Benjie Wimberly will be the first Black state senator for Passaic County

Bill also lets county clerks reject slogans, allow appeals, but advocates want more

Businesses owned by women, minorities get far fewer contracts. Lawmakers announce bill package to change that

Proposed legislation would allow for some exceptions

The potential candidates appear to include those who sought to replace Rep. Bill Pascrell

Interview: Jean Sinzdak, associate director at the Center for Women and Politics

Other contenders drop out as Sen. Nellie Pou receives strong endorsements

Sen. Cory Booker: ‘He’s a Jersey legend’

Xavier McClain of Linden was on life support before he died

The new bill would give every municipality the authority to create a civilian complaint review board with subpoena power.

New language in a so-called cleanup marijuana bill that made its way through an Assembly committee on Friday downgrades possession to a civil offense for ...

While more than half of students in New Jersey are nonwhite, just 16% of teachers are, according to the state Department of Education.

Budget hearings continue through April and part of May.

People came seeking more state funding, but only got three minutes to make their case before the Assembly Budget Committee.

The law requires an independent investigation if someone dies in police custody or during an interaction with law enforcement, instead of allowing local prosecutors to ...

The bill would require the attorney general to investigate all police-involved fatal shootings.

Bitterness lingers, and after two-plus generations under state control, kids struggle. PARCC test scores remain low, but graduation rates have nearly doubled since 2009.

Parents from school districts that believe they are underfunded packed the latest state budget hearing. Members of the Assembly questioned the acting education commissioner about ...

If you have a phone, you're paying a fee for 911 emergency service. That's what the bill says. But is that where your money goes? ...

In the spring, the Paterson school district eliminated the $400,000 student accident insurance coverage for this year, which means students must use their families' insurance ...