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N.J. unemployment rate drops to 9.4 percent
TRENTON — New Jersey’s unemployment rate fell by 0.2 percentage point to 9.4 percent as people left the workforce, according to the state’s labor department. Total employment in the state declined by...
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GOP Pennsylvania congressman says he would support Gov. Christie as...
ALLENTOWN, Pa. — The Christie-for-president drumbeat continued today as Gov. Chris Christie made yet another out-of-state stop on his national political tour. Rep. Charlie Dent, a three-term incumbent...
View ArticleN.J. man admits sending threatening e-mails to Latino civil rights groups
TRENTON — A New Jersey man has admitted sending threatening e-mails to employees of five Latino civil rights organizations. The U.S. Justice Department said Vincent Johnson of Brick pleaded guilty...
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N.J. officials remember former state Attorney General Cary Edwards
Edwards, whose career at the highest levels of N.J. politics, law enforcement spanned decades, died of cancer at 66 Frank DiGiacomo/The Star-LedgerCary Edwards in this 1995 file photo in Trenton....
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Calls for N.J. Gov. Christie to run for U.S. president follow him in...
Christie continues to deny interest in the national job, but recent travels have fueled the presidential chatter Andrew Mills/The Star-LedgerChris Christie campaigns in Allentown for Pennsylvania GOP...
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Number of N.J. residents registered to vote rises
TRENTON — Slightly more New Jerseyans are registered to vote with the Nov. 2 election less than two weeks away. The state Elections Division says more than 5.27 million residents have registered....
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N.J. public workers' pension fund gains 8.3 percent in first quarter
TRENTON — New Jersey’s pension fund for retired teachers and government workers gained 8.3 percent for the fiscal first quarter ended Sept. 30, according to a report presented to the State Investment...
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N.J. Democrats propose changes for police, firefighter contract dispute...
Legislators say package of reforms will rein in costs Alexandra Pais/New Jersey Local News ServiceAlex Lima, president of the Local 305, (with the bull horn) rallies with other firefighters at the...
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Infrastructure projects in N.J., other U.S. states put on hold amid...
New Jersey's governor wants to kill a $9 billion-plus train tunnel to New York City because of runaway costs. Six thousand miles away, Hawaii's outgoing governor is having second thoughts about a...
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Federal estimate for tunnel cost overruns lower than figures Christie cites
Christie to talk with transportation official Ray LaHood Friday on canceled project Andrew Mills/The Star-LedgerN.J. Gov. Chris Christie pauses during a Statehouse news conference on Oct. 2010, when...
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Nearly one-third of N.J. lawmakers hold another elected office or public job
27 of 120 legislators report additional income on top of $49K-a-year salary Tony Kurdzuk/The Star-LedgerView of the Assembly Chamber at the Statehouse. Nearly a third of New Jersey legislators hold a...
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Gov. Christie extends deadline to consider Hudson River rail tunnel
TRENTON — It appears the deadline has been extended to determine whether to continue the biggest public works project under way in the nation. Gov. Chris Christie had said he would tell U.S....
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Candidates try to paint the other as continuation of bad government in N.J....
’Tis the season of political malcontent. With that sentiment in the air, candidates in the 12th Congressional district are looking to capitalize on angry voters who will either unseat a long-time...
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Gov. Christie waits to make decision on Hudson River tunnel project
The decision is expected to come Monday Jennifer Brown/The Star-LedgerAs Gov. Christie prepares to kill the multi-billion Hudson River train tunnel, the tunnel construction site sits empty. TRENTON —...
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A political fight provides N.J. Supreme Court with apolitical legal mind
Appointment of Judge Edwin H. Stern is temporary measure Matt Rainey/The Star-LedgerJudge Edwin H. Stern, a temporary appointment to the N.J. Supreme Court, hears a case in September. TRENTON — While...
View ArticleN.J. will now post online the budgets of municipalities that lack websites
TRENTON -- Expanded budget information for more New Jersey towns may soon be posted online. The Assembly recently approved legislation that would require the state Department of Community Affairs to...
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Gov. Christie stumps for Massachusetts GOP candidate Baker at rally
The governor has been boosting his national profile by campaigning for candidates coast to coast. The Boston GlobeGov. Chris Christie held a rally in Massachusetts with Republican candidate for...
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N.J. Assembly to change way contract disputes involving police, firefighters...
TRENTON — The New Jersey Assembly today is set to a change the way contract disputes involving police and firefighters are settled. Public workers aren't allowed to strike, so contract disputes...
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N.J. lawmakers push 'Anti-Bullying Bill of Rights' after Tyler Clementi suicide
The new law would target public schools and colleges, requiring anti-bullying language in codes of conduct Patti Sapone/The Star-Ledger Stella Serpa speaks about how she was tormented as a young girl...
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N.J. Assembly Democrats postpone voting on arbitration change for public workers
'We are not going to give up our efforts to find progress,' said Assembly Speaker Sheila Oliver Tony Kurdzuk/The Star-LedgerA March 2010 file photo of the Assembly Chamber. TRENTON — Assembly leaders...
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