John McKeon

A proposed ban on sex offenders' use of social media was scaled back, and legislators are being urged to take a broader look at New Jersey's sex offender laws.

New Jersey: Decoded ... One alternative to the Atlantic City takeover was tweaked and advanced, while a second was panned as unrealistic -- though a promising sign.

Gov. Chris Christie’s designs on a takeover of Atlantic City endured a withering critique Monday in the Assembly Budget Committee.

Nearly 3,500 children under 18 got married in New Jersey between 1995 and 2012. Lawmakers are mulling a bill that would ban it.

Lawmakers couldn't reach an agreement earlier this week and a vote on a measure that would put a question on the November ballot to help preserve open space and farmland in the Garden State was canceled, it appears a deal has been reached.

One criticism behind hurricane Sandy is that New Jersey's utility infrastructure, including the poles that carry power across the state, are not the best of quality. Some suggest that weakness may have been a contributing factor to the many electric outages during the storm.