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Lawmakers hope a phone number and website are better than a list of mostly irrelevant addresses in notifying the public where to vote in an election.

Five state senators have called for the investigation and removal of two Family Court judges who were criticized for downplaying the actions by accused teen rapists.

A three-bill package aimed at improving safety for high school athletes awaits action in the Assembly after unanimously passing the Senate.

N.J. may work with neighboring states to force habitual toll evaders to pay up by suspending their vehicle registrations – for tabs run up in other states.

As the quality of NJ Transit has gone down, the frustration of riders has gone up – and with it, alarm among conductors about assaults by angry commuters.

State is adding training classes, easing residency rules for NJ Transit and developing a new educational program aimed at high-school and college students.

Lawmakers and the Murphy administration are looking at ways to improve school bus safety, following a crash lthat killed a student and teacher from Paramus.

Drivers would have to complete 50 hours of practice driving, and keep their initial permits for 12 months, before getting probationary driver’s license.

NJ Transit has been promised more state funding and is looking to hire 40 bus drivers before a construction headache this summer near the Lincoln Tunnel.

MVC upgrades should be coming to Middlesex County in a few months – a bigger site in Edison and a return to South Plainfield, by Middlesex Mall.