New Jersey
Lawmakers may pressure N.J. towns to share services
The leader of the state Senate wants to give local governments in New Jersey more incentive to share services. Senate President St ...
15 years ago
Young people returning to nurture Camden
The outlook is not bright for Camden, N.J., these days. It’s been a week since the city laid off about 400 workers — nearly ...
15 years ago
N.J. considers expanding layoff-notification law
An N.J. Assembly committee has advanced a measure that would close loopholes in the law requiring companies to give workers 60 days adva ...
15 years ago
N.J. governor says abortion is issue ‘whose time has come’
N.J. Gov. Chris Christie spoke at a anti-abortion rally Monday on the steps of the State House to mark the 38th anniversary of the Supre ...
15 years ago
Helmet law for young skiers advances in N.J.
Sponsors of a bill that would require kids in New Jersey to wear helmets while skiing say the measure is the closest it has ever been to ...
15 years ago
N.J. panel reviews consequences for teen ‘sexting’
Teenagers in New Jersey who send sexually explicit photos online could avoid criminal prosecution under terms of a bill advancing in the ...
15 years ago
N.J. may allow syringe purchases without prescription
New Jersey lawmakers are considering a measure that would make it easier to buy syringes. The legislation would allow anyone over 18 to p ...
15 years ago
Executive pay at N.J. authorities could be capped soon
A measure to limit the pay and benefits at New Jersey’s authorities, boards, and commissions is making its way through the state Le ...
15 years ago
N.J. moves to protect consumers
A measure to protect New Jersey residents when they sign contracts was approved Thursday by an Assembly committee.The bill would invalida ...
15 years ago
N.J. reconsidering turnpike toll increase
A New Jersey Senate committee has backed a measure to roll back a Turnpike Authority toll increase.The hike was approved in 2008 to ...
15 years ago
Will prosecutors be the next laid off in Camden?
Could things get worse for Camden, N.J.? Half of the city’s police force has already been laid off, and Wednesday night the p ...
15 years ago
N.J. unemployment rate dips to 9.1%
New Jersey’s unemployment rate edged lower to 9.1 percent last month. However, a separate survey shows employers reduced their work ...
15 years ago
N.J. plans to trim endangered species list, protected land
The New Jersey Department of Environmental Protection has proposed the first changes in eight years to the state’s endangered speci ...
15 years ago
It’s not just firefighters and police officers losing jobs in Camden
Camden, New Jersey is pushing through its first full day without hundreds of city workers – including firefighters, and nearly half ...
15 years ago
As police and fire layoffs become real, Camden braces
What happens when you lay off nearly half of the police in one of the most dangerous cities in America? Residents in Camden, N.J., will ...
15 years ago