David Matthau

After proposing a $32.9 billion state spending plan that increases school aid and expands Medicaid coverage and does not raise taxes, New Jersey Governor Chris Christie has been busy today trumpeting his budget as a fiscally responsible plan that encourages growth and holds the line on property taxes.

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When Chris Christie ran for Governor four years ago, he said property taxes in the Garden State would be stabilized by the end of his first term.

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The Democrat who will almost certainly face off against Chris Christie in the fall gubernatorial campaign is criticizing his budget address.

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Former Governor Jim Florio is joining more than a dozen organizations to call on the New Jersey State Senate to pass a series of gun control measures already approved by the Assembly.

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Almost four months after Superstorm Sandy, some New Jersey homeowners and business people are still waiting to resolve their insurance claims.  To get things moving, the New Jersey Department of Banking and Insurance is ready to launch a new mediation program.

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More than a dozen organizations have joined together in calling on the State Senate to approve a package of gun control legislation passed by the Assembly last week.

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A recent study from the Institute for Health Metrics and Evaluation found many people in New Jersey and across the country believe they weigh less now than they did a year ago, when in fact they've actually put on a few pounds.

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Ever since New Jersey's two percent property tax cap took effect a few years ago, a growing number of Garden State municipalities have been looking for creative new ways to generate badly needed revenue by implementing so-called "user fees."

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Two New Jersey residents who have been running a purported Superstorm Sandy charity are facing multiple charges after allegedly misleading the public by promising that the funds raised would be used to help hurricane victims, but then diverting thousands of dollars into their own personal bank accounts.

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A couple of months ago we were able to survive a brush with the fiscal cliff, but now, there's a new danger on the horizon, and it's called the sequester.

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