New Jersey Lawmakers May Take Up Issue Of Parents Paying For College Tuition
Two New Jersey lawmakers are weighing new legislation in reaction to a case that has sparked outrage over the role of courts and the rights of divorced parents.
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Two New Jersey lawmakers are weighing new legislation in reaction to a case that has sparked outrage over the role of courts and the rights of divorced parents.
AAA Mid-Atlantic says the average price of a gallon of regular gas in the state on Friday was $2.55, down 10 cents from last week.
Raising taxes to pay for road, bridge, and rail projects is the only way to solve a thorny transportation issue, some lawmakers say, and educating voters on why that's necessary is a key part to finding a solution.
Four days after a private plane crashed into a Maryland home, residents in Brick, New Jersey came together to remember the woman and two children inside the home.
Stockton College of New Jersey has completed its $18 million purchase of the former Showboat Casino Hotel in Atlantic City. The school has big plans for what it will call its "Island Campus."
It's the result of months of conversation between students and their university.
The incident was reported around 5 p.m. Friday on the Garden State Parkway southbound, north of Exit 48 near Port Republic.
A southern New Jersey woman has admitted stealing about $40,000 in benefit money from the Federal Emergency Management Agency after major storms hit the state in recent years.
Judge Gloria Burns has granted a request by Revel Entertainment to cancel the $110-million sale to Toronto-based Brookfield Asset Management.
A New Jersey man is in custody after a multi-state police pursuit Thursday evening.
New Jersey lawmakers are taking steps to attract small new casinos to Atlantic City and increase home ownership there as the city reels from a financial crisis partly brought on by the closings of large casino resorts this year.
Eleven people face charges for alleged roles in a ring that federal prosecutors say trafficked heroin, powder cocaine and crack cocaine in the Atlantic City area.
New Jersey's state auditor is calling on the state to stop paying minimum wage for work done by sex offenders who are ordered to remain in custody at the Adult Diagnostic and Treatment Center after they have completed their prison terms.
The owners of the Trump Taj Mahal casino say Atlantic City's main casino workers' union has reneged on a deal to keep the casino open and save its 3,000 jobs.
A new poll shows a majority of New Jersey voters do not think Gov. Chris Christie would make a good president.
Deptford Police say it happened around 9:40 p.m. Monday at Macy's at the Deptford Mall.
Sen. Diane Allen, a Burlington County Republican, said Wednesday she'll introduce a bill creating the Education Initiative for Former Casino Workers. It would dedicate at least $1 million a year from the state Labor Department's Workforce Development Partnership Fund to provide training and education to workers laid off from Atlantic City casinos within the past two years.
New Jersey voters want to see transit improvements like a new tunnel for trains to New York. They just don't want to pay for it.
The actual moves are expected in coming years, starting in 2015, and the tax credits don't kick in until then.
New Jersey isn't giving up on its effort to attract small new casinos to Atlantic City.
The Atlantic City region lost 9,900 jobs over the past 12 months, battered by the closure of four of Atlantic City's 12 casinos, according to data released Tuesday.
The bill approved by a state Senate committee on Monday would not require transgender people to undergo gender reassignment surgery.
Day 2 of New Jersey's annual black bear hunt faces a wet and cold start as a nor'easter brings heavy rain and sleet to parts of the state.
Heavy rain from a Nor'easter is soaking parts of New Jersey, raising the threat of coastal flooding.
There was strong Republican backlash Monday as the Democrat-led committee investigating the George Washington Bridge scandal released a preliminary report.
