Angela McKnight

An Assembly committee Monday passed a package of seven bills that address police and race issues, in addition to a marijuana decriminalization plan that also stems from racial disparities in enforcement.

Attorney General Gurbir Grewal last week announced that his office would be updating guidelines on use of force, which have been unchanged in 20 years.

A bill advancing in Trenton would allow lemonade stands run by anyone under 18 to operate without licenses or permits.

NJ Assemblywoman Angela McKnight says her "heart broke" seeing the images of Buena Regional H.S. student Andrew Johnson standing in a gym as a trainer took scissors to his hair.

New Jersey would grant some financial breathing room to certain mothers who just gave birth or adopted a child, under legislation introduced by a pair of lawmakers.

Weather typically presents the biggest problems in the earliest and latest weeks of the school year, when temperatures inside a classroom can top the sweltering temperatures outdoors.