New Jersey, Trump administration square off over immigration
New Jersey has become the latest venue for a legal fight over immigration and sanctuary policies, pitting the Trump administration against self-styled progressive Democratic Gov. Phil Murphy.
NJ Transit to add more board members as delays, cancellations continue
The nation's third-largest transit system is poised to welcome several new board members as it continues to face commuter ire over delays and cancellations and struggles to complete a federally required safety system by year-end.
4 cruise ship passengers test negative for coronavirus
Four passengers who were taken to a hospital after their cruise ship arrived in New Jersey tested negative for a new virus that has sickened more than 20,000 and killed nearly 500, mostly in China.
NJ takes up ban on plastic, paper bags after bill stalled
Legislation to phase out and then prohibit single-use plastic and paper bags along with plastic foam containers is back again in New Jersey after failing to advance in the Legislature's last session.
Year after catastrophic fire, Marcal paper plant reopens
A northern New Jersey paper plant is operating again, a year after a massive fire destroyed most of it.
NJ sets up Coronavirus hotline
New Jersey Gov. Phil Murphy said Wednesday his administration has set up a 24-hour hotline to answer the public's questions about the deadly virus that has hit China.
NJ mandates severance pay for mass layoffs
New Jersey has become the first state in the nation to guarantee severance pay for mass layoffs, according to the bill's sponsors and the governor's office.
New Jersey taxpayers have $8M bill for tax break task force
The taxpayer tab for Gov. Phil Murphy's task force investigating corporate tax breaks has reached $8 million, according to invoices obtained by The Associated Press.
New Jersey passes laws to preserve 'Obamacare'
New Jersey Democratic Gov. Phil Murphy has signed a handful of measures aimed preserving the Affordable Care Act. Murphy signed the bills Thursday.
Murphy to lay out 2020 agenda in speech before lawmakers
New Jersey Gov. Phil Murphy will lay out his agenda for the year as he delivers his second State of the State address before a joint-session of the Democrat-led Legislature on Tuesday.
New Jersey minimum wage climbs $1 to $11 an hour
The new year brought with it a bump in New Jersey's minimum wage to $11 an hour, up from $10.
Murphy signs bill giving $9.5M to family-planning clinics
New Jersey Democratic Gov. Phil Murphy on Thursday signed legislation setting aside $9.5 million for family planning services to counteract a Trump administration rule barring clinics from referring women for abortions.
2020 will bring cannabis vote, law barring salary queries to NJ
The new year in New Jersey brings not only balloons and toasts. It also brings new laws.
NJ enacts law allowing immigrants without documents to get license
A bill that will let immigrants who cannot prove they're in the country legally get a driver's license is signed by New Jersey Gov. Phil Murphy.
Murphy signs bill to restore voting rights to some convicts
New Jersey Gov. Phil Murphy on Wednesday signed legislation restoring voting rights to convicts who are out of prison on parole or probation.
NJ lawmakers considering referendum to legalize cannabis
New Jersey lawmakers held hearings Thursday on a proposal to let voters decide in 2020 whether to legalize recreational marijuana and set a vote for next week in the Legislature.
NJ state offices closed due to treacherous weather
State government offices in New Jersey will close early as the state faces the threat of snow and wintry weather following the Thanksgiving holiday weekend.
Cancellations drop but hundreds of NJ Transit trains cancelled monthly
New Jersey Transit has released data showing how often its trains have been delayed or cancelled in the last three years.
New Jersey buys 1,400-acre farm to protect endangered species
New Jersey will project about 1,400 acres of farmland that is home to many endangered species.