NJ attorney general quarantining after staffer tests positive for coronavirus

The attorney general of New Jersey is quarantining at home after a staff member tested positive for coronavirus, a spokesperson said Wednesday.   

Atlantic City wants exclusive deal on pot sales

The mayor says the city should get first dibs on tax money that recreational marijuana would generate because it currently gets nothing from state-imposed parking, luxury, hotel and sports betting taxes.

New Jersey's overnight COVID-19 cases skyrocket

Gov. Phil Murphy says New Jersey's COVID-19 overnight caseload surged by almost 4,000 new cases.

NJ vote would allow sports betting on all college games

New Jersey lawmakers want to amend the state constitution to allow sports betting on all major collegiate games.

New Jersey man faces voter fraud charges in mail-in ballot submission

Hunterdon County prosecutors and police said 53-year-old Brian Shilling of Stockton is accused of falsely completing a ballot and forging some else's signature.

Yankees double-A affiliate to move away from Trenton

The Yankees’ Double-A Trenton team will shift to Somerset County, New Jersey. The Class A club that had been in Staten Island since 1999 will move upstate to Hudson Valley, previously an affiliate of the Tampa Bay Rays.

Gas prices continue to decline in NJ, around the country

AAA Mid-Atlantic says the average price of a gallon of regular gas in New Jersey on Friday was $2.18, down three cents from last week. Drivers were paying an average of $2.59 a gallon a year ago at this time.

Murphy names head of cannabis panel to set up legal weed

It’s unclear when marijuana will be ready to hit retail shelves in the state. Advocates for legalization said the soonest they expect it could happen would be toward the end of 2021.

Party switcher Van Drew beats Democrat in New Jersey

Republican Rep. Jeff Van Drew has defeated Democratic rival Amy Kennedy and won a second term in his southern New Jersey district.

New Jersey 'close' to new pandemic restrictions

Murphy didn't elaborate on the exact steps the state would take amid new restrictions but said something needs to be done.

New Jersey warns: Marijuana isn't legal yet

Gov. Phil Murphy on Thursday echoed a statement that Attorney General Gurbir Grewal issued the day before: That recreational weed isn't legal yet and may not be for a year or so.

New Jersey voters approve recreational marijuana use

Voters in the Garden State approved a change to the state's constitution that will allow adults to buy and use marijuana.