NJ Senate

The New Jersey Senate has passed legislation requiring records on mental health commitments be accessible for instant background checks that are required for gun purchases.

New Jersey's attorney general says a campaign worker has lost his bid to stay out of jail after admitting he submitted fraudulent absentee ballots in a 2007 state senate race.

Despite staunch opposition from gun rights advocates, the State Senate plans to vote on 14 gun control bills May 13.

New Jersey's jobless rate and why it is higher than other states in the region was expected to be the focal point yesterday when State Labor Commissioner Hal Wirths testified before the State Senate Budget Committee.

Democrats in New Jersey control the State Senate by a margin of 24-16, but one political expert says the natural disaster was a game-changer, and now anything is possible this November.

A bill that tightens restrictions on the practice of human trafficking has been approved by the New Jersey Senate.

Geraldo Rivera may want to be a New Jersey Senator, but does New Jersey want the seeker of Al Capone’s vault in its seat? Apparently not.

An effort to raise New Jersey's minimum wage has moved one step closer to voters.

Less than 24 hours after saying he had no response to Governor Chris Christie's harsh criticism of him, State Senate President Steve Sweeney had plenty to say.

On December 10th of last year Governor Chris Christie, announced his selection of Bob Hanna, President of the Board of Public Utilities, and Judge David Bauman of the Superior Court of New Jersey, Monmouth County for nomination to the positions of Associate Justice of the New Jersey Supreme Court.