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Christie administration may not apply for $268M U.S. education aid
Estimates show aid could save thousands of teaching jobs as 80 percent of N.J. districts expect fewer returning teachers in fall semester Tony Kurdzuk/The Star-LedgerNew Jersey Gov. Chris Christie in...
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South Brunswick schools to close for two Muslim holy days
About 10 of nearly 600 N.J. school districts acknowledge Muslim holy days as official school holidays TONY KURDZUK/THE STAR-LEDGERSouth Brunswick's schools will close for two Muslim holy days this...
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Poll shows Rep. John Adler with narrow lead over ex-Eagle Jon Runyan in...
A Rutgers University-Eagleton institute poll released this morning shows freshman U.S. Rep. John Adler (D-3rd Dist.) with a narrow lead over his Republican challenger, former Philadelphia Eagles...
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N.J. indefinitely delays new mental health law for involuntary outpatient...
TRENTON - Citing a lack of money, Gov. Chris Christie's administration announced today the state will delay indefinitely implementing a law that would give families a greater say in determining...
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Five lenders take control of troubled Meadowlands Xanadu project
The $2 billion project in the Meadowlands has been stalled due to funding problems. Star-Ledger file photoThe exterior of the unfinished Xanadu project in East Rutherford will get a makeover when new...
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NJEA endorses 8 Democrats in congressional, state elections
TRENTON — The political arm of the state’s largest teachers union has endorsed eight Democrats and no Republicans for congressional and special state legislative elections this year. The New Jersey...
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N.J. issues request for a financial plan for $1B unused bonds
TRENTON — New Jersey may use $1 billion of unspent general-obligation bond funds to pay down existing debt, under a plan by Treasurer Andrew Sidamon-Eristoff to reduce state costs. The Treasury...
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Gov. Christie to apply for $268M in federal education aid passed by U.S....
The bill would provide enough money to save 3,900 teaching jobs in N.J. Amanda Brown/The Star-LedgerLt. Gov. Kim Guadagno with Gov. Chris Christie and Sen. President Steven Sweeney in this July 2010...
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Appeals court rules N.J. must reconsider Sussex County farm's shooting...
TRENTON — A state appeals court has ruled that the state Division of Fish and Wildlife misinterpreted legal requirements when it granted a license in 2007 to operate a commercial shooting preserve in...
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Camden mayor proposes $138M budget in effort to cut spending by 24 percent
CAMDEN — The mayor of Camden, one of the poorest and most dangerous cities in the U.S., proposed a $138.8 million budget today that she said cuts spending by 24 percent from the prior year. Mayor Dana...
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N.J. justice must pay $22K for husband's experimental back procedure, appeals...
TRENTON — A state Supreme Court justice has had her day in court — and lost. Associate Justice Jaynee LaVecchia had appealed a decision by Horizon Blue Cross Blue Shield of New Jersey denying her...
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N.J. will delay enforcement of controversial law for involuntary outpatient...
TRENTON — A year ago today, then-Gov. Jon Corzine signed a controversial law — prompted by the death of a child — that would allow families a say in deciding whether their mentally ill relatives can...
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Audit finds lack of oversight in N.J. counties lobbying association
New Jersey county governments each year paid higher dues to a lobbying group whose director received massive salary increases with no apparent oversight, according to an audit obtained by The Record....
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Camden mayor may layoff police, firefighters in $138.8M budget proposal
CAMDEN — The mayor of Camden, New Jersey, one of the nation’s poorest and most dangerous cities, may fire police and firefighters thanks to a proposed $138.8 million budget that she said will cut...
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Sierra Club gives N.J. 'F' grade for protection of Highlands region
TRENTON — An environmental group says state government is failing to adequately protect the picturesque Highlands Region of northwest New Jersey that is the source of drinking water for 5 million...
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Two N.J. lawmakers request preservation of Delaware Water Gap buildings...
MORRIS COUNTY — Two New Jersey members of Congress today asked the National Park Service to halt, at least temporarily, plans to demolish dozens of dilapidated structures at the Delaware Water Gap...
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Delaware Water Gap issues statement on PSE&G power line 'myths'
The Delaware Water Gap National Recreation Area today issued a statement "debunking myths" about its role in reviewing a plan for a new Susquehanna-Roseland power line proposed through the federal...
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N.J. teachers receive smallest raises in decades
New Jersey teachers who negotiated contracts since January received an average raise of slightly over 2 percent, the lowest rate in more than 30 years, the state School Board Association said today....
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Sixty-one N.J.-funded special ed officials' salaries exceed proposed $175K cap
Gov. proposed limiting pay for school administrators based on district size Noah K. Murray/The Star-LedgerN.J. Gov. Chris Christie, in this April 2010 file photo. TRENTON — It's not clear whether...
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Poll shows N.J. voters think Gov. Christie is 'stubborn'
TRENTON — Many New Jersey voters think Gov. Chris Christie is stubborn. Whether that’s a good or bad trait is up for debate. In a Rutgers-Eagleton poll released today, 42 percent of registered voters...
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