Legislature approves raft of tax increases to help fund record-high spending

Final votes Monday on nearly $59 billion state budget and related tax increases

Rutgers study says underage buyers bought on more than 40% of visits to stores

The city council approved a ban on any kind of smoking, including marijuana

The Senate health committee voted to ban the sale of cigarettes, tobacco and vaping products.

The Campaign for Tobacco-Free Kids says more than 3.6 million middle and high school students used e-cigarettes last year alone.

The 2006 law banned smoking in bars and restaurants. This new law takes effect in six months and fines people for smoking on beaches and ...

The bill now awaits the governor's signature. About 10 percent of New Jersey's population are smokers.

Gov. Christie tells us what he thinks of the Sweeney/Prieto plan to solve public school funding. Forty years ago Joanne Chesimard was convicted of killing ...

Critical care for the incarcerated. Who pays? A financial crisis closes parochial schools. And cooling centers are saving lives this steamy summer.

Former Gov. Richard Codey says that New Jersey could become the first state in the country to increase the smoking age to 21 if legislation ...