New Jersey Government News

IF you could help make sure 58,000 of your uninsured New Hampshire neighbors get health insurance for almost no cost, wouldn't you do it? Accepting federal funds to expand Medicaid is common-sense health policy, as well as good fiscal and economic policy for New Hampshire.

While much of that rebranding was aimed at those outside the state -- with a generous amount of attention being paid to boosting the governor's own image -- it appears that some of that effort took root at home, too.

On June 14, New Jersey celebrated World Blood Donor Day to raise awareness of the need for blood and to thank volunteers in New Jersey who donate the lifesaving gift of blood.

New Jersey Conservation Foundation and its partners today announced the preservation of a 94-acre property encompassing woods, hayfields, an historic cemetery and more than a quarter-mile of frontage along the Plum Brook.

The New Jersey Department of Environmental Protection and a shore community will receive more than $53 million in federal reimbursement for the cost of removing debris from waterways after Superstorm Sandy.

Newark Mayor Cory Booker has led Rep. Frank Pallone in every poll of the Democratic Senate field by double-digit margins.

People afflicted with Alzheimer's disease and other forms of dementia have a profound need for harmony and often exhibit behavioral issues when they are experiencing internal chaos.

New Jersey already collects DNA samples from violent criminals, but now there's a push to collect DNA from others too.

Perhaps it won't be as iconic as the black and white image of Ben Hogan's 1-iron from the 18th... We're a little hard to find, but worth it.

David Martin, the vice president of the Friends of Monmouth Battlefield, Dan Sivilich, the president of the Battlefield Restoration and Archaeological Volunteer Organization, Bob Martin, the Department of Environmental Protection Commissioner and Gary Stone, a DEP historian, cut the ribbon and let guests into the museum.

It will take a massive, grass-roots campaign to create the political momentum needed for a convention to rebalance New Jersey's backward tax system.

Senate President Steve Sweeney, seen in this file photo, claims 70 percent of New Jerseyans want marriage equality.

That was up 12.2 percent from New Jersey's average repair cost of $350.03 in 2011.

A New Jersey bill that could serve as a nationwide model for gun control is hitting a legislative wall - and not because of a traditional partisan battle, but because of infighting between, believe it or not, two Democrats.

Anglers may fish for free this weekend, thanks to the state Department of Environmental Protection.

Christie is a red governor who is up for reelection in a deep blue state . President George H.W. Bush was the last Republican to win New Jersey.

New State Poll Shows Imperative for All Members of Congress to join Sen. Menendez in Support for "Gang of Eight" Bill.

The left lane on Interstate 80 East was closed for more than an hour after an accident early this morning at Exit 2 in Hardwick Township, the New Jersey Department of Transportation reports.

On June 14, New Jersey will celebrate World Blood Donor Day to raise awareness of the need for blood and to thank volunteers in New Jersey who donate the lifesaving gift of blood.

Head on out to Monmouth Battlefield State Park this weekend to see the annual reenactment of the Battle of Monmouth.