Chris Christie signed a pair of bills naming the "Garden State" as the official state "slogan."...It's on our state flag and reads, "Liberty and Prosperity." That became the state motto in 1777.

With the nice weather comes time for fairs, and there is none bigger than the State Fair....The State Fair Meadowlands will be held from June 20 through July 7, held around MetLife Stadium in the, you guessed it, Meadowlands

state sales tax....Murphy has suggested he is open to raising the sales tax but did not include it in his $59.9 billion state budget proposal.

Phil Murphy signed two bills designed to help school districts facing huge cuts due to decreases in state funding....Start your day with up-to-the-minute news, traffic and weather for the Garden State.

Township Fire Chief Marc Rigberg says they have been trying to work through a severe shortage of volunteers, but "the times and budget...At the same time, Rigberg says the requirements to be certified as a firefighter have increased on a state, local and federal

Rutgers President Jonathan Holloway, who was already scheduled to testify on Thursday, told an Assembly Budget Committee hearing...Start your day with up-to-the-minute news, traffic and weather for the Garden State.

Especially if your vacation budget won’t allow for a day in St. Tropez.

which includes our friend Andy Mulvihill (who happens to own Crystal Spring Resort, one of the best-kept secrets in the Garden State...The group is poised to help us on the journey to restore sanity to the Garden State.

I mean, where else are you going to find a state as divided as us?...State capitals?

And it's something so many in The Garden State actually like....And as for out-of-state drivers?