Pending bill would rewrite changes made to bolster pension fund

Sen. Linda Greenstein says many volunteer squads have reduced their services or shuttered entirely

A proposed bill would set enforceable nursing staff ratios at different levels

VIVA takes ‘trauma-informed approach’ to bring peace to victims of gun violence, improve mental health outcomes

All 120 seats in the state Legislature were on the ballot

The bill tackles both unemployment and the supply of protective equipment as the state weathers a second wave of the coronavirus.

While much of the country is experiencing an exodus of older, retired volunteers from the job out of fear of COVID-19 infection, New Jersey’s recruitment ...

New law shifts burden of proof in workers' compensation claims. Employees don't have to prove they were infected on the job

The Senate Labor Committee voted along party lines in favor of raising wages by $4.50 over five years to help frontline workers exposed to communicable ...

New Jersey's Senate Law and Public Safety Committee advanced a bill to increase minority recruitment for police departments. One senator said the numbers show one ...

The Senate Law and Public Safety Committee heard testimony from from Attorney General Gurbir Grewal, Newark Mayor Ras Baraka and others on how far the ...

A new effort to impose a statewide ban on plastic bags and other single-use totes won approval in the state Senate on Thursday, in the ...

Environmentalists and some lawmakers say a bill pending before state Legislature offers a solution to "range anxiety."

Senate President Sweeney calls the high number of New Jerseyans exposed to lead in drinking water a crisis.

A bipartisan collection of state senators is pushing to revive a panel dedicated to helping the public — and especially business owners — clear a ...

Commissioners Asaro-Angelo and McCabe answered questions from the Senate Budget Committee about the proposed FY 2020 budget.

The state's Computer Science for All grant program hopes to inspire more STEM scholars.

Grewal tells lawmakers to expect an activist attorney general.

Testimony in the Senate Public Safety Committee lasted for hours, with residents on both sides of the debate using the hearing as a final opportunity ...

An ongoing scandal at Edna Mahan Correctional Facility could threaten the DOC commissioner's confirmation.