Christie likes idea of extending No. 7 subway from N.Y. to N.J.
New Jersey will 'do our share' if New York state and the city contribute to the financing, Christie said Kathleen Kelly/The Star-LedgerThe Secaucus station, in this 2003 file photo. Gov. Christie...
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PolitiFact New Jersey: Chris Christie claims judges pay less, get more from...
The governor claims that judges and justices "get better benefits at a lower cost than everybody else in the state." Gov. Chris Christie blasted the state's judiciary for a recent ruling that exempted...
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Gov. Christie to travel to Mississippi to campaign for GOP gubernatorial...
Christie will attend a "Get Out the Vote" rally for Bryant, who is currently lieutenant governor PhilyBryant.comMississippi gubernatorial candidate Phil Bryant TRENTON — Gov. Chris Christie will be in...
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N.J. Democrats' campaign mailer attacks GOP lawmaker who missed votes due to...
Peter Biondi began missing sessions after his cancer was diagnosed a year ago and he started receiving chemotherapy treatment Amanda Brown/For The Star-LedgerGov. Chris Christie, left, shakes hands...
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Brooklyn man pleads guilty to trafficking black market kidneys to N.J. residents
Levy Itzhak Rosenbaum, 60, of Brooklyn was the first person in the United States ever charged with the trafficking of live human organs Tony Kurdzuk/The Star-LedgerLevy Itzhak Rosenbaum, 60, of...
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Budget committee approves request for $1.3B for N.J. transportation projects
the borrowing is part of Gov. Christie's five-year capital plan for the Transportation Trust Fund authority Jerry McCrea/The Star-LedgerGov. Chris Christie at a September press conference. The...
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Judge fighting Christie's pension, health benefits asks N.J. Supreme Court to...
Judge Paul DePascale filed his request today, one day after a Superior Court judge denied Christie's request to have jurists contribute more while state appeals ruling Michael T. Dempsey/The Jersey...
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Senate President Stephen Sweeney spent thousands from old campaign fund on...
The fund had nearly $80,000 at the start of the year, but it's down to under $5,000. Patti Sapone/The Star-Ledger Senate President Stephen Sweeney spent $765 on cigars, $1,118 for dinner at a...
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N.J. residents can still vote by mail-in ballot in upcoming election
Voters must send applications to their county clerk by Nov. 1, or apply in person by Monday at 3 p.m. in order to receive ballots, according to the state Division of Elections Joe Epstein/The...
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Two plead guilty for their role in Longshoremen's Association extortion case
Joseph Queli, 65, of Wall admitted to acting as a loan shark for lending money to members of the International Longshoremen's Association local unions Star-Ledger file photoJoseph Queli, pictured in...
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Reports: Senate President Sweeney kept spending Gloucester freeholder...
It is common for former officeholders to maintain campaign accounts after they’ve stepped down,and they are allowed to spend money for political, but not personal, purposes Patti Sapone/The...
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Private battle over N.J. speaker Sheila Oliver's future about to be thrust...
Controversy has been brewing this past week between the N.J. Democrats over whether Sheila Oliver will remain Assembly speaker for a second term John O'Boyle/The Star-LedgerAssembly Speaker Sheila...
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Licensed N.J. workers owe state $13.8M in overdue fines
New Jersey officials say they haven't done enough to collect the money Andrew Mills/The Star-LedgerThomas Calcagni, director of the New Jersey Division of Consumer Affairs, in this August, 2011,...
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PolitiFact N.J.: Jim McGreevey takes credit for pay-to-play reform
The former Democratic governor claims he prohibited pay-to-play for state and county contracts Money and politics in New Jersey sometimes make for an unhealthy marriage, but according to former Gov....
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Gov. Chris Christie's home loses power during snowstorm
The governor expected the number of power outages to grow as the snow tapered off and the winds picked up Saturday night, blowing heavy branches with leaves still on them to break Jerry McCrea/The...
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N.J. was ready for October snowstorm, Gov. Chris Christie says
NJ Transit's Morris & Essex Line rail service, including the Gladstone Branch, and Montclair Branch service is to remain suspended today Andrew Mills/The Star-LedgerN.J. Gov. Chris Christie in...
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PolitiFact N.J.: Conservative group's ad says Democrat gave New Jersey the...
A new ad from the New Jersey chapter of Americans for Prosperity claims state Sen. Stephen Sweeney "gave us the nation's highest income tax rates, driving out jobs." The New Jersey chapter of...
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Gov. Christie says cleanup after snowstorm is worse than cleanup after...
70 percent of the half-million PSE&G customers impacted by the storm have had their service restored Watch video TRENTON — Gov. Chris Christie took to the airwaves this morning to talk about...
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