Loretta Weinberg

Local government workers can be paid for waiving health coverage. Some lawmakers want to reduce the payments. Unions are fighting the idea.

Immediately after Christie's State of the State address Tuesday, Democratic leaders told the media that some of the things the governor mentioned were good, but they were not happy with the many things he left out of the speech.

Discussing the ongoing gun control debate on Tuesday night's Ask The Governor program on NJ 101.5, Chris Christie said it's easier in New Jersey for "bad guys" to obtain guns than good people.

Smart guns can only be fired by the owner. They exist, but they’re not sold commercially in the United States. On Monday. a New Jersey law made it illegal to sell any other guns once smart guns are available for purchase.

The Garden State statute makes it illegal to sell any other guns once smart guns are available for purchase. Democratic State Senate leaders and gun safety activists held a press conference at the State House Thursday to announce a push to repeal the law that was enacted in 2002.

State Senator Loretta Weinberg (D) is working to change New Jersey's gun laws to make smart guns available without leading to an unintentional ban.

New Jersey Democrats have tried more than 50 times to override one of Gov. Chris Christie’s vetoes. They have failed every time. Thursday, Senate Democrats were scheduled to try again.

In New Jersey the criminal record expungement process can be very expensive and very lengthy even for those who are victims of identity theft and did not commit any crimes. There is a push among several lawmakers to expedite the process for victims and allow their records to be immediately sealed for free if they can prove they are not guilty of the offenses on their records.

The Senate Legislative Oversight Committee is scheduled to hold a rare summer hearing Monday morning to discuss transportation issues that continue to snarl the state.

Doing things electronically is cheaper, faster and far more efficient, so why is it that in 2015, towns and counties in New Jersey are still paying their bills using paper checks shipped through the mail? The answer may surprise you - they're not allowed to do it any other way.