A state Senate panel advanced a bill Monday that would expand New Jersey’s family leave law to businesses with at least 15 workers, a change from the current threshold of 30 employees. The bill has ...

The Senate Judiciary Committee approved legislation that would end municipalities’ ability to charge for public defenders in a party-line vote Monday. The bill would repeal a law that allows ...

A Senate panel in unanimous votes Monday approved bills that would heighten penalties for harassment against public officials and certain politically driven crimes. The legislation advanced by the ...

Gun owners looking to topple a New Jersey law banning guns in parks, bars, beaches, and other “sensitive places” have successfully persuaded a federal appeals court to rehear the case. A three-judge ...

Two New Jersey lawmakers have proposed a bill that would extend new tax breaks to New Jersey diners in a bid to counter post-pandemic slowdowns and inflation. The bill, dubbed the “Saving Our Diners ...

The Trump administration issued — and then rescinded — a funding notice advocates warn will spike homelessness. Uncertainty ...

The New Jersey lawmaker who wanted to strip the state comptroller’s office of its investigative powers will no longer pursue his bill, caving to critics who warned the move would cripple a key state ...

NJ legislators moved to put state health officials in charge of vaccine guidance, after the CDC's controversial reversal on ...

Bike enthusiasts oppose a bill that would do away with the state's three-tier system for classifying electric and motorized bikes.

Jersey City Councilman James Solomon handily won election as Jersey City’s mayor Tuesday, fending off a challenge from former Gov. Jim McGreevey that had been McGreevey’s attempt to resurrect his ...

New Jersey legislators on Monday took another step toward legalizing psilocybin, a hallucinogenic compound found in some mushrooms that supporters consider a breakthrough therapy bound to transform ...

New Jersey Democrats triumphed in Assembly races Tuesday, and are set to expand their majority next year after winning three long-sought seats in the 8th and 21st districts and threatening to flip ...