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Newark adult day care accused of Medicaid fraud will pay $1.6M, give up business
TRENTON — The owners of a Newark adult day care center investigated for Medicaid fraud will pay a $1.6 million fine and give up their business, according to a settlement announced today by the Office...
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Adler holds lead on former Eagle Runyan in South Jersey congressional race,...
In South Jersey’s 3rd Congressional District, freshman Democrat U.S. Rep. John Adler leads Republican challenger Jon Runyan 40 percent to 31 percent among registered voters, according to a...
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Gov. Christie makes stop in Washington, D.C. to speak with House Republicans
WASHINGTON — Gov. Chris Christie, who is spending much of this month campaigning for Republican gubernatorial candidates across the nation, went to Washington today to speak with House Republicans,...
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Head of gaming commission says N.J. should try to save horse racing industry
The author of a controversial report examining the state’s gaming industries said this morning he doesn’t want to see an end to horse racing but wants New Jersey taxpayers to stop subsidizing the...
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N.J. lawmaker to propose bill allowing property tax hike larger than 2...
Measure would allow municipalities, counties to use funds to pay police officers, firefighters, emergency workers Ed Murray/The Star-LedgerAssemblyman Joseph Cryan at a budget hearing at the State...
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Longshoremen head back to work in N.J., N.Y. ports after defying U.S. judge,...
After defying their union leaders and a federal judge, longshoremen headed back to work ending a wildcat strike that shut down the Port of New York and New Jersey for a second straight day. The picket...
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Gov. Christie interviews candidates for N.J. education commissioner
TRENTON — Gov. Chris Christie will select a permanent commissioner of education in the next month and has already interviewed candidates for the job, he said tonight on NJ 101.5’s Ask the Governor...
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N.J. adult day care to pay $1.6M fine for Medicaid fraud, shut down
TRENTON — The proprietors called their business the Garden Adult Medical Day Care center, but their frail and elderly clients got little in the way of medical attention, according to state...
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N.J. lawmakers still unsure on future of cash-strapped New Jersey Network...
TRENTON — You would think an exploration of the rapidly changing world of TV and multimedia broadcasting would be fascinating, but the 11-plus hours of testimony heard by lawmakers deciding the future...
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Education experts say Gov. Christie's teacher merit pay can do more harm than...
Merit pay could force best teachers out of profession, reports say Jerry McCrea/The Star-LedgerGovernor Christie unveils his package of education reforms at the Cooper Civic Center in Old Bridge on...
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In final gaming summit, N.J. Democrats consider changes that could save...
OCEANPORT — Democratic legislators and gambling industry representatives yesterday considered the odds that off-track wagering, sports betting and intrastate internet gambling could help save the...
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N.J. mayors urge Gov. Christie, lawmakers to speed up passage of 'tool kit'...
TRENTON — About 40 mayors from around the state turned up at the Statehouse this morning to lobby Gov. Chris Christie and lawmakers from both parties to speed up the passage of 33 "tool kit" measures...
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N.J. Senate President Sweeney says bill seeking property tax cap exception...
Sweeney said the bill is 'dead on arrival' Aaron Houston/The Star-LedgerState senate President Stephen Sweeney called a proposed exception to the property tax cap "dead on arrival." TRENTON — Senate...
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Gov. Christie to nominate former state Attorney General David Samson to head...
TRENTON — Gov. Chris Christie today announced he would nominate a former state attorney general who helped lead his transition team to be chairman of the Port Authority of New York and New Jersey. The...
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Gov. Christie calls Tyler Clementi's suicide an 'unspeakable tragedy'
TRENTON — Gov. Chris Christie today called the suicide of Rutgers freshman Tyler Clementi an “unspeakable tragedy,” but said he would let Attorney General Paula Dow figure out how to prosecute the...
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Police union head says cop layoffs make N.J. less safe
TRENTON — Police union president Anthony Wieners said today New Jersey is growing less safe as towns lay off police officers. Overall, New Jersey has 11 percent fewer officers than it did in January...
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Six N.J. towns to receive $8M in federal funds to hire, retain police officers
TRENTON — Six New Jersey towns will get a cut of federal grant money used to hire and retain police officers, the U.S. Department of Justice announced today. The Community Oriented Policing Services...
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N.J. homebuyer tax credit veto override attempt fails in Assembly
TRENTON - As expected, Assembly Democrats today failed to muster enough votes to override Gov. Chris Christie's veto of a bill that would have created a home-buyer tax credit program. The Assembly...
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N.J. Senate committee to issue subpoenas to get ex-commissioner Bret Shundler...
TRENTON — A state Senate committee today voted to issue subpoenas to compel former education commissioner Bret Schundler and a consultant to testify at a hearing about New Jersey's failed application...
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Gov. Christie seeks private companies to operate charter schools
HOBOKEN — Gov. Chris Christie today proposed overhauling a current law to expand charter schools and allow private companies to operate them. New Jersey parents should have greater choice to send...
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