The Garden State is no stranger to strong storms that knock out power, and even if the lights do stay on the cable often goes out. A bill sponsored by State Sen. Linda Greenstein to give consumers greater choice when asking their cable television provider to reimburse them after a lengthy service outage has been approved today by a Senate committee.
In February, Governor Chris Christie proposed a $32.9 billion State Budget. Hearings on the spending plan have been going on for months and closed-door negotiations have been taking place for weeks. The constitutionally mandated deadline for a signed and balanced budget is midnight June 30, but it appears the process is way ahead of schedule.
New Jersey may have a Republican governor, but according to a new Rutgers-Eagleton poll, most Garden State voters side with Democrats on core issues.
If you are a New Jersey veteran returning home from deployment and you're looking to find information on the many services available to help you in your transition back to civilian life, you have technology on your side. There's an app for that and it was created by a veteran.
Despite ongoing efforts to revitalize Atlantic City, casino revenues continue to trend downward in recent years.
A new state poll shows New Jersey voters overwhelmingly support the bipartisan immigration reform bill being debated this week in the U.S. Senate. The survey, conducted by Harper Polling, was sponsored by the Alliance for Citizenship, Partnership for a New American Economy and Republicans for Immigration Reform, three organizations.
The Port Authority of NY/NJ is the largest port on the East Coast and the third-largest port in the nation supporting 280,000 jobs. In 2011, the Authority became the only port in the United States to impose a cargo facility charge (CFC) on all waterborne cargo, including on empty containers. State Senator Bob Gordon wants to put a stop to the fees.
