State lawmakers are on the verge of passing their first pay increase in more than two decades

Incumbents also prove their power, holding onto seats statewide while voter turnout dips below 10%

Open slots, contested seats, drop-box deadlines: Help choose NJ’s contenders for fall election

Redrawn districts, retiring legislators, candidates running off the party line: The upcoming primary is one to watch

The redrawn districts may be unfamiliar, and familiar names are stepping down, opening the primaries to a host of newcomers

Governor allocates $43M to new ‘hub-and-spoke' model. Advocates of in-school services question the effectiveness of an untested program

Critical care for the incarcerated. Who pays? A financial crisis closes parochial schools. And cooling centers are saving lives this steamy summer.

Former Gov. Richard Codey says that New Jersey could become the first state in the country to increase the smoking age to 21 if legislation ...

New details, investigations and poll numbers in the George Washington Bridge scandal. Federal investigators probing a controversial TV commercial featuring the governor. And new battles ...

Sen. Richard Codey says that he has heard that there are political forces that have tried to stop the GWB lane closure investigation, but he ...