Democrats must put forward a new nominee by end of August

Lt. Gov. Sheila Oliver, who died Tuesday, had a number of firsts to her name

Senate President Nick Scutari took over as acting governor on Monday

What’s his approach to some hot-button issues that have arisen since the start of his term?

Bergen Record columnist Charles Stile assesses the prospects

The former Senate president talks about his accomplishments and regrets, and says he's not going away

Sen. Teresa Ruiz will become Senate majority leader, a first for a Latina

Assembly colleague said he hopes departing Senate president will consider running for governor

Advocates for fair school funding thanked lawmakers for mapping out a plan for full funding and then expressed offense.

Despite the improvements being made, questions about funding and staffing still plague the agency.

Murphy is still working the phones and hoping for help from Sweeney to get enough votes to pass the bill.

Sweeney says the rest of his proposed reforms will be drafted by April. The budget battle, though, is likely to take quite a bit longer.

Legislative leaders were briefed on the budget Monday afternoon by treasury officials.

Middletown Mayor Tony Perry says raising the state’s minimum wage to $15 an hour will have a massive impact on towns.

Critics say the state should live within its means by reforming health care and pensions instead of selling assets.

The speech covered a lot of territory. Whether it moved the needle on Murphy’s relationship with Sweeney, we’ll have to wait and see.

As the state spent billions to spur job growth and attract new businesses, a new audit suggests New Jersey has yet to see a return ...

For this fiscal year, Gov. Phil Murphy and the Legislature raised taxes by $1.4 billion, and many legislative leaders are opposed to raising them again.

Murphy acknowledged commuters’ aggravation, particularly their concern that he might fix NJ Transit’s ongoing budget woes, in part, by raising fares.

Coughlin, speaking at the Southern New Jersey Development Council's Public Policy Breakfast, gave a quick update on the legislative agenda for the remainder of this ...