Kevin McArdle has been the State House Correspondent since 2002. He's covered the resignation of former Governor Jim McGreevey, the Governor Dick Codey Administration, the Jon Corzine/Doug Forrester 2005 gubernatorial campaign, the State government shutdown of 2006, the near fatal car crash of former Governor Jon Corzine, the 2009 Jon Corzine/Chris Christie gubernatorial campaign and the Christie Administration to date including acting as pool reporter for Governor Christie has he toured the state (via helicopter and motorcade) in the aftermath of Hurricane Irene. McArdle has won multiple Associated Press awards for spot reporting and received the Edward R. Murrow Award in 2008 for coverage of then-Governor Jon Corzine's 800% toll increase proposal.
Kevin McArdle
Christie Gives Full Support to Rutgers Hierarchy [VIDEO]
Embattled Rutgers University is embroiled in yet another scandal and this one shows no signs of letting up. Newly-hired Rutgers Athletic Director Julie Hermann is under fire for allegedly calling members of the University of Tennessee volleyball team, “whores” and “alcoholics.” A new report says Hermann was also involved in a discrimination lawsuit while at Louisville.
Did NJ High School Basketball Coach Cause Player’s Vision Loss? [AUDIO]
BREAKING NEWS UPDATE: This afternoon Townsquare Media NJ received a letter from members of the St. Peter's Prep basketball team in support of Coach Todd Decker. In the letter, the players say, "at no point ever have we felt threatened or fearful in any towards Coach Decker." They go on to say, "Coach Decker has nothing but our support and dedication."
Frank Lautenberg Won’t Seek Another Term
U.S. Senator Frank Lautenberg (D-NJ) will not run for re-election next year. New Jersey’s senior U.S. Senator has decided to call it quits.
New Jerseyans Will Decide Minimum Wage Hike
The full Assembly has voted "yes" on legislation that puts a question on this November’s ballot asking voters if they’d like to amend the State constitution to increase the minimum wage.
Chris Christie Blasts GOP House Leader For Delaying Sandy Relief Vote
New Jersey Governor Chris Christie has Republican House Speaker John Boehner in his crosshairs and he’s firing with both barrels.
NJ’s Spike In Burglaries The Catalyst For New Bill
Under current New Jersey law, all burglary offenses are third-degree crimes, unless a burglar was armed with an explosive or deadly weapon or had inflicted or threatened to inflict bodily injury on any victims.
Shore Homes Damaged By Sandy May Not Get FEMA Help
If your home on the Jersey shore home was severely damaged or maybe even swept into the ocean by super storm Sandy and you’re looking for help from the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) you may be barking up the wrong tree.
NJ Braces for Nor’easter [AUDIO]
A little less than 1 million homes and businesses were still without power as of last night, compared with 2.7 million who lost their electricity at the height of Hurricane Sandy, but trouble could be headed our way. New Jersey is staring down the barrel of a nor'easter that could slam the state mid-week and put power restoration efforts into reverse.
Chris Christie’s New Jersey Power Play [VIDEO/AUDIO]
Roughly 2 million New Jersey homes and businesses are still without power today after the devastation left behind by super storm Sandy. That means almost 5 million people are in the dark.
Christie Surveys Damage to Jersey Shore on Helicopter Tour, Will Meet With Obama [VIDEO/PHOTOS]
A helicopter tour yesterday of New Jersey's coastal areas devastated by Superstorm Sandy had Governor Chris Christie emotional, angry, defiant and hopeful.