NJ lawmaker proposes religious exemptions for school lessons
LGBTQ curriculum is included in the measure's religious or moral grounds for pulling kids out of class or getting school vouchers.
Robert Auth
Why doctor is fighting NJ's 'Aid in Dying' assisted suicide law
NJ's taking the battle to the state Supreme Court.
NJ lawmaker: Mess with assisted suicide, you’re a murderer
Assemblyman Robert Auth says altering a medication request with the intent of killing a patient, or coercing someone into taking the drugs, is akin to murder.
Equal-pay bill allowing six years' back pay races toward passage
A bill promoting equal pay for women has been scaled back but still would be among the most ambitious in the country – and could be passed next week.
All eyes on Christie’s school aid plans for NJ’s 2018 budget
The school-aid hearings are over, but the suspense isn't. Will Gov. Chris Christie seek to impose changes in his budget? Will the aid formula be changed?
Putting PARCC in reverse, NJ lawmakers look to block graduation requirement
Lawmakers took a first step toward blocking New Jersey from requiring high-school students to pass the PARCC to earn a diploma.
NJ lawmakers move to remove PARCC scores from teacher evaluations
Lawmakers look to abolish, or at least limit, the use of students’ scores on standardized tests in evaluating teachers – a key provision of the 2012 tenure reforms.