Joe Hernandez

New Jersey will eliminate surcharges on motor vehicle violations, which defendants are required to pay in addition to court-imposed fines and penalties.

In the annual speech before the Legislature, the first-term Democrat again pitched it as a way to raise revenue, fund his progressive political agenda.

Democratic leaders in the New Jersey Senate failed to rally enough support for a bill that would eliminate the religious exemption for childhood vaccines.

A major lawsuit against the state of New Jersey over racial and socioeconomic segregation in the public school system moves forward.

The new partnership between the Anti-Defamation League, or ADL, and the NAACP comes just weeks after a fatal shooting at a Jewish deli in Jersey City.

New Jersey lawmakers advanced bills this week that aim to register more people to vote and change how the state draws legislative district maps.

Proposal offers rebates for electric vehicle purchases in hopes of reducing greenhouse gas emissions.

Murphy hopes to supplant lost federal funding with state money as Title X Trump lawsuit continues.

New law aims to prevent employers from low-balling women and job applicants of color.

Nearly 73,000 people on probation or parole will have a chance to vote in the 2020 election under a law signed by Gov. Phil Murphy.

Working for the Census pays $17.50 per hour in South Jersey. Camden County officials say good local hires are essential to getting an accurate count.

Results of a survey of 250 riders were released by the nonprofit Tri-State Transportation Campaign. Gov. Murphy has made improving the system a priority.