Sweeney says legal weed bill could get vote next month.
Ron Rice
Assemblyman Jamel Holley has put forth a series of amendments to garner support to advance a bill to legalize marijuana statewide. One of the key ...
The word in Trenton on Thursday is that both houses have agreed on the parameters of the budget.
Decriminalization effort continues, but the bill's path to law is likely to be blocked by Senate President Steve Sweeney.
Monday, four lawmakers said they would introduce bills to restore voting rights to those in prison, on parole and probation — which would effect roughly ...
The Legislative Black Caucus hosted a series of hearings in the hopes of slowing down the marijuana legalization effort in the state.
Sen. Rice says decriminalizing marijuana would help his community more than legalization.
According to new research, about 20 percent of the state’s population lives in hard-to-count communities, which could make 2020 Census data less reliable.
A New Jersey’s Institute for Social Justice study shows approximately 94,000 New Jerseyans can’t vote because of a felony conviction.
Democratic and republican lawmakers push for greater accountability from landlords they claim are taking advantage of low-income families.
Does the state have enough water to handle a growing population, aging infrastructure and emergencies? Can owners of state subsidized apartments be fined for delivering ...
Irvington officials are upset with political leadership that can't come to an agreement on how to fund road projects under the Transportation Trust Fund.
With hundreds of road projects on hold and hundreds of workers idled, Democratic lawmakers call on leadership to break the impasse over the Transportation Trust ...
Eighteen of New Jersey’s 120 state lawmakers are African-American. They make up the Legislative Black Caucus. The caucus, the NAACP and other organizations held three ...
Christie's top agenda item -- to end the heroin epidemic -- is being expanded across state lines. State control of local schools may come to ...
Union members from around New Jersey and politicians gathered at the State House to rally against Verizon. The company hasn't scheduled any talks since workers ...
Lawmakers try blocking Gov. Christie's move to ease firearm transport laws and make it easier for residents to obtain carry permits. No new talks, but ...
Gov. Christie and Senate President Sweeney support a state takeover of Atlantic City, but Assembly Speaker Prieto wants to amend the bill to preserve existing ...
Christie calls a timeout on lifting hospitals tax exempt status. Too many towns have slammed tax courts with lawsuits demanding their "fair share" of hospital ...
The Senate Health Committee heard from health care professionals, drug addiction prevention advocates and a reporter who did a series on heroin addiction about the ...