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- Lawsuit Challenges Gender Designation Rule in Party Committee Elections
- The one-male/one female rule for each district was an attempt to ensure that women could play a role in politics
- AG Announces Initiatives to Strengthen Confidence in Justice System
- One new unit will review convictions of those who claim innocence; a second will tackle unsolved crimes
- NJ Transit Promises Improvements after Fiasco at MetLife Stadium
- The agency is still taking heat for the botch last weekend that left crowds of wrestling fans waiting hours in the rain for trains
- New Jersey Gives Hate and Hate Crimes Fewer Places to Hide
- Attorney general’s office releases new guidelines for handling bias crimes, calls on Facebook to monitor Ocean County group ‘inciting violence against Orthodox Jews’
- New Jersey Progressives Lambaste Economic Development Authority
- Call for board, comprising numerous holdovers from prior administration, to resign en masse
- Pay-to-play Filings for 2018 Show Dip in Contributions by Contractors
- Report shows more than 1,900 companies that did business with state, county, municipal and other public entities in 2018 made $9M+ in political contributions
- Murphy Announces More Support for Sandy Families Not Yet in Their Homes
- Cap on federal grants eliminated; additional 19 months of federally funded rental assistance
- Murphy Slams NJ Transit Explanation for Stranding Wrestling Fans
- Transit agency said event at MetLife Stadium ran way over schedule; governor calls that response ‘dog-ate-my homework unacceptable’
- Middlesex County Democrats Try to Overturn ‘Outdated’ Gender Rule
- The county, like some others, still requires voters to choose one male and one female for county party committees. Critic calls it ‘classic’ sex and gender discrimination
- Revenue from Gas Tax Down, NJ Looks at Alternative
- Gas tax could be in for a hike, but New Jersey and several other states consider a mileage fee instead of a fee on gas consumption
- Murphy Weighs in On Congestion Pricing, Millionaire’s Tax
- Governor worries about impact on GWB users; touts poll saying most favor tax on rich
- Closing NJ’s ‘Shameful’ Wealth Gap Between Whites, People of Color
- Social advocacy group urges Garden State to get behind Individual Development Accounts, a matched approach to savings funded by participants, nonprofits, and the state
- Amid Lingering Concerns, State Report on Bail Reform Notes Successes
- A report by the state judiciary shows that fears of ‘chaos’ and ‘mayhem’ have failed to come to fruition
- Could L Train Fix Be A Model for Hudson River Tunnel?
- Officials are exploring process known as ‘racking’ to buy time on the delayed Gateway project
- Is NJ Transit Ready for Mass-Transit Armageddon?
- Lawmaker worries about impacts of having to shut down trans-Hudson train tunnel
- All Quiet on Primary Front — with State Assembly Races Topping 2019 Ballot
- Even with Democratic or Republican contests in more than 40 percent of Assembly districts, mostly party loyalists will turn out, and nominations likely to go those who have the party line
- Murphy Pledges ‘More of the Same,’ a Focus on Schools, Transit, Finances
- In a sit-down with NJ Spotlight, the governor lists his first-year achievements and challenges, and the big issues the state must tackle
- NJ Urged to Put More Money and Speed Into 2020 Census Preparations
- Events take place across the state today to highlight next year’s census, but some advocates are concerned that New Jersey is late to the task and is not spending enough
- Murphy to Expand Medical Marijuana if Recreational Bill Not Passed Soon
- Governor willing to give Legislature short time to get recreational marijuana ‘done legislatively’ before he pivots to expansion of medical marijuana
- State Will Host Campus Sexual-Assault Forums
- A 2017 report highlights the need for better responses to and prevention of sexual violence
- Newark Academy Strives for Top Spot in National Jazz Competition
- Talented teenagers from private school in Livingston put their own stamp on the classics
- For Young Men of Color in Newark, Life Remains a Struggle
- Despite homicide rates far higher than their peers statewide, and lower graduation rates, new report also reveals hopes for a better city and a better future
- Small Rise in Budget Funding for Big NJ Transit Fiscal Problems
- Governor continues to allow agency to raid capital funds to help pay for daily operations, a practice he repeatedly criticized former Gov. Chris Christie for authorizing
- Trenton Tackles NJ’s Foreclosure Rate, Down but Still Highest in Nation
- According to state officials, there are 20,000 active foreclosure cases currently making their way through the courts
- Up in Smoke: Why Bill to Legalize Weed Was Pulled from Legislative Agenda
- Caucus reveals 21 requisite ‘yes’ votes couldn’t be mustered in the Senate, but measure’s sponsors and leaders say they’ll be back, perhaps as early as May
- Making Imprisonment in NJ Easier on Women Prisoners, Families
- ‘Prison is truly a shared sentence as children directly suffer from the consequences of their parents’ sentences,’ says Assemblywoman Yvonne Lopez
- Calls for Reform of NJ Liquor License Laws
- Owners of convenience stores among those looking for chance to sell beer and wine, but current license holders resist changes
- NJ Builds on Film Tax Credits with Diversity Incentive
- More than a dozen productions are gearing up to start filming in the state over the next few months
- Group May Head Back to Court over Lack of NJ School Desegregation
- A lawsuit filed last year claims residency rules are to blame for lack of diversity in New Jersey public education
- Senate and Assembly Committees Vote Out Bill Legalizing Marijuana
- Measure could come to floor vote next week, but some pols disturbed over irregularities during hearings, raise concerns about ‘good governing’
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