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President Obama appoints Gov. Christie to federal trade panel
TRENTON — Gov. Chris Christie has been appointed to a federal advisory committee on trade policy. President Obama on Wednesday named the governor to the Advisory Committee for Trade Policy and...
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Consultants say pension fund should be invested in private equity, real...
TRENTON — New Jersey’s pension fund should put more money in alternative investments such as private equity and real estate to boost returns and protect against stock losses, consultants told the...
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N.J. lawmakers hold public hearing on proposal to cut funding to NJN
GALLOWAY TOWNSHIP — A committee of lawmakers held a public hearing at the Richard Stockton College of New Jersey on the state's proposal to cut funding to NJN, the state's public television network....
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N.J. officials not ready to privatize state programs, services in effort to...
N.J. budget that took effect July 1 assumes savings Matt Rainey/The Star-LedgerGov. Chris Christie at the Statehouse in Trenton in this February 2010 file photo. Despite being 2 1/2 months into a...
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N.J. approves Verizon's request to scrap phone book's white pages
NEWARK — Phone books will keep getting slimmer. New Jersey regulators today approved a request by Verizon to use the online, electronic version of its Verizon White Pages directory as the primary...
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N.J. lawmakers move closer to harsher penalty for assault by auto
TRENTON — A state Assembly panel today cleared a bill that would upgrade the penalty for assault by auto. The bill (A676) is called "Jessica Rogers’ Law" after a Hamilton teenager who was paralyzed...
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GOP Congressional candidate accepts endorsement from Trenton council president
TRENTON — Republican congressional candidate Scott Sipprelle dipped into Democratic territory today, showing up at a Trenton Laundromat to accept the endorsement of city council president George...
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N.J. Assembly committee approves displaying ads on school buses
TRENTON — The traditional yellow buses that ferry children to school may soon get a new look following the Assembly Education Committee’s unanimous approval of a bill that would allow districts to...
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N.J. Assembly committee considers Christie's decision to delay law for...
TRENTON — An Assembly committee today dissected — and at times bitterly debated — the governor’s decision to hold off on a law that would let families intervene to require that mentally ill relatives...
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Gov. Christie vetoes DRPA's actions to restore free bridge passage, train...
TRENTON — New Jersey Gov. Chris Christie has vetoed actions by the Delaware River Port Authority that would have restored free bridge passage and train ride perks to employees of the bistate agency....
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Gov. Christie wants to end free tolls, rides for N.J.'s transit employees
TRENTON — Gov. Chris Christie wants to end the free ride for public workers at the state’s transit authorities. Christie today sent a letter to transit agencies, including the Port Authority of New...
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Ex-N.J. Assemblyman gets probation for filing false campaign finance reports
Former Hudson County lawmaker Anthony Chiappone will also be fined $5,000 TRENTON — Former Assemblyman Anthony Chiappone (D-Hudson), who pleaded guilty to tampering with public records, was sentenced...
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N.J. comptroller office appoints new director of investigations
TRENTON — The beefed up Office of the State Comptroller has hired a new director of investigations. John Jay Hoffman, a former federal prosecutor with the Department of Justice’s Trenton office since...
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N.J. Democratic lawmakers criticize Gov. Christie's halt on trans-Hudson...
'We don't want to be just another parking lot for New York City' - Sen. Lautenberg Jerry McCrea/The Star-LedgerFrom left, U.S. Sen. Robert Menendez and U.S. Rep. Steve Rothman join U.S. Sen. Frank...
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Former White House terrorism advisor warns of need to prepare for cyberattacks
NEW BRUNSWICK — Law enforcement in New Jersey and around the country needs to prepare for cyberattacks, former White House security advisor Richard Clarke said today at a New Brunswick conference....
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N.J. Senate Democrats plan to subpoena Race to the Top officials
Sen. Barbara Buono said she will introduce a resolution that would grant the oversight committee subpoena power Robert Sciarrino/The Star-LedgerGov. Chris Christie, left, and Education Commissioner...
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N.J. approves natural gas rate reductions for 3 utility companies
State regulators have approved gas rate reductions for three New Jersey utilities. Public Service Electric & Gas, New Jersey Natural Gas and South Jersey Gas had requested the reductions for...
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N.J. Senate Democrats to compel Race to the Top officials to testify about error
Botched application cost New Jersey $400 million in federal education money Matt Rainey/The Star-Ledger Senate Majority Leader Barbara Buono (D-Middlesex), chair of the Legislative Oversight...
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N.J. senators say cancellation of trans-Hudson tunnel project puts state in...
The $8.7 billion tunnel is the largest transit public works project in the country Jerry McCrea/The Star-Ledger Workers are seen listening to the press conference held by politicians to discuss the...
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N.J. Attorney General investigates Passaic Valley Sewerage Commission
Officials are looking into allegations of bug pay raises, thefts Frank H. Conlon/The Star-LedgerWayne Forrest, executive director of the Passaic Valley Sewerage Commission. TRENTON — A state criminal...
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