Critics assail cash-hungry towns for approving projects in pursuit of revenue

It might be a new sound for parents: hearing their children beg to go to school. But that’s the feeling among most kids in New ...

Overdose deaths are on the rise in New Jersey. People affected by addiction are working to help others impacted by the disease on Overdose Awareness ...

Newark is at a crossroads. Crime is up and the human cost of fighting it mounts. The future of public safety, public schools, public housing. ...

Playgrounds in all 17 elementary schools in Hamilton have been closed after hazardous conditions were found at one school.

The annual Walk to Washington -- 200 miles of networking opportunities. Mayor Baraka sounds off about the sit-in at Newark schools. And the oil train ...

Classes in Hamilton Township started 90 minutes late for a final teacher training on administering the PARCC tests.

How is Homeland Security preventing home-grown terror? Port Authority reform. It's not over yet. The right to vote: it's not in the Constitution yet. And ...

Those who get health insurance through the Affordable Care Act must fill out additional tax forms when filing their returns.

Three years out is the 2017 governor's race off and running? Seeking tax revenues for cities with Urban Enterprise Zones. And Bay Head's oceanfront homeowners ...

Caesars Interactive Entertainment was fined $10,000 for emailing a promotion to more than 250 gamblers on New Jersey's self exclusion list.

Long-distance governing? Changing the state constitution so Christie can rule and run. A worrisome wrinkle in the new virus. A shining new center for Camden's ...

Seven cases of enterovirus D68 have been confirmed in New Jersey, which has parents worried for their children's health.

Say goodbye to the Showboat. Another Atlantic City casino says it's closing. Airing their differences. You'll hear from key figures in the budget battle. And ...

Officials attribute the drop in the number of chronic homeless in Mercer County to its programs that offer services quickly when people become homeless.

Local officials make sure NJ lawmakers get the message, unfunded mandates drive up property taxes and make it tough on Garden State residents.

New plan would limit superintendent salaries to $175,000 -- just what the governor earns -- and could go as low as $120,000

When it comes to protecting communities from flooding and erosion, neither the state nor local governments may be up to the task.