Kip Bateman

The first full Senate votes of the new legislative session will be some patronage appointments for former colleagues next Monday.

State senators grilled the head of the New Jersey State Police over the chaotic early December day at the Statehouse after the vaccine-or-test access policy went into effect, didn’t get answers – but nevertheless advanced his nomination to become the permanent superintendent.

Republicans launched an online petition to persuade Gov. Phil Murphy to end his mandate requiring children under 12 to wear masks at school and summer camps.

In the end, it took a worldwide pandemic – plus a plan for $500 checks to middle-class families in an election year – to get a millionaires tax back on the books in New Jersey.

State senators are recycling the plastic bag bill, making the proposed ban on carryout bags among the first major pieces of legislation to advance in new legislative session.

Criminal penalties for hazing would be stiffened under a bill advanced Tuesday by a state Senate committee.

Just when you thought it couldn't get worse in New Jersey, now Steve Sweeney wants to deny your voting rights.

The Senate voted to require White House hopefuls to disclose five years of tax returns to state elections officials, who would post them online.

The 2017 death of Timothy Piazza at Penn State may inspire tougher penalties for hazing in New Jersey. Piazza's neighbor encouraged a senator to push for it.

Following a string of dog deaths in New Jersey at the hands of groomers, legislation has been introduced that would make it illegal for someone to bathe, brush or style your pet, for compensation, without a proper license.