New Jersey Government News

New Jerseyans weary of high taxes have little sympathy for public workers in the Garden State.

Former CNN host Lou Dobbs is seriously considering running for U.S. Senate in New Jersey in 2012 as a stepping stone to a possible White House bid -- a congressional matchup that would pit one of illegal immigration's biggest critics against a champion for immigrant rights.

As pro-gay marriage Corzine exits and anti-gay marriage Christie steps up, hundreds of New Jersey gays rally at State House.

Since the latest debate over comprehensive health care reform began more than two years ago, AARP has been fighting for health reform that provides stable, affordable health coverage options for all Americans and protects Medicare for older adults and for future generations.

Gov.-elect Chris Christie, saying he shares New Jerseyans' 'impatience for change,' cautioned municipal officials at a conference Thursday that difficult choices, pain and sacrifice lie ahead.

"Supporters of gay marriage may find New Jersey more hospitable than many other states, according to a Rutgers-Eagleton Poll released today.

New Jerseyans surveyed narrowly favor allowing gay marriage, while 1 in 8 are undecided on the issue.

New Jerseyans are paying $1.3 million in pensions to 62 retirees who work for private groups at a time when the state's pension system is on the financial brink.

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New Jerseyans are used to politicians making promises they never keep. Gov.-elect Chris Christie has pledged to freeze state rules and regulations and identify burdensome unfunded state mandates and have them repealed to save businesses and municipalities money.

The remnants of Tropical Storm Ida pounded the East Coast on Friday, flooding coastal areas and eroding beaches in New Jersey after slamming the Carolinas and Virginia.

Declaring a fiscal emergency in New Jersey is one option open to Gov.-elect Chris Christie as he searches for a way out of the state's deep financial deficit, the head of his transition team said.

The defeat of pro-equality NJ Gov. Jon Corzine probably means that marriage equality in that state has to be approved swiftly--or delayed for years A Nov.

New Jersey is more than four years behind schedule in finishing a plan to combat invasive plants, animals and other organisms that threaten our environment.

In Camden, President Obama campaigns for Gov. Corzine at the Susquehanna Bank Center.

Thousands of unemployed New Jerseyans will not need to file paperwork with the state to qualify for additional jobless benefits.

Last Tuesday, Chris Christie was elected the 55th governor of New Jersey a ' the first Republican to be elected to statewide office since Christine Todd Whitman in 1997.

Some Democrats take a hit, but it's not necessarily a trend. November 06, 2009 6:44 AM ODESSA AMERICAN Tuesday's election results may not signal that the Republicans are back as a party capable of putting together a winning national coalition, and the result in New York's 23rd congressional district might presage a bitter intraparty squabble.

A A A' Did you hear the one about the best way to identify public officials in New Jersey? Check for the handcuff marks on their wrists.

Republicans swept governors' races in New Jersey and Virginia as voters worried about jobs and the economy punished Democrats.