High School Sports in NJ Could Get the Green Light in Days
Gov. Murphy strongly endorses allowing high school sports that are played outside.
Benjie Wimberly
Plan would roll back legalizing some fireworks in NJ
Bill sponsor says some shops have taken advantage of the 2017 law to illegally sell larger fireworks still not allowed in New Jersey.
Plan to Decriminalize Marijuana, Impose $50 Fines Moving Forward
Twenty weeks before New Jersey voters will decide whether to legalize marijuana, an Assembly committee Monday voted to decriminalize it.
Lawmakers Look to Shield H.S. Coaches from ‘Overbearing’ Parents
Lawmakers are thinking about requiring high school sports coaches to receive multi-year contracts and a specific set of steps that would have to be followed to discipline or fire them.
Sensitivity Training May Soon be Required for NJ High School Coaches
A proposed law advancing through the Legislature aims to toss discrimination and harassment out of high school sports — negative practices the lawmaker who sponsors the bill says he's all too familiar with as a head football coach.
Pregnant Cow Escapes Slaughter, Inspires Proposed NJ Law
Brianna made news when she bolted on Route 80. Now she could make a new law.
Affordable Housing Solution: Build in South Jersey? Lawmakers Seek Input
The debate is continuing not only over the availability and accessibility of affordable housing in New Jersey, but also whether the courts or the Legislature should oversee the issue.
'Failed' State School Takeovers
Lawmakers said that New Jersey has accomplished little despite running the schools for the last 27 years in Jersey City, 25 years in Paterson and 20 years in Newark.
PARCC Testing in New Jersey Schools Shut Down by Computer Glitch
Education Commissioner David Hespe blamed the testing contractor for the technical problems.
Big Laws For Big Dogs?
Two New Jersey lawmakers are pushing for stronger fence and leash laws for large dog breeds in an effort to curb attacks on humans.