Shirley Turner

A half-dozen criminal justice and policing bills are endorsed by a Senate committee, setting most of them up for final approval on Thursday.

A North Jersey Assemblywoman says we need better transparency and accountability to stop more senseless tragedies like the George Floyd killing.

Some state lawmakers say underage gambling should have nothing to do with one's driving privileges.

New Jersey law no longer requires the mandatory suspension of driver's licenses for misdemeanor offenses, drug convictions or failing to pay fines.

A proposed constitutional amendment will be before voters next November, after it barely achieved the needed three-fifths supermajority in the Legislature.

A new law requires all Jersey schools to post information about the Garden State Child Abuse Hotline this fall.

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.

Final legislative approval of medical marijuana expansion is likely June 10. Senate tweaked the bill to further encourage the industry's workers to unionize.

New Jersey cities to team with Brady Campaign on local gun-violence strategies, such as Identifying out-of-state dealers whose guns find a way to their streets.

As a new law that bans smoking in parks and beaches takes effect, a new push is being made to stop people from lighting up in other recreational areas all over Jersey.