NJ Spotlight NewsSenate bill package proposes higher taxes, prohibits points-betting for minors and more
NJ Spotlight NewsSenate bill package proposes higher taxes, prohibits points-betting for minors and more
NJ Spotlight NewsUS Supreme Court decision on Roe v. Wade left the door open to other challenges

Democrats pushed for the ballot measure citing concerns that a new map would be rushed. But opponents argue that delaying the map won’t account for ...

Two bills passed a legislative committee this week that would protect businesses and patients involved with medical marijuana industry.

The state Assembly on Monday voted unanimously to ban so-called “gay panic” as a defense in murder cases.

Advocates and some lawmakers say Murphy's plan doesn’t go far enough to wean the state from the fossil fuels that have been linked to global ...

Gov. Phil Murphy and Attorney General Gurbir Grewal announced that they’re taking on the Trump administration over the $10,000 cap on state and local tax ...

The most powerful Democrat in the state -- Phil Murphy -- is at odds with the number two and three Democrats -- George Norcross and ...

If all goes smoothly, Jersey residents could start enrolling through the state exchange in the fall of 2020 for health care coverage that would start ...

Some of the Legislatures priorities saw a vote in the Assembly and the Senate, but some major priorities will have to wait until 2019.

The bill would allow someone who's already collecting a pension and is then elected to public office to boost their pension based on the new ...

Murphy says revitalizing NJ Transit is one of his to priorities and his new budget contains $242 million in new money for the agency.

Progressive agenda items were at the top of the list during Thursday's Assembly committee hearings.

NJ Transit executives admitted the agency is already facing a $12,000 federal fine for missing a PTC planning deadline.

The task force recommends spending $400 million on upgrades to an aging system that costs the state almost a quarter of its treated drinking water ...

New Jersey has some pipes that date back to the Civil War, an infrastructure so compromised that NJ loses 130 million gallons of treated water ...

Bills to ban governor from using state beach house and fining legislators for shutting down the government advance to Senate.

Preserving Joint Base McGuire Dix Lakehurst. Could senators find compromise on defense that they couldn't reach on health care. Voting on back pay for government ...

Transit officials delivered promising reports a week and a half into Amtrak’s emergency track repairs.

How have Amtrak's rail repairs affected commuters? Ten days in lawmakers grade top transit officials progress. How would gubernatorial candidates handle health care in the ...