John Dimaio

Immigrants being detained in New Jersey and facing deportation hearings will soon begin getting lawyers paid for by the state.

Public employees pay more toward their pensions than ever before – but still recoup everything they paid into the system after 3.5 to 4 years of retirement.

A lot of sound, not that much fury, but signs of a government shutdown ahead, with the deadline for adopting a state budget now looming next week.

Gov. Phil Murphy: "Economic progress cannot be made without social progress and social progress cannot be achieved without economic progress.”

The lobbying push for Gov. Phil Murphy’s tax hikes was stepped up Wednesday, with the DEP leader saying lakes could close this summer without the funds.

Gov. Phil Murphy has proposed a new tax on firearms sales. It's not clear what the rate would be but is projected to cost gun buyers $1.4 million a year.

It’s not just the big tax increases in Gov. Phil Murphy’s budget that are stirring opposition. There's also proposed tax on e-cigs, among others.

Gov. Phil Murphy’s budget proposal ran into bipartisan opposition at Wednesday’s first budget hearing – and not just about the planned tax increases.

Gov. Phil Murphy’s first budget looks a lot like what he campaigned on. But how will it be received by the Democrat-controlled Legislature?

Statehouse renovation, which will cost around $500 million to repay including interest, will not require direct approval by the Legislature or voters.