NJ Senate

To ensure the rebuilding process leaves New Jersey in a stronger position to face future storms, the state Senate budget panel will hold a series of hearings in areas of the state hardest hit by Superstorm Sandy.

Being a New Jersey legislator is not a full-time job. When the Legislature is in session, lawmakers are typically required to be at the State House in Trenton, just twice a week at most.

A Republican-sponsored bill that seeks to cut the number of unexcused absences New Jersey legislators are allowed before vacating their office was approved by a Senate committee on Thursday.

New Jersey's Senate has passed a bill that would create an online marketplace for health insurance.

State Senator Dick Codey is blasting the Christie Administration over a backlog for out-of-work New Jerseyans appealing the denial of unemployment benefits. They say for some the wait can be up to six months.

The "New Jersey Security and Financial Empowerment Act" or the "NJ SAFE Act," would provide 20 days of unpaid leave time to an employee who is the victim of domestic violence or sexual assault or whose family or household member was the victim.

A New Jersey state Senate committee has again advanced a bill that would create a state-run health insurance exchange.

New Jersey's attorney general says a campaign worker has been convicted of election fraud and other charges for submitting fraudulent absentee ballots in a 2007 state senate race.

We've been telling you about the growing trend of employers demanding Facebook passwords from potential employees.

Today, the State Senate and the General Assembly will vote on a measure to place a question on this November's ballot asking New Jersey voters if they'd like to amend the constitution to force judges to contribute more for the pensions and health benefits.