Horizon to pay $100 million to New Jersey in record false claims settlement against Horizon BCBS

TRENTON, NJ – New Jersey Attorney General Matthew J. Platkin announced Friday that Horizon Blue Cross Blue Shield of New Jersey agreed to pay $100 million to settle allegations it defrauded the…

New law shields New Jersey farmers from frivolous nuisance lawsuits

New Jersey Legislative SRO, NJ – A new bipartisan law expands legal protections for commercial farmers by allowing them to recover costs tied to bad-faith complaints. Senator Parker Space sponsored the measure,…

Lawmaker moves to shield some New Jerseyans from costly new Dem exit tax

New Jersey Legislative SRO, NJ – A new bill aims to exempt property sellers from a recently implemented sales tax if their contracts were finalized before the law took effect. Sen. Declan…

New Jersey Wants to Turn Cops Into Criminals, Put Them in Jail for Wearing Face Coverings

Trenton, NJ – A new proposal in the Statehouse is drawing sharp attention as lawmakers move to restrict when officers can cover their faces while engaging with the public. The measure, introduced…

New Jersey’s 2035 Gas Powered Car Ban Will Survive a Mikie Sherrill Administration

Trenton, NJ – Mikie Sherrill’s election as governor has positioned New Jersey to maintain its long-term transition away from gasoline-powered vehicles. Her victory over Republican challenger Jack Ciattarelli secured continued Democratic control…

New Jersey Weather Forecast: Cold Grips New Jersey Through Friday

TRENTON, N.J. – A calm but chilly pattern will settle over New Jersey through the end of the week, bringing mostly sunny skies and brisk west winds as temperatures hover in the…

Man threatens bar manager after being kicked out of North Jersey tavern

HACKETTSTOWN, N.J. – Tensions flared outside a Hackettstown tavern early Sunday when a 20-year-old man allegedly threatened to kill a bar manager after being ejected from the establishment. Police say the confrontation…

Should 15-Year-Olds Be Tried as Adults for Serious Crimes in New Jersey? One Lawmaker Says Yes

Trenton, NJ – A new proposal in the New Jersey Senate would automatically transfer certain juvenile homicide cases involving stalking to adult criminal court. Sen. Michael L. Testa Jr., representing Atlantic, Cape…

Is New Jersey Discriminating by Race for Firearms Permits? Lawmakers Want Answers

Trenton, NJ – A new proposal in the New Jersey General Assembly would require the state Attorney General to collect and publish monthly statistics on handgun carry permits and firearm purchaser identification…

U. S. Citizenship and Immigration Services USCIS office

New Jersey could unseal expunged records to be used for immigration cases

Trenton, NJ – A new bill introduced in the New Jersey Senate would allow individuals to access their own expunged criminal records for use in immigration or naturalization matters. Sen. Benjie E.…

Cold snap grips New Jersey as first freeze of the season hits on Veterans Day

TRENTON, N.J. – The Garden State woke up shivering Tuesday as temperatures dipped below freezing for the first time this season, marking a sharp transition from fall’s mild stretch into winter’s early…

Driverless Cars Could Soon Be Hitting New Jersey’s Roadways

TRENTON, NJ – A new bill introduced in the New Jersey Assembly aims to establish a statewide pilot program allowing the testing and limited operation of fully autonomous vehicles on public roads.…

Climate Activists Demand New Jersey Governor Phil Murphy Shut Down Natural Gas Pipeline

ABERDEEN, N.J. – Environmental and community groups plan to gather Monday afternoon along the Aberdeen seawall to denounce the New Jersey Department of Environmental Protection’s decision to approve permits for the long-disputed…

New Jersey College Student Identified as Co-Conspirator in Nationwide ISIS Halloween Terror Plot

Glassboro, NJ – A Rowan University student was among several individuals arrested by federal agents this week in connection with what authorities describe as a foiled ISIS-inspired terror plot planned to coincide…

New Jersey moves to make daylight saving time permanent

TRENTON, NJ – Lawmakers have introduced legislation that would put New Jersey on daylight saving time permanently once federal law allows it. The proposal would keep the state on Eastern Daylight Time…

Where Mikie Sherrill Stands on Issues Important to Suburban Communities in New Jersey

Montclair, NJ – As New Jersey’s newly elected governor, Mikie Sherrill, a former Navy helicopter pilot and federal prosecutor, steps into the role amid ongoing debates over policies affecting the state’s suburban…

‘Something Unusual Happened’ in New Jersey on Election Night Says National Pollster

Newark, NJ – Nearly every poll in New Jersey had the gubernatorial race between Jack Ciattarelli and Mikie Sherrill in a dead heat through much of October and now, one major, and…

In New Jersey it went from bad to worse for GOP as Democrats on cusp of legislative supermajority

TRENTON, NJ – In a major political shift for New Jersey, Democrats are on track to capture a commanding supermajority in the State Assembly following the November 4 election, tightening their control…

Crash on Driscoll Bridge Headlines Today’s New Jersey Morning Rush Traffic Report

TRENTON, NJ – New Jersey commuters faced a difficult Thursday morning drive as multiple crashes, disabled vehicles, and long delays clogged major highways and river crossings across the region. Heavy congestion was…

Group home operator and staff charged in neglect of elderly resident at South Jersey facility

TRENTON, NJ – The owner and several employees of a South Jersey group home have been charged after prosecutors said they neglected and abused an elderly resident who was left on the…

Jersey City- Page 67