New Jersey
Democrats buck Christie demand for tax cut
The Democratic-controlled Legislature called Gov. Chris Christie’s bluff yesterday, voting unanimously to raise income taxes on mil ...
13 years ago
N.J. Assembly passes $32B state budget plan
Days before the end-of-the-month deadline, New Jersey lawmakers voted along party lines to pass a new state budget that was introduced b ...
13 years ago
Craft beer fans applaud passing of N.J. brewpub legislation
Assembly Bill 1227, which would allow New Jersey craft brewers more flexibility t ...
13 years ago
Ban on moving fracking waste into New Jersey now up to Christie
New Jersey’s Senate has given final legislative approval to a bill banning the treatment, disposal, or storage of fracking waste in ...
13 years ago
Dems’ $31.7 billion budget plan goes to full N.J. Legislature for vote
It’s now up to the full Legislature to decide whether to approve the New Jersey budget proposed by majority Democrats. A vote in th ...
13 years ago
N.J. Assembly set to vote on marijuana decriminalization
The New Jersey Assembly is set to vote on a measure Monday that would decriminalize possession of small amounts of marijuana. The ...
13 years ago
Kirk Cameron’s July visit to Jersey Shore represents ‘growing pains’ of homophobic bigotry
Coming soon to the Jersey Shore — a former child TV star turned born-again bigot to tell all gay people why they’re ruining the E ...
13 years ago
Map: Where to avoid ecologically sensitive areas in Barnegat Bay
Police and Department of Environmental Protection authorities will be sweeping Barnegat Bay periodically this summer to ensure boaters ar ...
13 years ago
Despite unstable economy, N.J. homeowners still paying to refurbish gardens
Aimee Bentley is passionate about horticulture. So much so that in 2005, the 30 something Audubon, New Jersey entrepreneur turned her hor ...
13 years ago
N.J. Democrats try again for tax surcharge on millionaires
Democrats in the New Jersey Legislature are advancing a bill that would impose an income-tax surcharge on millionaires to fund property t ...
13 years ago
Photos: Springfield, N.J. zoo back open after two fires
Although the rebuilding continues, zookeepers at the Animal Kingdom zoo in Springfield opened the gates for business this week after two ...
13 years ago
The good, the great and the delicious foods of the Jersey Shore
In a recent Woman’s Day article entitled “ ...
13 years ago
N.J. Senate panel advances $32 billion budget
A New Jersey Senate panel has passed a $32 billion state budget that’s similar to the spending plan Gov. Chris Christie proposed in ...
13 years ago
Update: NJ Transit responds to your reviews of the River Line
Last week, you gave us your impressions of the River Line and told us what you liked about it and what you thought needed to be improved. ...
13 years ago
Three key points to N.J. Sen. Teresa Ruiz’s tenure reform bill
On Monday, the New Jersey Senate Budget and Appropriations Committee devoted a large part of the afternoon to public testimony on Sen. Te ...
13 years ago