New Jersey
N.J. recovers $116 million in Medicaid fraud
New Jersey has recovered millions in improperly paid Medicaid funds during the past fiscal year. State Comptroller Matt Boxer say ...
14 years ago
Budget cuts restrict legal help for needy in N.J.
Low-income New Jersey residents who can’t afford a lawyer could have more difficulty getting legal assistance following Gov. Chris ...
14 years ago
Cherry Hill police continue videotaping people in bathrooms, but with safeguards and signs
A Philadelphia woman who sued after she was videotaped using a toilet at the Cherry Hill police station, has settled her case. A fe ...
14 years ago
Atlantic City residents become chairmen and chairwomen of the boards
A federal ban on international students working as rolling-chair pushers on the Atlantic City Boardwalk is prompting more area residents ...
14 years ago
N.J. tries to check increase in discrimination against unemployed
Recent reports identify more employers who want to hire only those who already have a job. Some employers will state current or recent em ...
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N.J. Assembly reviews Christie cuts to legal aid
A New Jersey Assembly Committee meets Wednesday to examine the impact of Gov. Chris Christie’s reduction in funding for legal servi ...
14 years ago
Some good news and some hot news in N.J.
New Jersey’s climatologist has some good news–and some bad news. The good news is that, despite the recent beastly hot, dry w ...
14 years ago
Inevitably, jurist with vested interest will get case of N.J. judge trying to halt pension change
A Hudson County Superior Court judge is suing to have New Jersey’s new pension law voided. The judge is challenging the cons ...
14 years ago
Hope Creek nuclear plant’s license extended to 2046
The Hope Creek nuclear plant in South Jersey’s Salem County can now operate until 2046. The Nuclear Regulatory Commission renewed t ...
14 years ago
Donald Norcross stepping down as South Jersey AFL-CIO leader
After 16 years at the helm, the president of the Southern New Jersey AFL-CIO is stepping down. State Senator Donald Norcross says t ...
14 years ago
‘Jersey Shore’ gang having positive effect on N.J. image–really
A new poll on Americans’ perceptions of the New Jersey Shore shows MTV’s Snooki and friends are having a positive effect on t ...
14 years ago
N.J. lawmakers set hearings over funding cuts
The New Jersey Assembly budget committee will hold a hearing Tuesday to examine the impact of Gov. Chris Christie’s budget cuts. La ...
14 years ago
Depressed real estate market yields deals at the Shore
The market for Jersey Shore real estate could be at low tide, but are investors jumping in? The down economy has also depressed re ...
14 years ago
Ocean City bans laser pointers
Ocean City, N.J., has banned the use and sale of high-powered laser pointers after complaints about people on the ground pointing them in ...
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N.J. prods Delaware River panel on fracking vote
New Jersey is using money to urge the Delaware River Basin Commission to adopt rules for natural gas fracking at its next meeting in Sept ...
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