Steve Sweeney

A truck driver from South Jersey may just have beaten the second most powerful man in the state.

N.J. Elections: You Can Win Spending $ 153 & Lose Spending $ 7 Million. New Jersey state Senate president Steve Sweeney loses his seat to unknown Edward Durr.

Although schools have gotten nearly $2.5B in the latest federal coronavirus recovery law, officials tell lawmakers they need more aid for HVAC work.

The NJEA's endorsement of Sweeney may not exactly signal an end to their long simmering feud, but rather a détente. Sweeney does not let go of grudges easily, and neither does the NJEA.

Homestead benefits will be updated so they are finally calculated on more recent property tax information, under a state budget agreement announced Monday.

Assemblyman Hal Wirths called the bill “a charade” and was among a long line of Republicans who criticized the process for considering it, which skipped committee hearings where the public could have its say.

Public outcry derailed legislative attempts to extend Gov. Murphy's sweeping pandemic powers last month, so legislative leaders are banning the public from having any say on the matter when it comes up for a vote later today.

Outdoor and indoor gatherings and events all are seeing their capacities increased to 50% nearly across the board, with restrictions, Gov. Phil Murphy announced on Monday.

There's been mounting pressure for the state to rollback more, if not all, restrictions on businesses as COVID metrics continue to improve.

State Senate President Steve Sweeney says it's time for the Legislature to have more say in the handling of the public health emergency, suggesting that Gov. Phil Murphy may have issued more than enough executive orders.State Senate President Steve Sweeney says it's time for the Legislature to have more say in the handling of the public health emergency, suggesting that Gov. Phil Murphy may have issued more than enough executive orders.