Vote on New Jersey bill to bar certain vaccine exemptions stalled
New Jersey lawmakers are set to vote Monday on legislation to eliminate most religious exemptions for vaccines for schoolchildren.
Murphy ‘appalled’ by report of sexual misconduct toward women
Gov. Phil Murphy’s administration was “appalled” by details of sexual misconduct toward women in state politics after a recent article and aims to address the “deeply rooted culture of misogyny,” according to the lieutenant governor.
Murphy signs bill giving $9.5M to family-planning clinics
Gov. Phil Murphy has signed legislation setting aside $9.5 million for family planning services to counteract a Trump administration rule barring clinics from referring women for abortions.
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.
NJ gov, mayor say official who called Jews 'brutes' should quit
Gov. Phil Murphy joined Jersey City's mayor in calling for a school board member to quit over comments she made about the shooting at a kosher market, referring to Jews as “brutes” and questioning whether the shooters had a point to make in attacking Jews.
Jersey City shooting highlights difficulty of stopping gun imports
Officials from states with strong gun restrictions have called for stricter firearm control in places with weaker laws to thwart traffickers, but the deadly mass shooting on a Jewish market in New Jersey shows how fruitless those efforts can be.
New Jersey advances bill banning single-use plastic, paper bags
New Jersey lawmakers have advanced legislation to ban single-use plastic and paper bags, as well as plastic foam containers commonly used for takeout.
NJ Transit data: Rail cancellations are down, but not out
New Jersey Transit has released data showing how often its trains have been delayed or cancelled in the last three years.
With Gore, NJ announces aggressive wind energy goals
New Jersey is accelerating its efforts to increase wind energy production.
Cannabis, tax breaks, lead in water are on lame-duck agenda in NJ
New Jersey’s top lawmakers say they plan votes on getting a marijuana legalization referendum on the ballot, as well as bills to authorize expired business tax breaks and deal with lead in the water.
NJ considers ditching minimum sentences for some crimes
New Jersey will work to overhaul its criminal sentencing guidelines, slashing mandatory minimums for nonviolent drug and some other crimes.
NJ marijuana arrests jump about 35% over 4 years
Marijuana-related arrests in New Jersey jumped about 35% over a four-year period ending in 2017, according to a report released Friday by the American Civil Liberties Union of New Jersey.
Lawmakers open NJ Transit probe with first hearing at terminal
New Jersey lawmakers probing the state's transit agency are holding their first hearing at the site of one of its darkest hours.
Murphy commits to climate change resiliency plan on 7th anniversary of Superstorm Sandy
On the seventh anniversary of Superstorm Sandy, New Jersey's governor committed the state to a far-reaching plan to deal with climate change and protect itself from future storms.
NJ targets pollution in poorer communities with 6 lawsuits
New Jersey is suing several defendants over a half-dozen polluted sites in mostly poor and minority communities.
New Jersey governor seeks $500M bond to replace lead paint, pipes
New Jersey Gov. Phil Murphy is calling for a sweeping $500 million bond to finance the replacement of lead pipes and lead paint across the state.
NJ schools must now post lead testing results online
Lead testing results from New Jersey's schools will be posted online under new regulations Gov. Phil Murphy has unveiled.
New Jersey governor Murphy calls for banning e-cigarette flavors
New Jersey Gov. Phil Murphy is recommending a ban on the sale of flavored e-cigarettes as part of the state's response to a nationwide outbreak in illnesses tied to vaping.
State lawmakers to investigate NJ Transit 'failures'
Lawmakers are planning to investigate the embattled New Jersey Transit agency.
NJ boardwalks could be called roads to qualify for repairs
Boardwalks at the New Jersey shore could be reclassified as roads as part of a plan to redirect funds to repair them under a plan some state lawmakers are pushing.