Here’s how New Jersey lawmakers are trying to control Uber
Proposed legislation aims to make getting from here to there safer in an Uber.
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Should NJ require older drivers to re-take road tests? Christie open to idea
Gov. Chris Christie said he doesn’t “think it’s a bad idea” to require older drivers to retake road tests in order to keep their licenses.
Dangerous drivers get back on the road: Are NJ’s DWI laws too weak?
More must be done, according to Mothers Against Drunk Driving.
Transportation Trust Fund talks: Posturing, not progress
Gov. Chris Christie says he'll react once Democrats act on a gas tax. Lawmakers want assurances and negotiations over how to pay for transportation projects.
Should Gov. Christie sign a law requiring all new homes to have sprinklers? -poll
Assemblyman John Wisniewski wants every newly built single or two family home in New Jersey to have a sprinkler system. "Of all the reasons to support this bill, the most compelling is also the simplest: Fire sprinklers prevent injuries and save lives," Wisniewski said of his legislation.
Supercommittee Subpoenas
The legislative supercommittee created to get to the bottom of Bridgegate has issued 20 subpoenas to individuals and organizations believed to have more information about the George Washington Bridge lane closures that caused traffic chaos last summer.
Bridgegate 'Super Committee'
The State Assembly's Democratic leadership Monday moved to create a new Bridgegate "super investigative committee," armed subpoena power and a special counsel and chaired by Deputy Speaker John Wisniewski.
Wisniewski (D-Middlesex), whose Transportation Committee has so far led the legislature's probe of the George Washington Bridge lane closures, was lauded in the announcement issued by
NJ Democratic Chair Stepping Down in Election Year
The chairman of the New Jersey Democratic State Committee says he is not seeking re-election to the post this year as his party struggles to gain traction in the race for governor.
Red Light Fight Turns Ugly
The New Jersey lawmaker leading the charge to do away with the Red Light Camera Pilot Program wants the head of the Assembly Transportation Committee to post a bill he's sponsoring to increase yellow light times and to do away with right-on-red tickets.
end of a political era
New Jersey's senior U.S. Senator will travel today to his hometown of Paterson to announce his pending retirement. Frank Lautenberg will not seek re-election in 2014 and that changes the entire dynamic of that particular race.