
New Jersey
N.J. considers allowing victims of domestic violence to monitor offenders
A New Jersey Assembly committee has advanced legislation intended to help protect victims of domestic violence. The bill would all ...
13 years ago
Casey offers bill to streamline medical-device approvals
U.S. Sens. Bob Casey and John McCain have introduced legislation aimed at streamlining the approval process for medical devices. U ...
13 years ago
N.J. Senate panel hears more on university consolidation plan
Recommendations to reorganize medical education met with some support and some criticism in a New Jersey Senate committee hearing Monday. ...
13 years ago
Camden calls on surrounding towns to take care of homeless
Camden is sending a message to surrounding towns: Take care of your own homeless. Mayor Dana Redd believes the city alre ...
13 years ago
Remaking Rutgers: Camden campus to become part of Rowan University
Gov. Chris Christie says the plan to break up the University of Medicine and Dentistry of New Jersey and merge Rutgers-C ...
13 years ago
Taking count of cyclists, walkers, changes in Philly region
High-tech tools are counting bicyclists and pedestrians around Philadelphia and the region. They’re part of an effort by planners t ...
14 years ago
Ballot question on same-sex marriage would influence N.J. voter turnout
Political analysts say a referendum on gay marriage would influence voter turnout in the November election in New Jersey. ...
14 years ago
N.J. moves to stop hospitals from dumping drugs down the drain
A measure to prohibit health-care facilities from discharging prescription drugs into public wastewater systems is making its way through ...
14 years ago
Students, faculty, administrators protest Rutgers-Camden, Rowan merger
Students and community members chanting and waving signs outside the fine-arts building on Rutgers Camden campus Thursday did not call th ...
14 years ago
N.J. may require kids to stay in school until 18
The New Jersey Assembly’s education committee has advanced legislation that would require students to remain in school until they ...
14 years ago
Protesters push EPA on its order to Pa. coal-burning plant
Protesters arrived on the doorstep of the Environmental Protection Agency’s regional office in Philadelphia Thursday. But they were ...
14 years ago
Same-sex marriage bill advances in N.J.
The New Jersey Assembly’s Judiciary Committee has voted to advance legislation that would legalize same-sex marriage in the Garden ...
14 years ago
Call of the mild: Sled dogs mush through the sands of New Jersey
Hardly any snow has fallen in the region this season, making life difficult for skiers and sledders. It’s no picnic for dogs ...
14 years ago
ListenN.J. considers fluoridating all public water systems
New Jersey lawmakers are considering legislation that would require the addition of fluoride to all public water systems. While mo ...
14 years ago
New corruption trial of former N.J. senator begins
The latest corruption trial of former New Jersey Sen. Wayne Bryant is under way in federal district court in Trenton. The once pow ...
14 years ago