Anyone looking to recover from holiday spending sprees might want to check with New Jersey’s treasury department. The state is holding onto $7 billion in unclaimed funds and property, waiting on their ...

When campaign consultant Sean Caddle pleaded guilty in 2022 to murder-for-hire, he was allowed to remain at home for nearly two years while he cooperated with federal prosecutors on a political ...

Critics say NJ's paid family leave law should not apply to businesses with fewer than 30 workers. Supporters say workers need ...

As Gov. Phil Murphy’s two terms come to a close, preservationists are urging his administration to save Tillie, a giant, grinning fun house face and emblem of Asbury Park. For two decades, Tillie, ...

Jersey City Councilman James Solomon handily won election as Jersey City’s mayor Tuesday, fending off a challenge from former Gov. Jim McGreevey that had been McGreevey’s attempt to resurrect his ...

New Jersey legislators on Monday took another step toward legalizing psilocybin, a hallucinogenic compound found in some mushrooms that supporters consider a breakthrough therapy bound to transform ...

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) ...

In a split ruling that has far-reaching implications for child abuse cases, the New Jersey Supreme Court on Thursday barred prosecutors from blaming shaken baby syndrome for children’s unexplained ...

New Jersey legislators are proposing major changes to a state law shielding addresses and other personal information of certain public officials in a bid to stem a tide of lawsuits enforcing its ...

New Jersey Democrats triumphed in Assembly races Tuesday, and are set to expand their majority next year after winning three long-sought seats in the 8th and 21st districts and threatening to flip ...

NEWARK — Former President Barack Obama made a push for Democratic gubernatorial nominee Rep. Mikie Sherrill during a raucous campaign rally just days before Election Day. “If you meet this moment, if ...

New Jersey was hailed as a model for criminal justice reform nationally when state lawmakers eliminated cash bail more than a decade ago. Supporters of the move cheered that poor defendants would no ...