(AP Photo/Wayne Parry, File)Mayors and lawmakers unite in attempt to dismantle NJ building policy that's stricter than federal government's
(AP Photo/Wayne Parry, File)Mayors and lawmakers unite in attempt to dismantle NJ building policy that's stricter than federal government's
(Courtesy of Ducks Unlimited)Standing water will be helped to escape more rapidly, restoring the marshes to their natural state

The storm was a defining moment in Christie’s political career

A new report out Tuesday suggests that what made Sandy super was not simply the confluence of forces of nature, but, significantly our impact on ...

It may be hard to fathom, but some residents hit hard by Sandy are still not back in their homes

A teachers union's turned on a top lawmaker. A knocked down, drag out race for the state Senate could cost a record breaking $16 million. ...

Bolstering the use of naloxone and recovery coaches in the fight against the opioid addiction. The governor’s task force on the opioid crisis releases a ...

Flooded trains cost NJ Transit millions of dollars during Sandy. Now the agency is looking for a better storage solution.

Ninety percent of beach projects rely on federal money. Shore businesses are responsible for half of New Jersey's tourism dollars, which amounts to $20 billion.

Trump's proposed budget gets put to the test. Calculating the cost to New Jersey of cuts to programs for the working poor. Closing the wage ...

A controversial move that could boost state revenues while squeezing out drug dealers. Legalizing pot. Will it pass? A controversial reversal of criminal justice reforms. ...

John Porcari, interim director of the Gateway Program Development Corporation, spoke about the Gateway Project, which he calls the most urgent infrastructure project in America.

The Robert Wood Johnson Foundation took a close look at emergency preparedness state by state. New Jersey scored a 6.8 on the 10-point scale: right ...

Protests amid progress in Atlantic City. A first-in-a-generation development's started as demonstrators decry state control. State senators wrestle with how to fund health care while ...

A Trump administration proposal would fund the construction of a Mexico border wall with the help of surcharges on flood insurance policies, including more than ...

The biggest cost of the health care replacement could be the loss of health insurance for millions of people, as soon as next year. A ...

The New Jersey Supreme Court ruled that municipalities are responsible for making up for affordable housing need incurred from 1999 to 2015, when the Council ...

The school funding fight. If Christie's "Fairness Formula" cuts taxes for the rich and education for the poor, do lawmakers have a better fix? Trump ...

Instead of one lump pension payment at the end of each fiscal year, a new law calls for smaller payments made at the end of ...

After two prior vetoes, a new pension funding plan is signed into law. Is the third time the charm? Or could the fund still come ...