Proposals Would Shrink New Jersey Health Benefits
New Jersey's Republican governor and the Democratic state Senate president agree that public workers must pay more for their health benefits.
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New Jersey's Republican governor and the Democratic state Senate president agree that public workers must pay more for their health benefits.
Although former D.C. Schools Chancellor Michelle Rhee lost her job, Rhee has "pivoted hard and has become a national political force to be reckoned with"...
The mayors of Camden, Trenton and Newark spent about an hour with New Jersey Governor Chris Christie yesterday discussing ways to handle the financial challenges facing them as the state trims its' own spending.
The special plates include a gold star and the words "Gold Star Parent." It will cost $25 to defray manufacturing costs.
Gov. Chris Christie recently signed legislation that requires the Department of Community Affairs to immediately post the current budget—and the last three adopted budgets—of any municipality or county that does not have its own website.
You know that tunnel under the Hudson River that New Jersey Governor Chris Christie decided not to build because it was too expensive? An escalating war of words over returning federal funds already spent on the canceled project could cost the state even more money in the eyes of the leader of the opposition in Trenton.
New Jersey's fiscal crunch will not, apparently, affect the state's ability to tackle winter storms, even though all available money for snow removal this year has already been spent.
The vast majority of Delaware utility customers were unaffected by the latest snowstorm to hit the region, with few power outages reported.
Gov. Chris Christie said he intends to restore property tax rebates to some New Jersey homeowners. However, the check won't be in the mail.
New Jersey Gov. Chris Christie told anti-abortion activists gathered in the bitter cold Monday that they have an ally in him.
New Jersey Governor Chris Christie is expected to sign a measure that could lead to construction of three new power plants in the state, including one in West Deptford. It's got the utility industry crying foul and ready the challenge the plan.
New Jersey Governor Chris Christie has announced a plan to replenish the state's dwindling Transportation Trust Fund and he says he'll do it without raising taxes.
New Jersey education officials have released the results of annual standardized tests and they suggest there's a lot of work to be done to make sure every student in the Garden State gets an equal opportunity to succeed.
Reeling from competition all around it, Atlantic City is counting on two new, smaller casinos to help it regain its winning edge.
New Jersey's highest court has tough questions for a lawyer who says Gov. Chris Christie's cuts to public school subsidies is unconstitutional.
Deep budget cuts are partly to blame for the slow cleanup following the blizzard that blanketed the Garden State this week, some municipal leaders said Thursday.
New Jersey's Governor and Lieutenant Governor have been on holiday vacations this week. Given the weekend blizzard, they're likely to face some serious questions when they get back.
New Jersey state government offices are opening two hours late Monday as the state begins digging out from the first major snow storm of the season.
New Jersey's beleaguered pension system for public workers has plunged into a deeper hole.
The case grabbed national attention and the ardent support of gun rights activists after a man was sent to jail for guns he bought legally.
Gov. Chris Christie has nominated a reform-minded executive who once ran the nation's largest for-profit public school management company to become New Jersey's next education commissioner.
New Jersey's state Senate is considering defying Gov. Chris Christie over his plans to regulate medical marijuana more strictly than lawmakers say they envisioned when they voted to allow pot for some patients.
Democrats in the New Jersey Senate say they're planning to move forward with a vote Monday to force Gov. Chris Christie to rewrite strict new rules on medical marijuana.
New Jersey has gotten a big bill from the feds for canceling the expensive project that would have put a second commuter rail tunnel under the Hudson River to New York City.
"No chance. Here's the thing: why would I want a less powerful job than I have now? Being the governor of New Jersey is it -- it's great."
