Cheap Jersey gas is a thing of the past. Will the extra funds we pay at the pump prevent infrastructure problems in the future? No ...
Kip Bateman
State Sen. Kip Bateman discusses why he wants the gas tax repealed and how his alternative legislation would replenish the Transportation Trust Fund.
Was the Bridgegate scandal a cruel and callous abuse of power as prosecutors contend? Or a simple traffic study? Time for closing arguments. The 2016 ...
Democratic leadership spoke about how the 23-cent gas tax increase will help extend the Hudson-Bergen Light Rail into Bergen County.
The silver lining in the gas tax hike deal to pay for road and bridge repairs: Funding to ease the commute and boost the economy ...
Gov. Chris Christie conditionally vetoed a bill implementing a constitutional amendment dedicating 4 percent of the corporate business tax to preserving open space, farmland and ...
Expect fireworks over the governor's veto of open space funding. He says it contained not enough for parks and flood zones. And too much micro-managing. ...
New Jersey is one of two states where it's illegal to sell home-baked goods outside of bake sales and charity events. Sen. Kip Bateman wants ...
A cash crisis could equal cuts to staff and programs in Lakewood. What's forcing the drastic decisions. The governor says Atlantic City needs a state ...
The Judiciary Committee heard testimony advocating for the legalization of cannabis in New Jersey. Proponents claim that the War on Drugs is a failure, and ...
Legalizing marijuana in the Garden State. Experts assert a pot crop could pump cash into state coffers. Even though no opponents were heard from, the ...
For the first time, Gov. Christie was overridden by the state Senate as they voted against his veto of a bill aimed at notifying police ...
It's a first. The first time the state senate has overridden a Governor Christie veto. The issue: a gun control measure barring anyone ever committed ...
A big win for advocates of developmentally disabled people being cared for out-of-state. New Jersey's mandate they all be brought home is on hold. New ...
A new bipartisan bill will allow families to opt out of the Return Home NJ program, which brings developmentally disabled people currently in out-of-state facilities ...
Federal extended unemployment benefits expire, impacting 90,000 New Jerseyans. Tax benefits for mass transit riders will drop soon. And the arts take center stage at ...
New Jersey State Senate Leaders are within a feud over recent funding cuts to members of the Senate.
The Senate Law and Public Safety Committee approved seven bills strengthening gun laws in New Jersey.
Sen. "Kip" Bateman was one of the legislators behind the bill banning synthetic marijuana that Gov. Christie signed into law last week. Another bill he's ...
Republican Sen. Kip Bateman (R-16) calls for a wait and see approach to the state's economic forecast.