New Jersey
Ruling changes landscape for pursuit of gay marriage in N.J.
Supporters of gay marriage in New Jersey see the Supreme Court’s ruling on DOMA as a huge boost for political and legal efforts to ...
13 years ago
FEMA boosts aid to N.J. towns hit by Sandy
The Federal Emergency Management Agency has OK’d a plan to boost aid to New Jersey towns hit hard by Superstorm Sandy. U.S. ...
13 years ago
Paula Deen, voting rights and the ‘New South’
This is commentary from political blogger and cartoonist Rob Tornoe. People have changed. That se ...
13 years ago
Limits placed on tailgate parties for XTU Anniversary Concert in Camden
Memories of drunken concert-goers making a mess of Camden’s Waterfront remain fresh in the minds of some residents as they brace fo ...
13 years ago
N.J. moves to update Megan’s Law requirements, exceptions
The budget committee in the New Jersey Senate has advanced legislation to update Megan’s Law. The bill specifies that a youn ...
13 years ago
N.J. prepares to target prostitution at Super Bowl
New Jersey is preparing for a possible increase in human trafficking activity when the state hosts the Super Bowl at the Meadowlands in J ...
13 years ago
N.J. plans crack down on prostitution at Super Bowl
New Jersey law enforcement officials are discussing ways to crack down on those who force women and children into prostitution leading up ...
13 years ago
NTSB to hold hearing into Paulsboro train derailment
The National Transportation Safety Board is planning a hearing to gather facts about a November train derailment in New Jersey that cause ...
13 years ago
N.J. moves to keep drunken drivers off the road
Anyone convicted of drunken driving will be required to install an ignition interlock device in their car, should a proposal advanced Mon ...
13 years ago
N.J. lawmakers approve $32.9 billion budget
It’s now up to Gov. Chris Christie to sign New Jersey’s new $32.9 billion budget. The Assembly voted 52-to-25 to pass it Mond ...
13 years ago
ACLU files suit over N.J. grants to religious schools
One woman who last year voted in favor of allowing New Jersey to borrow money for higher education now is part of a coalition suing the s ...
13 years ago
Which N.J. politicians got all that Birdsall money?
The well-connected engineering firm Birdsall Services Group that pleaded guilty to evading New Jersey’s “Pay to Play” l ...
13 years ago
N.J.’s First Lady helps kick off summer on Seaside Heights’ boardwalk
New Jersey’s first lady Mary Pat Christie helped kick off the summer Friday morning by nailing a symbolic last plank into the Seasi ...
13 years ago
Open-space constitutional amendment could be on November ballot in New Jersey
With strong bipartisan support, the Senate yesterday overwhelmingly approved a measure that would ask voters to divert more than $200 mil ...
13 years ago
New Jersey outsources marketing and sales divisions of its lottery
New Jersey has signed a contract to outsource part of the state lottery operation and collect $120 million from the vendor as part of the ...
13 years ago