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Ex-N.J. education head Bret Schundler declines to testify at Assembly hearing...
Schundler calls on lawmakers to pass reforms proposed in Race to the Top application Adena Stevens/For The Star-LedgerFormer education chief Bret Schundler at his home in Jersey City Friday, Aug. 27,...
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Gov. Chris Christie sets deadline to pass new ethics laws, pension, health...
N.J. governor announces the Democrat-controlled legislature must pass the proposals by Christmas Robert Sciarrino/The Star-Ledger (L-R) Lt. Governor Kim Guadagno and Gov. Chris Christie ride a float...
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Newark official on Race to the Top panel said he flagged error before...
When asked why he didn't raise the issue with other officials, Dan Gohl said he was 'playing catch-up' file photoExecutive Assisstant of Innovation and Change at Newark Public Schools Daniel Gohl is...
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N.J. Attorney General to review role of Race to the Top consultant after...
Newark schools official flagged error for $500K consultant, who said application could not be changed after June 1 deadline Matt Rainey/The Star-LedgerAttorney General Paula Dow in this May 2010 file...
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N.J. school buses safety standards are strictest in nation, authorities say
State boasts strictest school bus safety standards in the U.S., says MVC chief HILLSBOROUGH — New Jersey takes nearly 10,000 of its 23,000 school buses off the road each year, upholding the strictest...
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Gov. Christie pushes reform agenda for N.J. ethics rules, pension and health...
The governor wants to ban dual office holding, limit officials to one public salary, and toughen financial disclosure requirements Noah Addis/The Star-LedgerGov. Chris Christie speaks to the media...
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Gov. Chris Christie will head to Midwest to campaign for GOP gubernatorial...
Governor will headline Iowa event for Terry Branstad Aristide Economopoulos/The Star-LedgerGov. Chris Christie is headed to Iowa next month to campaign for the state's Republican gubernatorial...
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NJEA attacks Gov. Chris Christie in radio ad
Ad accuses governor of 'creating chaos' in N.J. classrooms Tony Kurdzuk/The Star-LedgerNJEA President Barbara Keshishian leaves the Statehouse in April. TRENTON — Gov. Chris Christie has been accused...
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Gov. Chris Christie unveils plan for legislators to be more transparent about...
The governor called for legislators to disclose all income and holdings up to $50M; current upper limit is $50K RARITAN — Gov. Chris Christie said if the Legislature wants to mandate when his office...
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N.J. appellate judge to temporarily fill controversial Supreme Court seat
N.J. Supreme Court has has only had 6 members since May, when Christie declined to renominate former Justice John Wallace Robert Sciarrino/The Star-LedgerAppellate Court Justice Edwin Stern in a March...
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N.J. residents continue to pay bills for old, demolished stadiums
EAST RUTHERFORD — New Jersey residents continue to pay for sports teams' stadiums — even if the stadium no longer exists, according to a report by NYTimes.com. The report says New Jerseyans are paying...
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Gov. Christie sets sights on reforming financial disclosure laws for Legislature
RARITAN — Rolling out a much-anticipated ethics package at his second town hall meeting of the month, Gov. Chris Christie Wednesday set his sights on the Democrat-controlled Legislature. Many of...
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State appellate judge is appointed interim N.J. Supreme Court justice
TRENTON — Chief Justice Stuart Rabner tapped a top appellate judge Wednesday to temporarily fill a vacancy on the New Jersey Supreme Court, which remains mired in a historic partisan standoff between...
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U.S. housing department announces $122M in funding to help N.J. foreclosed...
Out of the $122 million that New Jersey received, Newark has won $26.2 million Jerry McCrea/The Star-Ledger South 11th Street has seen a decline in the neighborhood properties in recent years, evident...
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N.J. applies for $268M in federal education money
TRENTON — New Jersey has applied for $268 million in federal education funding and will use its own funding formula — instead of a federal method — to distribute the money for school districts....
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N.J. Assembly plans hearings to discuss impact of Gov. Christie's budget cuts
TRENTON — Monday is budget season redux in the state Assembly. Assembly Speaker Sheila Oliver (D-Essex) has scheduled seven hearings by Assembly committees to discuss the impact of various cuts in...
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JPMorgan Chase to pay $1.1M fine to N.J. to end auction rate securities...
NEWARK — JPMorgan Chase & Co. will pay a $1.1 million fine to New Jersey to end an investigation into the sale of auction rate securities, state officials announced today. The financial firm will...
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N.Y. man alleges Homeland Security violated his rights during Newark airport...
Lawsuit alleges Homeland Security engages in 'suspicion-less searches' AP Photo/Mike DererA passenger has his luggage screened at Newark Airport in this 2007 file photo. NEWARK — To worries about...
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Five points on the $268M federal education funds
TRENTON — New Jersey school districts will get $268 million in federal stimulus aid aimed at saving teachers’ jobs within two weeks, but how it’s still unclear how much each district will get. Gov....
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N.J. blasts Army Corps over Delaware River dredging
TRENTON — New Jersey's top environmental regulator is threatening to take the Army Corps of Engineers back to court for dumping sediments from a Delaware River dredging in the Garden State, sparking a...
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