A state Senate panel advanced a bill Monday that would expand New Jersey’s family leave law to businesses with at least 15 workers, a change from the current threshold of 30 employees. The bill has ...

A Senate panel advanced more than a dozen judicial nominees Thursday that could bring court vacancies to their lowest levels in years after confirmation votes that are planned to go before the full ...

A Senate panel in unanimous votes Monday approved bills that would heighten penalties for harassment against public officials and certain politically driven crimes. The legislation advanced by the ...

The Trump administration issued — and then rescinded — a funding notice advocates warn will spike homelessness. Uncertainty ...

Gun owners looking to topple a New Jersey law banning guns in parks, bars, beaches, and other “sensitive places” have successfully persuaded a federal appeals court to rehear the case. A three-judge ...

The New Jersey lawmaker who wanted to strip the state comptroller’s office of its investigative powers will no longer pursue his bill, caving to critics who warned the move would cripple a key state ...

Two New Jersey lawmakers have proposed a bill that would extend new tax breaks to New Jersey diners in a bid to counter post-pandemic slowdowns and inflation. The bill, dubbed the “Saving Our Diners ...

The Senate Judiciary Committee approved legislation that would end municipalities’ ability to charge for public defenders in a party-line vote Monday. The bill would repeal a law that allows ...

NJ legislators moved to put state health officials in charge of vaccine guidance, after the CDC's controversial reversal on hepatitis B shots.

New Jersey lawmakers are behind a push to ban federal and local law enforcement from wearing masks on the job, a move Gov.-elect Mikie Sherrill has said she supports. Sen. Benjie Wimberly (D-Passaic) ...