Sheila Oliver

Polls show it's roughly a 50/50 bet, but lawmakers voted Monday to have voters decide this November whether to allow two casinos to be built in North Jersey.

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.

Students in the Garden State should not be given standardized tests until they reach the third grade, according to several New Jersey lawmakers including the chairman of the Assembly Education Committee.

Some lawmakers think each of New Jersey's 565 municipalities should be permitted to establish its own individual minimum wages.

Did you know that you're paying a "societal benefits" fee in your utility bill? If you don't know what that is, or exactly how much it's costing you, it's because under current law, utility companies don't have to list it separately or define it.

Statements from New Jersey leaders on the former South African president's death:

He's had a well-publicized so-called bromance with State Sen. President Steve Sweeney, but Gov. Chris Christie's relationship with Assembly Speaker Sheila Oliver has been rocky.

Sheila Oliver is out as Speaker of the General Assembly and Vinnie Prieto is in.

The primary vote in New Jersey's special Senate Election is today from 6 a.m. - 8 p.m.

There's a special primary election in New Jersey today, but many voters do not even realize it.