Michael Doherty

The Legislature might require New Jersey school districts to buy textbooks from state-approved vendors whose books accurately reflect the diversity of society.

A new bill being considered in New Jersey would allow dogs to accompany their owners inside microbreweries.

A Senate panel advances an 11-bill package dealing with how schools handle sexual abuse allegations, on the heels of hidden-camera videos of union leaders.

Salaries for around 600 high-ranking state officials, including judges and Cabinet officers, would increase significantly under a bill moving in the Senate.

A Democratic congressman from NJ will be absent from the speech as President Trump delivers his State of the Union address.

During his inaugural address, Gov. Murphy ran through a number of issues that he hoped to address during his administration with at least one glaring omission: driver's licenses for residents living in this country illegally.

Lawmakers sued to block Gov. Chris Christie from proceeding with renovations to the Statehouse. The cases were dismissed because bonds have already been sold.

Documentation of the Statehouse's structural problems is readily available. Details explaining the nearly $300M restoration project have been tougher to find.

Although the price tag on the work has been put at $300 million, state officials say with interest the project may actually cost taxpayers $500 million to $750 million to pay off.

Though Gov. Chris Christie’s administration is moving to loosen the salary cap on school superintendents, the Legislature is nevertheless moving to lift it entirely.