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With election for governor’s successor this year, environmental advocates say 100% clean electricity target for 2035 needs to be made law

AG Matt Platkin announces NJ is leading other states in a lawsuit to block the order

Progressives liken the order to former President Donald Trump’s travel bans

Civil Service Commission to identify jobs that don’t need a college diploma

Governor's executive order protects adult, minor patients and health care providers

Former state Sen. Ray Lesniak says resumption is ‘unjustified’

Biden says the quickest way to ensure access is for Congress to codify it into law

The order creates national standards for training and requires federal agencies to update use-of-force policies

For the new president, after the pomp and ceremony, it was time to get to work

Gov. Phil Murphy ordered the attorney general to sue Asbury Park Friday after the city council voted to defy rules that ban restaurants from offering ...

Republican legislators are looking to reign in the governor's executive powers through a constitutional amendment that would limit the length of gubernatorial executive orders to ...

Murphy made the announcement Thursday during citizenship swearing-in ceremonies in Camden. Advocates say it’s a campaign promise kept.

Advocates claim officials reportedly have no comprehensive database and no protocols in place to identify and reunite children with parents, some of whom may already ...

Expanded gun crime data will "blame and shame" states with weaker regulations.

Murphy set a goal of 3,500 megawatts of wind-generated energy by 2030.

Murphy says the "restrictive" medical marijuana program hurts the state's neediest patients.

Murphy's first action as governor was signing an executive order on pay equity for women, signaling the fighting to end gender discrimination as a top ...

Gov. Christie signed an executive order to help New Jersey taxpayers.

President Trump’s action has left some stranded and others wondering about their future travel.