Sheila Oliver

New Jersey is toughening its law against wage theft, in which people typically in low-pay jobs don’t receive the wages or benefits to which they’re entitled.

Three new state laws intended to reduce gun violence were enacted Monday in the wake of mass shootings over the weekend in which more than 30 people were killed.

NJ adds two new consumer-protection laws to help college students – one making it easier to understand the costs, another helping those with loans.

Starting early next year, employers in New Jersey can no longer ask prospective workers about their salary history.

A supplement to the budget Gov. Phil Murphy agreed to late last month allocates millions of dollars more for family planning services, including Planned Parenthood.

Gov. Phil Murphy’s budget proposes putting some money behind the talk of consolidating local government services.

Gov. Phil Murphy has signed legislation that raises the minimum wage in New Jersey to $15 an hour by 2024.

A new report finds expanding apprenticeship opportunities in New Jersey will boos the state economy and help women, people of color and students.

Attorney General Gurbir Grewal says the fight against do-it-yourself guns from 3-D printers is about safety, not curtailing the First or Second amendments.

With a budget deadline hours away, Gov. Phil Murphy on Friday said he'd be willing to back down from raising the state sales tax in a compromise offer to Democratic legislative leaders.