Joe Hernandez

Two key committees in the N.J. Legislature have approved bills to legalize recreational marijuana and allow past offenders to expunge their criminal records.

New Jersey's "ghost gun" law bans manufacturers from selling partially assembled guns that can be built into fully functional, untraceable firearms.

As Cory Booker pledges to New Hampshire voters a woman will be on the presidential ticket, some urged him to take a step back and let female candidate take nomination.

The former Phil Murphy campaign official and former state employee denies the rape allegation and laments how it has affected his family, but does not discuss it at length.

A New Jersey Assembly panel backs plan to allow the state to sell ad space on government websites. Some object that ad placement could signify the Garden State’s endorsement.

The plan would allow an inmate who is 65 or older and who has completed at least a third of his or her sentence for a less serious crime to apply for geriatric parole.

The bill would allow survivors to file civil lawsuits against their sexual abusers for conduct that took place years or even decades earlier.

The day after he proposed increasing NJ Transit’s budget by $25 million, Gov. Phil Murphy says he’s open to boosting it even more.

New Jersey Gov. Phil Murphy wants those making $1 million a year to pay more. Currently those making $5 million pay the top tax rate.

The New Jersey Supreme Court ruled Monday that medical experts can testify about whether they believe plaintiffs are faking the symptoms of an injury for personal gain.

Study suggests a variety of ways to reduce back bay flooding: storm surge barriers, levees, floodwalls, building lifts, living shorelines, and reefs.

The aide to former Gov. Chris Christie was resentenced in federal court after a federal appeals court last year threw out two of the seven charges against him.