New Jersey
N.J. launches matchmaking software for job seekers, employers
New Jersey residents have a new tool to help them find a job. A new software program called OnRamp allows job seekers to create an ...
14 years ago
Former state cop to head N.J. medical marijuana program
The selection of a retired State Police lieutenant as the director of New Jersey’s medical marijuana program is getting a mixed rea ...
14 years ago
Dems work on restoring aid to New Jersey’s poorest cities
Democrats in the New Jersey Legislature are hoping a new plan paves the way for getting more money to the state’s poorest cities. ...
14 years ago
N.J. bill to ban treating fracking wastewater advances
As hydraulic fracturing, also known as fracking, helps harvest natural gas in Pennsylvania, New Jersey is considering banning the treatm ...
14 years ago
Plan to save N.J. jobs, workers’ benefits advances in Assembly
Legislation to help New Jersey businesses avoid layoffs has been approved by the Assembly’s labor committee. The bill sponso ...
14 years ago
N.J. considers plan to expand requirements for teen drivers
A New Jersey Assembly committee has advanced legislation aimed at making teens better drivers. The measure would require a parent ...
14 years ago
South Jersey food pantries address ‘invisible’ problem of hunger in suburbs
Residents of affluent South Jersey suburbs are facing a growing problem–one that’s not easy to guess. A recently releas ...
14 years ago
Sprinkler system requirement for new homes advances in N.J.
A New Jersey Assembly committee has advanced legislation that would require sprinklers in new homes built in the Garden State. Hot ...
14 years ago
Few Garden State businesses see signs of economic improvement
A new survey of New Jersey businesses shows many companies are continuing to struggle. Only about 20 percent of the companies surv ...
14 years ago
N.J. moves to limit sales of OTC cough medications
The New Jersey Legislature may restrict the sales of some cough and cold medicines. The Assembly’s Law and Public Safety Com ...
14 years ago
N.J. Community Affairs chief to leave Christie Cabinet
New Jersey Gov. Chris Christie’s commissioner of Community Affairs is leaving his Cabinet. Department of Community Affairs C ...
14 years ago
New N.J. deregulation plan would keep rate controls on basic service
Efforts to deregulate phone, television and Internet services in New Jersey have been stuck for a while. Now there’s an alternativ ...
14 years ago
Revenue collections down in New Jersey
Revenue collections in New Jersey are below projections, and that could lead to some changes in the state budget. Collections in t ...
14 years ago
Environmentalists hail DRBC delay on gas-drilling vote
The Delaware River Basin Commission has postponed voting on proposed natural gas drilling regulations. Postponement of the vote, which ha ...
14 years ago
Christie pushes more ‘tool kit’ items for N.J. property tax relief
Gov. Chris Christie wants the lame duck session of the New Jersey Legislature to enact more measures to control property taxes. In ...
14 years ago