Political News

Tomorrow in Washington, D.C., the House is expected to vote on the remaining $51 billion in Sandy Relief aid for New Jersey and New York.

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Newark Mayor Cory Booker says it "premature" to say he will run for U.S. Senate in 2014.

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With the war in Afghanistan winding down after 11 years, President Barack Obama says the time is right for U.S. forces to let Afghans do their own fighting.

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Senator Frank Lautenberg denies a report  that he is retiring at the end of his term in 2014.

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If New Jersey's red light camera program is all about safety, then the money collected from tickets should go to directly into a safety fund, instead of bolstering municipal budgets and using citizens as "cash cows", Sen. Michael Doherty announced today.

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It's official: Newark Mayor Cory Booker is running for the United States Senate seat currently held by Frank Lautenberg.

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President Obama hasn't even been sworn in for his second term and a poll is out showing Governor Chris Christie trails both possible Republican and Democrat challengers in the 2016 presidential race.

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Democratic leaders in the legislature say New Jersey's budget was in serious trouble long before Sandy battered the Garden State. They claim there is a huge revenue shortfall in the current fiscal year's spending plan and they strongly believe things are only going to get worse. Democrats say the time to indentify cuts is now.

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For the better part of 2012, Governor Chris Christie demanded that Democrats approve a tax cut and he criticized them at every turn for dragging their feet. Democratic leaders consistently said they wanted to wait until they were sure that revenues matched Christie's projections. Revenues have not matched estimates, but despite that and the fact that the costs of recovering from super-storm Sandy will be astronomical, the Governor isn't ready to give up.

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In response to the deadly Connecticut school shooting in Newtown, and other recent tragedies, legislation introduced this week is meant to ensure the mental stability of anyone authorized to purchase a firearm in the Garden State.

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