New Jersey Assembly Approves Fracking Waste Treatment Ban
Lawmakers have approved legislation that bans hydraulic fracturing byproducts created in other states from entering New Jersey.
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Lawmakers have approved legislation that bans hydraulic fracturing byproducts created in other states from entering New Jersey.
New Jersey discovered that of its 85 red-light cameras, 63 have not been calibrated to make sure the "yellow" light is long enough to comply with state law.
New York Gov. Andrew Cuomo confirms his proposal to decriminalize small amounts of marijuana possessed in public is dead.
After years of struggle, New York State will soon have the nation's first anti-cyber bullying law. The bill just passed through the Assembly and the Senate, and now awaits Gov. Andrew Cuomo's signature.
They already make more money then lawmakers in 47 other states. And now New York State's part-time legislators are reportedly trying to give themselves a big raise.
For the second Sunday in a row, Mayor Michael Bloomberg took to the pulpit of a Brooklyn church to defend the city's stop-and-frisk policy. The mayor's speech came hours before New Yorkers who are angry about the policy will take part in a silent march to call for an end to it.
A measure approved Friday in a New Jersey Assembly committee requires parents and teens to attend a driver's education class if the child is to obtain a license.
There will be no more arrests and no more fear of deportation for as many as 800,000 immigrants who came to the United States as children and have since had no criminal records.
Alarming accusations of Metropolitan Transportation Authority workers cutting corners and surfing the Internet instead of riding the rails surfaced on Friday. And if that's not all, a high-ranking executive has been accused of getting her domestic partner a cushy job.
Mayor Michael Bloomberg says trains between New York and New Jersey should not have been halted because President Barack Obama was in town.
Thursday night, several streets around the city will closed. The Obamas headed to the West Village for a campaign fundraiser at the home of Sarah Jessica Parker and to Midtown for a stop at the Plaza Hotel.
Douglas Kennedy stands accused of harassing two nurses in a maternity ward tussle. Their colleagues were on hand Thursday, as he went to court in Mount Kisco.
Teens trying to get anything other than their ears pierced could soon be banned from doing so across New York State if their parents don't sign-off on it for them.
Sixty two acres of rough and tumble small businesses, auto repair shops and iron works in the shadow of Citi Field will be wiped off the map and replaced by a 1 million square-foot mall, hotel, among other things.
Old Bridge Mayor Owen Henry was about to turn into the municipal complex when he was pulled over and given a summons on Tuesday.
