The number of New Jersey “excess” public employees compared with the number of public workers in other states is at least 19,165, according to a recent study by two Columbia ...

Seven Republican state senators switched their votes on Monday in order to line up behind Gov. Chris Christie and vote down a $7.5 million bill to restore funding for women’s ...

More than 2 percent of the population -- or 144,805 people -- were under some sort of community supervision by the justice system in New Jersey in 2008, according to ...

Gov. Chris Christie is nothing if not bold for taking on unions in the Garden State, considering how many union members there are in New Jersey. In 2009, 19.3 percent ...

Last year 99 people were killed in on-the-job-accidents in New Jersey, which is about average for annual workplace fatalities in the state. (In 2008, there were 92 workforce fatalities; in ...

New Jersey wine is not easy to find on restaurant menus, so it may come as a surprise that the Garden State is No. 5 in wine production in the ...

This past weekend reminds us just how many people are actively involved in the protection of our nation. Indeed, there are just over 18,000 New Jersey citizens currently serving in ...

Times are tough -- and the jump in the number of New Jerseyans on food stamps reflects it. In June, 647,262 people in the Garden State were participating in the ...

Overall, New Jerseyans who suffered a heart attack in 2008 had a 6.8 percent chance of dying in a hospital, according to the latest data available from the state Department ...

Ever wonder why county political bosses are so powerful? It may be the way that state election contributions are structured. County party committees can accept up to $37,000 per contributor, ...