Jose Uribe testified he paid for a luxury car in hopes N.J.'s senior senator would force investigators to halt a prosecution and related probe.

It's unseemly for New Jersey's Democratic establishment to rush to endorse Sen. Bob Menendez's son for an open House seat.

Congestion pricing can not only reduce congestion, but also mitigate pollution and decrease crashes.

An appeals court ruled U.S. Marshals can't be held liable for arresting the wrong person on a 2019 warrant in a mistaken-identity case.

Lawmakers earlier this year axed a few critical portions of the law and rewrote others, making it virtually unrecognizable.

New Jersey tests over 100,000 newborns for disease every year — and keeps their blood spots in secret storage for uses the state won't reveal.

When the new legislative session begins, Democrats will have six fewer Assembly seats and one fewer Senate seats

Must we, as New Jerseyans, settle for the fact that the stink of Menendez's case is going to waft into the campaign of a would-be successor?

A Jersey City mayoral aide lost his job after helping his sister's hate-filled campaign to be Missouri's secretary of state. Boo-hoo.

A moving van company's annual claim that people are fleeing New Jersey is bunk, says writer Jen A. Miller.

Newark Mayor Ras Baraka and Jersey City Mayor Steve Fulop are two of the most prominent critics of a bill that would revamp OPRA.

Because of New Jersey’s unique primary ballot design, Sen. Bob Menendez has never faced a truly competitive election.

Gov. Phil Murphy said if he believed the bill would “enable corruption in any way,” he would “unhesitatingly veto it.”

Gov. Murphy will soon be faced with a choice: let the Legislature gut out public records law, or to side with the public’s right to access.

Four bills introduced last week would sharply limit how New Jersey residents can access public records.

Supporters of the county line exposed how thin their arguments are in front of a judge weighing whether to ban the line for June's primary.

Lawmakers shifted tens of millions in planned state funding away from the museum project, state officials said in letters Saturday.

Gov. Phil Murphy's plan to offer a week of free rides on NJ Transit does nothing to help fix the agency's problems.

Despite Census data showing New Jersey is getting more diverse each year, the state Legislature remains overwhelmingly white and male.

New Jersey would become the fifth state to ban contracts for detention centers with ICE, but the bill has not been signed.

Scholar Sadaf Jaffer will be one of the first Muslims to serve in the New Jersey Assembly when she's sworn in next month.

A Jersey City council candidate is hoping to bring a touch of Bernie Sanders and Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez to Hudson County’s Democratic machine with his bid to become the first democratic socialist...

The New Jersey Law Revision Commission aims to replace more than 1,300 references to "inmate" in state statutes with "person."

The Senate can prioritize safe streets, improve public transportation, and recognize that cars are the No. 1 source of pollution in N.J.

County clerks appealed a judge's ruling barring ballots using the county line design. Rep. Andy Kim asked him to reject their bid for a stay.

The base in Central Jersey is one of four around the country that will shelter 25,000 refugees until resettlement agencies can relocate them.

More and more New Jerseyans are casting ballots through by mail, and those who do so are increasingly likely to vote more often.

Gov. Phil Murphy set aside $4 million in his budget plan to boost pay for some public defenders and has proposed ending client fees.

An early test of where the enthusiasm is in this year’s U.S. Senate race was Saturday, and the first lady flopped. It was the Monmouth County Democratic convention, where the county’s Democratic...

Supporters of the Better Ballots NJ Campaign say a better ballot design in New Jersey would help make primary elections more fair.

Lawmakers this fall could vote on a bill to make police discipline records public. Supporters say transparency is key to accountability.

In early 2003, reports accusing a top member of the New Jersey Legislature of overbilling municipalities where he served as an attorney began to emerge in the press. They charged that co-Senate...

Zellie Thomas argues Gov. Phil Murphy should veto a bill that would allow police officers to review body-camera footage before writing their reports.

A GOP candidate has sued the Democratic Essex County clerk, accusing him of "nefarious conduct" for failing to ensure fair ballot drawings.

Former New Jersey Attorney General Gurbir Grewal testified that Sen. Bob Menendez tried to intervene in a pending criminal case.

In most N.J. Democrats will have an option to choose delegates on the ballot under the slogan “Justice for Palestine, Permanent Ceasefire Now"

Without transformational changes, Najee Seabrooks' name will not be the last on the lips of advocates and mourners demanding justice.

CJ Griffin is a powerhouse attorney who has fought public entities statewide over access to public records.

The bill would remove checks on corruption and government spending, critics say

Among the bills signed into law is one that will extend job protections to the tens of thousands of New Jersey domestic workers.

Lawmakers advanced bills to fund community crisis response teams and mental health services for officers. The goal: Reducing police violence.

More than 50 schools statewide need more than $5 billion in repairs, but the state can't get more specific than that, a new report found.

The work stoppage at N.J.s largest university — the first in Rutgers' 257-year history — comes just weeks before final exams and graduation.

The proposed $4.7 billion project would reconstruct and widen the 8.1-mile section of the Turnpike from exit 14 to the Holland Tunnel entrance in Jersey City

First Lady Tammy Murphy wants to be a U.S. senator. New Jersey Democrats should not clear the field for her.

Gov. Phil Murphy signed the bill quietly, without the fanfare he reserves for other bills he supports.

Under a new law, New Jersey public school districts with girls in grades 6 to 12 must stock bathrooms with free menstrual hygiene products.

The bill comes nearly six years after Congress passed a tax bill that bars workers from deducting union dues on the federal level.

New Jersey's unique primary ballot system is on life support. Praise be.

District Court Judge Zahid Quraishi to grant order barring ballot design experts say lends party-backed candidates unconstitutional edge.

Media organizations, good government groups, and transparency advocates have spent weeks urging Gov. Phil Murphy to veto the bill.

The New Jersey Supreme Court ruled that juvenile offenders serving lengthy sentences can petition for sentencing review after 20 years.

The Third Circuit panel finds the county line is likely unconstitutional, affirming a lower court decision that upended New Jersey politics.

The New Jersey Supreme Court ruled that police internal affairs records must be made public if disclosure serves the public's interest.

The Bergen County jail first entered a contract with ICE in 2001, and has held thousands of immigrants over the last two decades.

Ex-Gov. Jim McGreevey wants to redeem himself with voters for his 2004 sex scandal, but he's not being totally honest about why he resigned.

New Jersey must join the rest of the nation in having fair ballots and give AAPIs, and all of our communities of color, a fighting chance.

Sen. Paul Sarlo (D-Bergen)'s plan to restrict New Jersey's Open Public Records Act has fired up transparency advocates, who call it a "gutting."

The report stems from an investigation by the Union County Prosecutor’s Office into former Elizabeth Police Director James Cosgrove.

A raft of new protections for domestic workers would end minimum wage and civil rights carveouts, among others.

Over-policing disproportionately impacts people of color and the mentally ill. Community-based interventions work better, a new report says.

Lawmakers say the 2002 Open Public Records Act needs updating, but watchdogs say their proposed restrictions would gut the transparency law.

As concerns mounted from politicians and good government watchdogs, legislative leaders postponed voting on the "Election Transparency Act."

Newark Mayor Ras Baraka demanded a cease-fire in Gaza, condemning Israel's "clear disregard for human life."

Activists say police are not equipped to handle people dealing with serious emotional distress.

Daniel's Law is being weaponized to prevent the public from access to important information about their elected leaders.

Gov. Phil Murphy announced the executive order days after launching a state website aimed at providing resources for transgender people.

The change is the newest phase of an initiative intended to provide access to health care for all New Jerseyans under 19 years old.

The solution to making N.J. more affordable is not to award big tax breaks only to senior citizens and give most of the money to the wealthy.

In toppling the county line, attorneys Yael Bromberg, Flavio Komuves, and Brett Pugach have become heroes among New Jersey’s progressives.

Registered voters give Murphy a 16-point edge, and the challenger remains unknown to large swathes of the electorate.

Four N.J. police agencies used blood samples from the state's newborn screening program to investigate five crimes, sparking privacy concerns.

The nurses’ demands include higher pay, improved nurse-to-patient ratios, retirement medical benefits, and a cap on insurance costs.

Inmates in 42 states — including New Jersey — and Washington, D.C., can now get federal grants to work with colleges and universities to earn degrees

Police say Apple AirTags and similar bluetooth devices have been increasingly used with malicious intent to track people without their knowledge

The Biden administration wants a judge to halt enforcement of a New Jersey law that bans contracts for immigration detention.

Assemblyman Christopher DePhillips wants to allow election boards to count ballots as they come in, with results shielded until polls close.

The officials said the planned walkout of Camden County high school students last month would have invited antisemitic rhetoric.

Democrats are hoping to retain their majorities in the state Senate and Assembly, which Republicans have not controlled in two decades.

A new poll shows most New Jersey residents want indicted Sen. Bob Menendez, who's accused of being a foreign agent for Egypt, to resign.

A bill would make New Jersey the sixth state in the nation to require salary transparency in job postings.

The bill, which faces opposition from the restaurant and bar industry, would phase out Prohibition-era liquor license limits by 2029.

New Jersey midwives say a state regulation requiring them to officially consult with obstetricians has become a burden that limits women's choices.

The announcement comes weeks after the police killing of Paterson man Najee Seabrooks led to unrest in the city.

Sen. Paul Sarlo said there is no agreement to vote on changes to the Open Public Records Act this month.

The poll says 81% of respondents do not want the Open Public Records Act revised, versus just 14% who back the proposed changes.