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N.J. municipalities find creative ways to purchase, develop land during tough...
They’ve gutted their budgets, shed staff and explored shared service deals with neighboring communities. It’s all part of running a town during a suffocating recession. At the same time, though, some...
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Gov. Christie wants to ease requirements for school superintendents
TRENTON — Gov. Chris Christie is proposing changes in the requirements to become a superintendent, according to a report on NorthJersey.com. The Christie administration wants to change certification...
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N.J. lawmakers plan to map out tourism district in Atlantic City this week
ATLANTIC CITY — New Jersey lawmakers may set out the boundaries of a proposed tourism zone in Atlantic City this week. Doing so would define exactly where increased public safety, cleanliness and...
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Gov. Christie fires 7 N.J. county education chiefs
County education chiefs were paid $120K a year Saed Hindash/The Star-LedgerGov. Chris Christie has decided to fire one-third of the state's county education chiefs whose three-year appointments...
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N.J. higher education task force proposes plan to merge Rutgers University,...
Christie said he will create a second task force to study medical education and take an in-depth look at merging Rutgers and UMDNJ Amanda Brown/The Star-LedgerRutgers University sign on the College...
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Gov. Christie dismisses poll naming him leading GOP presidential candidate
TRENTON — Gov. Chris Christie dismissed a poll released by Zogby this morning showing him as the leading Republican for the party's presidential nomination and the only rumored candidate ahead of...
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Gov. Christie to stay in N.J. for University of Delaware football game
TRENTON — Gov. Chris Christie won't be traveling to Frisco, Texas to watch his beloved Blue Hens try for a football national championship. Christie, a graduate of the University of Delaware and a...
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Report: Gas tax, car charges only cover half the cost of road maintenance
Amid a debate over whether New Jersey should increase its low gasoline tax to shore up the nearly broke transportation fund, a report released today cautions that gas taxes and other vehicle charges...
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Sen. Weinberg calls for N.J., U.S. investigation into Reform Jersey Now
Letters were sent to the attorney general, U.S. attorney, asking to look into reports of group being a GOP-controlled entity designed to skirt campaign-finance laws (Matt Rainey/The Star-Ledger)State...
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N.J. to close 2 residential treatment facilities, displacing 39 children
Ewing and Vineland facilities, which will close July 1, cost about $15.2M in state, federal money to operate, according to N.J. budget Amanda Brown/The Star-LedgerAllison Blake is sworn in by N.J....
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N.J. lawmakers call on Gov. Christie, Attorney Gen. Dow to address 14 percent...
TRENTON — The chairmen of the state Legislature’s public-safety committees are calling on Gov. Chris Christie and Attorney General Paula Dow to address an almost 14 percent rise in homicides...
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Gov. Christie's dismissal of county education chiefs draws criticism from...
The 7 superintendents representing 8 counties were holdovers from the Corzine administration Tony Kurdzuk/The Star-LedgerFormer Gov. Tom Kean speaks during a press conference in the governor's office...
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In task force report, UMDNJ faces third call to merge with Rutgers University...
NEWARK — A task force headed by former Gov. Tom Kean proposed sweeping changes Tuesday to the structure and financing of New Jersey’s higher education system while reviving a controversial proposal to...
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Former Star-Ledger Statehouse reporter Dusty McNichol dies at 54
TRENTON — In 2004, when Star-Ledger reporter Dunstan McNichol asked his editor, Tom Martello, if he could go to Philadelphia to examine some financial documents on microfilm, Martello didn’t hesitate....
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N.J. sports authority chairman resigns under pressure from Christie...
EAST RUTHERFORD — Under mounting pressure from the Christie administration, Carl Goldberg submitted his resignation Tuesday as chairman and a member of the New Jersey Sports and Exposition Authority....
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Essex County undersheriff Kevin Ryan to be sworn in as state Assemblyman
TRENTON — New Jersey is about to get a new state Assemblyman. Kevin Ryan will be sworn in Thursday to represent the 36th District, which includes Nutley, Rutherford and Wood-Ridge. The 41-year-old...
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N.J. Board of Education releases state standardized testing data
TRENTON — The State Board of Education this morning gave the public its annual snapshot of how students are performing in New Jersey schools, with the release of statewide standardized test data for...
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Gov. Christie signs bills to protect Barnegat Bay, regulate fertilizer
BARNEGAT — New Jersey adopted the nation's toughest restrictions on fertilizer today as part of a package of bills signed into law by Gov. Chris Christie to protect the fragile Barnegat Bay from...
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N.J. Supreme Court weighs constitutionality of Christie's education cuts
Education Law Center: $1B in school aid cuts violates constitutional obligations Aristide Economopoulos/The Star-LedgerGov. Chris Christie' deep cuts to public school funding are going before the...
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N.J. Assembly committee plans hearing on state blizzard response
TRENTON — Assembly Transportation Committee Chairman John Wisniewski said he plans to hold a hearing on the state’s response to last week’s blizzard some time late this month. Wisniewski said he wants...
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