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Nadine Menendez’s attorneys want to withdraw from case
The move comes after prosecutors told a federal judge they may call one of Nadine Menendez's lawyers as a witness in the case.
700K New Jersey workers face barriers to unemployment benefits, study finds
New Jersey should do more to meet the needs of a 21st Century workforce, progressive advocacy group the Center For Popular Democracy says.
‘Uncommitted’ movement to press Biden on Gaza lands in New Jersey
In most of the state, Democrats will have an option to choose delegates on the ballot under the slogan “Justice for Palestine, Permanent Ceasefire Now.”
Civil, divorce trials resume in Passaic County as judicial shortage eases
New Jersey Supreme Court Chief Justice Stuart Rabner, who announced the news Monday, urged state officials to continue appointing new judges.
Ruling expected in push to dismiss lawsuit targeting N.J. policy allowing cops to use cannabis
The city argues that federal law bars it from employing armed officers who use cannabis, an argument disputed by attorneys for cops fired after testing positive for marijuana.
New Jersey, Lyft at odds over employment status of drivers
The fight comes as the Biden administration has moved to make it harder for companies like Uber and Lyft to classify their workers as independent contractors.
How New Jerseyans want the state to spend a social equity cannabis tax
The fee generated $3.1 million in 2023, and the New Jersey Cannabis Regulatory Commission this week is seeking public input on how to spend it.
U.S. Senate primary rules ‘are not set for women like me,’ Campos-Medina says
Senate candidate Patricia Campos-Medina says she is disrupting the plan of the Dem machine to present only one woman option to the voters.
Nadine Menendez tells judge she’ll keep attorneys despite prosecutors’ claims of conflict
Authorities claim Nadine Menendez caused her lawyers to give false information to prosecutors at meetings in 2023.
Republican assemblymen spar over bill to aid LGBTQ businesses
If signed into law, the legislation would codify a certification process for businesses owned by people in the LGBTQ community.
Bill including gas tax hike, new fee for electric cars heads to Gov. Murphy’s desk
The bill would hike the gas tax by about 2 cents each year for the next five years to raise money to fund infrastructure projects.
Gun carry permit requests soared in New Jersey after U.S. Supreme Court upended firearm laws
In the 20 months after the court’s Bruen decision, about 33,000 people applied for a carry permit in New Jersey, new data shows.