Would Cuomo be a Christie or a Spitzer?
Steve Kornacki notes that should he beat Republican challenger Rick Lazio in November, New York gubernatorial candidate Andrew Cuomo is hoping to become like New Jersey's transformative Governor Chris...
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Amtrak: Post-Trenton Flood, No New York - Philadelphia Service Just Yet
Trenton, as seen from the air on Sunday, August 28 (photo by Tim Larsen/NJ Governor's OfficeThe aftereffects of Hurricane Irene continue to disrupt Amtrak service between New York and...
View ArticleTrenton Mayor Seeks Federal Funds to Rehire Cops
Trenton Mayor Tony Mack was in Washington, DC on Friday to ask that the city be reconsidered for federal funds to help protect New Jersey’s capital city.The city missed out on federal funds that would...
View Article"This Trenton Life"
"This Trenton Life," a play created by high school students and the Passage Theatre Company, was performed this summer in in a revitalized vacant lot in Trenton. A mini-documentary about the experience...
View ArticleAgainst Backdrop of Investigations, Christie Sounds Bipartisan Note in Second...
Chris Christie was sworn in for a second term as New Jersey's governor, but the festive atmosphere was tempered by investigations into politically-motivated traffic tie-ups and the allocation of Sandy...
View ArticleCamden Public School Activists Up in Arms
A bill working its way through the N.J. Legislature has Camden public school advocates up in arms over what they say is the privatization of their city's school district.The bill, backed by the...
View ArticleIn NJ, Staffers Vote In Place of Lawmakers
While the rules of the New Jersey legislature clearly stipulate that lawmakers have to be present in the legislative chamber for their vote to count, their staffers routinely cast electronic votes in...
View ArticleFarewell, Obamacare Subsidies? NJ Awaits Ruling. NY Doesn't.
If New Jersey officials are taking any steps to prepare for subsidies disappearing from the federal health exchange, they’re not sharing it with the public. Asked about contingency plans if the U.S....
View ArticleCommunity Seeks Information After Police Shooting of Trenton Teen
Trenton officials are angry that the New Jersey Office of the Attorney General hasn't been responsive to their requests for more information about a shooting by police officers that left a...
View ArticleChristie Criticizes School Funding in Final Budget Speech
New Jersey Gov. Chris Christie's popularity might be at an all-time low, but the audience for his final budget presentation speech in Trenton may not have realized it. He used the speech as an...
View ArticleLegislators Want Christie to Hand Over Confidential Files in Whistleblower Case
Bennett Barlyn was a prosecutor in rural Hunterdon County in May of 2010 when a 43-count grand jury indictment of three Chris Christie allies was unsealed. That same day, the state attorney general,...
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Urban noise pollution is worst in poor and minority neighborhoods and...
Photo by Flickr user Joe DMost Americans think of cities as noisy places – but some parts of U.S. cities are much louder than others. Nationwide, neighborhoods with higher poverty rates and proportions...
View ArticleNew Jersey Legislators Learn the Dos and Don'ts of Marijuana Legalization
Colorado lawmaker Dan Pabon owes a lot to the legalization of recreational marijuana in 2012: the unemployment rate has fallen to 2.3 percent, and an extra $40 million has gone towards the state's...
View ArticleBill That Seeks to Expand NJ's Medical Marijuana Clears First Hurdle
New Jersey is among 29 states and the District of Columbia where cannabis is legally prescribed to patients with chronic pain conditions. But the program has long been criticized for being too...
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One Dead, 22 Injured in Shooting at NJ Arts Festival
Authorities said a number of fistfights broke out at an all-night New Jersey arts festival and the event was on the verge of being shut down when gunfire erupted, killing a suspect and injuring 22...
View ArticleCoalition of Black Organizations Challenges Status Quo in Trenton
Black voters in New Jersey were critical to Gov. Philip Murphy’s ascent to the state’s highest political office. The former Goldman Sachs banker and Democrat had never held public office before. And a...
View ArticleDeteriorating Relationship between Murphy, Sweeney Impacting Budget...
It's no secret that New Jersey Gov. Phil Murphy and State Senate President Steve Sweeney have had a strained relationship. Sweeney says it goes back to when the state's largest teachers union — a major...
View ArticleHow Did 'Union Guy' Steve Sweeney Become Labor's Public Enemy No. 1?
Last month, New Jersey Senate President Steve Sweeney was at Rutgers University’s main campus in New Brunswick. He was there to hold a town hall meeting to discuss “The Path to Progress,” an ambitious...
View ArticleNJ Senate Leader Talks About End of Legislative Session, and Looks Ahead to...
New Jersey's legislative session winds down on Monday, but there's still plenty of business on the table in Trenton, including a potential ban on plastic and paper bags, and a bill that would eliminate...
View ArticleA Marathon Final Legislative Day In Trenton
Hundreds of protesters descended on Trenton Monday to protest a bill that would eliminate most religious exemptions for vaccinations for schoolchildren in the New Jersey. It was one of many measures...
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