BettyLou DeCroce

A state lawmaker whose tenure expires in January is proposing a few significant overhauls to how elections and government work in New Jersey.

“This bill implicates some First Amendment speech protections, and I’m concerned about violations of the First Amendment around this bill,” said Assemblyman Chris DePhillips, R-Bergen.

Legislation from Assemblywoman BettyLou DeCroce would require two weeks of early voting on election machines, rather than paper provisional ballots.

After 38 hours of hearings, a legislative oversight panel still can't answer a basic question: who approved hiring an official who'd been accused of rape?

The Science, Innovation and Technology Committee held its first formal meeting on Thursday, February 1st. They will work to keep the state at the forefront of scientific innovation and entrepreneurship.

Gov. Chris Christie’s tour of road projects included a new wrinkle Thursday – noting no lawmakers who voted to hike New Jersey’s gas tax lost their primaries.

New Jersey’s crowded 2017 election ballot is already taking shape, as lawmakers voted Monday to propose amending the state constitution to block settlements or awards from environmental lawsuits from being used to balance the state budget.

The full Assembly voted Thursday to stop evaluating teachers in part on the progress their students make in standardized test scores.

Roadwork shuttered will cost extra once it’s eventually restarted, and an Assembly panel says the state should pay for that, not municipalities and counties.

Did you know that you're paying a "societal benefits" fee in your utility bill? If you don't know what that is, or exactly how much it's costing you, it's because under current law, utility companies don't have to list it separately or define it.