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N.J. lawmakers to vote on expanding sports wagering options
TRENTON — New Jersey lawmakers are set to vote today on far-reaching changes to the way people can gamble. Measures to expand off-track betting options and create exchange wagering on horse racing are...
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N.J. lawmakers to vote on Gov. Christie's tool kit bills
TRENTON — Lawmakers in the New Jersey Assembly and Senate are scheduled to vote today on bills to update two mainstays of municipal government: arbitration and civil service. Bills up for a vote in...
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N.J. Assembly approves arbitration reform bill with 2 percent pay cap for...
Bill's sponsor says it would help towns meet cap, but does not come close to addressing state's high property taxes Watch video Tony Kurdzuk/The Star-LedgerView from the gallery of the Assembly...
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N.J. lawmaker calls on attorney general to investigate steroids, HGH use...
Citing The Star-Ledger's 'Strong at Any Cost' series, Assemblyman McKeon asked Dow to explore whether criminal charges may be brought against illegal drug users Amanda Brown/The Star-LedgerN.J....
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N.J. Senate approves 2 percent pay cap on police, firefighter contract...
TRENTON — The state Senate approved a bill to limit police and firefighter pay raises by 2 percent if they can't reach an agreement during contract negotiations. The bill (S5) is the product of a...
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N.J. Assembly approves bill abolishing Council on Affordable Housing
TRENTON — The state Assembly has passed a controversial bill that would abolish the Council on Affordable Housing, but neither Republicans nor affordable housing advocates are happy with it. The bill...
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N.J. Senate rejects Gov. Christie's proposed rules for medical marijuana program
TRENTON — The state Senate today voted to reject Gov. Chris Christie's proposed rules for the state stalled medical marijuana program that Democratic lawmakers and patient advocates have described as...
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N.J. ramps up weatherization program after audit showed mismanagement of...
TRENTON — New Jersey’s weatherization program, which has struggled with slow progress, lax oversight and two critical audits, is back on track, Community Affairs Commissioner Lori Grifa said told a...
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Attorney General Paula Dow urges local law enforcement to take advantage of...
'In this tight economic climate, we have to rise above the jurisdictional boundaries in ways that only intelligence sharing can facilitate,' said Dow Matt Rainey/The Star-LedgerAttorney General Paula...
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After approving 'tool kit' bills, N.J. lawmakers consider civil service,...
TRENTON — After passing the biggest piece of the proposed "tool kit" legislation today, New Jersey leaders looked to the next set of reforms: changes to civil service and overhauling the health care...
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N.J. Legislature approves legalizing sports betting question on election ballot
TRENTON — New Jersey voters will be able to decide next year whether they want to legally bet on sports games as a result of action taken today by the state Legislature. Votes in the state Senate and...
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Senate approves up to $230 per month deduction for commuters
Benefit would revert back to a less generous deduction of $120 a month on Jan. 1, if higher figure is not reauthorized Amanda Brown/The Star-LedgerA recent file photo of an NJ Transit train in Newark...
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Former N.J. education commissioners discuss funding, politics at roundtable...
PRINCETON BOROUGH — A "tumultuous" year in New Jersey politics, the pros and cons of charter schools and teacher evaluation systems, and the strained finances facing school districts were on the...
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N.J. lawmakers pass stricter regulations on fertilizer in effort to clean up...
TRENTON — New Jersey lawmakers, as part of a plan to control the flow of pollutants into the state’s waterways, today passed what’s being described as the nation’s toughest restrictions on fertilizer....
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N.J. medical marijuana rules proposed by Gov. Christie are deemed too strict...
The Senate sent the N.J. health department back to the drawing board, giving the Christie administration 30 days to rewrite the marijuana potency rules Watch video Chris Hondros/Getty ImagesBeatriz...
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Booming anti-aging business relies on risky mix of steroids, growth hormone
'Strong at Any Cost' is a three-part Star-Ledger special report on the secret world of steroid use by law enforcement officers and firefighters Mitsu Yasukawa/The Star-LedgerHenry Balzani, 63, in his...
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N.J. lawmakers call for probe into steroid use by hundreds of law enforcement...
Senate plans hearings next month in response to The Star-Ledger three-part series 'Strong at Any Cost' while state Attorney General investigates Citing the misuse of tax dollars and a potential danger...
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NJ Transit requests $75M from killed ARC tunnel funds for new train cars
Money meant to build a new rail tunnel under the Hudson River might be used to purchase new train cars. NJ Transit has asked the North Jersey Transportation Planning Authority to let it spend $75...
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N.J. is home to three of 19 counties nationally with poverty rate below 5...
American Community Survey says Morris, Hunterdon and Somerset have among fewest percentage of low-income residents Robert Sciarrino/The Star-LedgerTrout Brook Estates, a development of expensive...
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N.J. Senate panel advances bill rewarding businesses that hire ex-prisoners
TRENTON — A Senate panel has cleared a bill that would encourage counties and municipalities to reward businesses for hiring former prisoners. The bill, which was approved 7-4 mostly along party...
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