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A New Jersey State Senator, who was going to introduce a measure to tax all drivers based on the number of miles they drive, has changed his mind, and is now crafting legislation that calls for a yearly fee for those who own electric and alternate fuel vehicles.

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The first three bills in the New Jersey legislature's gun control package are now on Governor Chris Christie's desk.

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The parents of a toddler in Scotch Plains are asking the state to revise its medical marijuana program in a way that could help their daughter with her seizure disorder known as Dravet syndrome.

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The top budget expert with the non-partisan Office of Legislative Services (OLS) says there could be a two-year State Budget shortfall of almost $1 billion.

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Kentucky Sen. Rand Paul and the Republican National Committee chairman are distancing themselves from conservatives who suggested in recent days that President Barack Obama could face impeachment for the developing scandal at the Internal Revenue Service.

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The Assembly has given final passage to three gun-control bills, sending them to Gov. Chris Christie for his signature.

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President Barack Obama will visit three African nations this summer.

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A New Jersey state senator has turned away from a plan to tax drivers by the mile instead of at the gallon at the gas pump.

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The White House says White House Counsel Kathryn Ruemmler was first informed about an audit of the IRS' inappropriate targeting of conservative groups on April 24 and that she notified senior staff, including Denis McDonough, the chief of staff to President Barack Obama. White House press secretary Jay Carney says Ruemmler "appropriately" decided not to tell Obama at the time because the audit was ongoing.

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Jersey shore towns are ready for business this holiday weekend and upcoming summer, despite the destruction caused by Superstorm Sandy in October.

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