Herb Conaway

New Jersey students would have to be screened for depression a half dozen times during the years leading up to high school graduation, if a bill advancing through the state Legislature were to become law.

One Jersey lawmaker has introduced two bills to help combat teen suicides in the state.

In most parts of New Jersey, the number you call in an emergency is still living in the 1960s, according to state lawmakers who want to require the state's 911 systems catch up with the times.

Lawmakers have a little over a month to decide if they want to block Gov. Chris Christie from reorganizing the state government to change how addiction and mental-health services are provided.

NJ may start requiring EMS providers to report each encounter with a patient, so officials can track, analyze and improve response to medical emergencies.

Though their options for action are limited, state lawmakers held two hearings Thursday aimed at addressing the sharp hike in the cost for EpiPens.

NJ lawmakers want to raise taxes on cigars, raise the smoking age and boost enforcement of public smoking bans. They'd also spend millions to help people quit.

Health experts, lawmakers and residents agree that New Jersey is in the throes of a heroin epidemic. In an effort to combat the problem, one state lawmaker who is also a practicing physician, is now helping a colleague spearhead an effort to require health insurers to cover pain medications designed to reduce addiction and abuse.

Gov. Chris Christie took to Twitter Monday to announce a delayed opening for state government offices due to inclement weather, but later in the day, he set off a firestorm on social media when he said parents should have some measure of choice in vaccinating their children.