Surveillance cameras, controlled entries, shatterproof glass. Not just the stuff of hardened institutions anymore. How New Jersey's nonprofits and houses of worship are boosting security. ...
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Senate President Steve Sweeney said the Christie-Prieto deal the Assembly approved to raise the gas tax and lower the sales tax doesn't make financial sense ...
With a day to close the books on the 2016 state budget, legislators faced a jam-packed calendar of issues to pass. And they punted. The ...
Because Democrats anticipate Gov. Christie will veto a bill that raises the gas tax, they don't want to pass that measure without enough Republican support ...
It's the week they dole out the money. Wrapping up the state budget has as much to do with votes to override a veto as ...
A proposed bill to save the Transportation Trust Fund would raise the gas tax 23 cents per gallon. Although the bill has sponsors from both ...
The hefty gas tax hike to fund road and bridge repairs gets it's first hearing one week before the well runs dry. Is this goodbye ...
Martin Robins, founding director of the Alan Voorhees Transportation Center at Rutgers, is hopeful that the Legislature will take action to replenish the Transportation Trust ...
Dangerous cargo. How safe are those oil trains carting millions of gallons of combustible crude through Bergen County? A powerful coalition's set to find out. ...
Politico reported that emails came out in court documents showing Gov. Christie's Intergovernmental Affairs unit, which has since been disbanded, may have been improperly engaged ...
Sen. Ray Lesniak proposed revising the jet fuel tax to include all jet fuel dispensed in the Garden State, not just what is consumed in ...
Did Gov. Christie know before the George Washington Bridge scandal that his office was improperly mixing politics and governance? Would legalizing pot generate enough money ...
Sen. Jennifer Beck was at a rally in Freehold to speak out against a proposal to replenish the Transportation Trust Fund with a 23-cent gas ...
Scores of people rally around an alternative to raising the gas tax. But even that will cause some shared pain. Police on the watch for ...
Lawmakers released plans to pump $20 billion into the Transportation Trust Fund over 10 years by raising the gas tax while also lowering the estate ...
We might be paying more at the pump. A plan to fill the coffers to fix the highways contains a tax on gas. And that's ...
Assembly Speaker Vincent Prieto talks about the changes in the final version of the Atlantic City rescue bill and about the importance of funding the ...
The fight to roll back Christie's efforts to loosen strict gun laws. Starting with deciding who should be allowed to carry. And who shouldn't. A ...
Phil Murphy is the first gubernatorial candidate to announce his candidacy in the 2017 governor's race.
Atlantic City remains in limbo. Awaiting a deal to stave off bankruptcy. At least warring legislators are back on speaking terms. The race to replace ...