Lou Greenwald

Gov. Chris Christie's administration has until Tuesday to decide whether to accept Atlantic City's five-year financial plan or reject it in favor of a takeover.

“If they come up with something, great,” Christie said of a legislative compromise. “If they don’t, then bankruptcy would be the only option. And while I would regret having to go down that road, it is a road that I will have no choice but to go down.”

Gov. Chris Christie is not budging from his position on how to rescue Atlantic City from financial ruin, despite a new plan from state Democrats that could initiate a state takeover of the city by the end of August.

If a vehicle has active parking sensors or backup cameras, it's currently not allowed to be used during a driver's license road test in New Jersey, unless those features are temporarily disabled.

New Jersey has moved to restrict the sale and use of electronic cigarettes, but to date, there is no comprehensive federal regulation of them. A top lawmaker said he wants the U.S. Food and Drug Administration to not only regulate e-cigarettes, but also to study their health impacts.

On Thursday, one day after the mass shootings in Southern California that killed 14 people, New Jersey Assembly members from both sides of the political aisle invoked or at least referenced the tragedy as they debated an override attempt of Gov. Christie’s veto of a gun control bill that would make it more difficult for mentally ill people to buy a gun.

While the state's GOP leader blames the Bridgegate scandal for the "political gridlock" in Trenton, New Jersey's top Democrat believes bipartisanship suffered a breakdown due to Gov. Chris Christie's actions regarding the public workers pension fund.

Top lawmakers within the New Jersey Assembly are confident the Legislature can find a solution to to replenish the nearly bankrupt Transportation Trust Fund, but Republicans and Democrats are divided as to when discussions will begin.

People are passionate when the issue is personal. Such is the case for New Jersey Assemblywoman Gabriela 'Gabby' Mosquera (D-Turnersville) who led the charge to pass legislation to keep guns away from domestic violence abusers.

New Jersey legislators have quite different opinions about whether or not anything has been done in 2015 to lower property taxes in the state.