Steve Oroho

The state says local school districts have wide latitude over how to teach the new sex education standards but that ignoring them isn't an option.

Gov. Phil Murphy said New Jersey will “fully protect” abortion rights of women, including those visiting from states where the procedure is banned.

Sexual extortion would become a specific crime in New Jersey, under a bill endorsed Monday by a Senate committee.

Gov. Phil Murphy proposes property tax rebates starting at $700 and growing to $1,150, including homes with incomes of up to $250,000. Renters get help, too.

Through an online petition and social media campaign, Senate Republicans hope to push Gov. Phil Murphy to reverse course on pandemic and fiscal policies.

The positions of Senate president, Senate majority leader and Senate and Assembly minority leader each change hands for the first time in 10 years or more.

A scheduled vote to extend many of Gov. Phil Murphy's pandemic orders was canceled after he said he'll continue a school mask mandate that's not in the bill.

After the latest deadly school shooting in Michigan, Murphy wants quick passage of a legislative package to make gun laws tougher in the Garden State

It's not a long term fix but there is a temporary solution nonetheless now in play which can businesses fill hours this summer.

Fulfill, formerly the Foodbank of Monmouth and Ocean Counties, is one of the food banks across New Jersey who will be benefitting from legislation Governor Murphy signed into law on Wednesday.

While the fight continues for districts losing millions in state aid to get that money back from the state, a trio of New Jersey Legislators have come up with a plan to prevent any cuts, at least for the 2021-22 school year.

Gyms were closed in mid-March and still don't know when the state will allow them to reopen. Some never will.