1+ hour, 59+ min ago  (937+ words) Gov. Mikie Sherrill proposed New Jersey spend a record $60.7 billion in her administration's first budget plan, one underwritten by the removal of legislative spending additions and cuts to a property tax relief program championed by the Assembly speaker, among others....

21+ hour, 29+ min ago  (712+ words) New Jersey lawmakers passed a raft of bills Monday meant to protect abortion access during a Statehouse hearing that grew so heated when human trafficking entered the debate that antiabortion activists accused one legislator of bullying. Testimony on the five…...

1+ day, 9+ hour ago  (672+ words) When New Jersey lawmakers advanced a bill in January to strengthen protections for immigrants and restrict when local police can work with federal immigration authorities, supporters celebrated it as a necessary step in a fraught political landscape. But that bill…...

1+ week, 1+ day ago  (497+ words) Gavin Newsom, the California governor loved in some Democratic circles for his willingness to emulate President Trump's distinctive communication style, told CNN last week that his party needs to be more "culturally normal." Newsom made the comment during a conversation…...

1+ week, 4+ day ago  (871+ words) Gov. Mikie Sherrill warned the state's current spending trajectory would see New Jersey's reserves drained before June 2028 as she again pledged to cut spending to constrain the dwindling of the state surplus. Sherrill presented her grim outlook on the state's…...

1+ week, 6+ day ago  (703+ words) Health care Q&A: What to know about changes coming to Medicaid, public health in NJ New Jersey joined a group of 15 states pushing to reverse "radical and unlawful" vaccine policy decisions made by the Trump administration that state leaders and…...

1+ week, 6+ day ago  (272+ words) Health care Q&A: What to know about changes coming to Medicaid, public health in NJ The New Jersey Senate confirmed five of Gov. Mikie Sherrill's cabinet nominees in unanimous votes Tuesday. The list includes Attorney General Jen Davenport, Treasurer Aaron…...

2+ week, 3+ day ago  (760+ words) Health care Q&A: What to know about changes coming to Medicaid, public health in NJ The U.S. Department of Homeland Security purchased a massive warehouse off Route 46 in Roxbury, the town's mayor and council said in a statement Friday afternoon, capping…...

2+ week, 4+ day ago  (601+ words) Health care Q&A: What to know about changes coming to Medicaid, public health in NJ A New Jersey Assembly panel approved a state-level voting rights act that would reinstate some provisions courts have stripped from the federal law in a…...

2+ week, 6+ day ago  (464+ words) New Jersey librarians and lawmakers who joined forces to fight book-banners a few years ago have a new target: publishers whose restrictive e-book licensing agreements have shrunk digital access for library users. Public libraries pay more for e-books than regular…...