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, ...

Telephone deregulation was supposed to get consumers more services for less -- but the less part hasn’t worked out for New Jersey's state government. Telephone expenses have risen from $68.8 ...

As if New Jersey weren’t in enough debt, the state also owes the federal government $1.7 billion for the unemployment insurance trust fund, according to ProPublica, a nonprofit investigative news ...

Last year was a big one in New Jersey politics, as evidenced by the amount of money raised by municipal political parties. Municipal party committees benefitted from the election largess, ...

Almost half of all New Jersey residents get at least moderate exercise, according to the Center for Disease Control and Prevention. The CDC's Behavioral Risk Factor Surveillance System estimates that ...