NJ ShopRite shopper snags $498K winning lottery ticket
Mercer County player hits $498K Jersey Cash 5 jackpot with ticket bought at ShopRite Trenton, NJ – A Jersey Cash 5 player in Mercer County is nearly half a million dollars richer…
New Jersey snowstorm brings $1 million Powerball win
Morris County player hits $1 million Powerball prize as jackpot soars past $1.1B Trenton, NJ – A snowy Saturday night brought more than just wintry weather to New Jersey—one lucky Morris County…
Affordability in Crisis: New Jersey Wants to Charge You More up to Five Times More to Appeal Your Rising Property Tax Bill
Senate committee says measure would modernize 1979-era fee structure and boost county tax board revenue. TRENTON, NJ – For the first time in more than four decades, New Jersey lawmakers are moving…
New Jersey Governor Phil Murphy Running for President? Says It’s Not Off the Table
Murphy hints at White House ambitions as he exits New Jersey stage Trenton, NJ – Outgoing New Jersey Governor Phil Murphy is leaving office with a hint of possibility that his political…
Sherrill’s affordability pledge tested as new tax hikes deepen New Jersey’s cost crisis weeks before inauguration
Governor-elect Mikie Sherrill faces mounting pressure to fulfill her affordability agenda as New Jersey braces for new tax and toll increases. TRENTON, NJ – Governor-elect Mikie Sherrill’s campaign promise to make New…
New Jersey Highway Speeds Reduced as Black Ice, Downed Poles and Trees Become a Problem Overnight
TRENTON, N.J. – Drivers across New Jersey faced slick roads and reduced speed limits Sunday evening as crews salted highways and local roads following the state’s first significant snow of the season.…
Deep freeze grips New Jersey after weekend snow blankets the state
TRENTON, N.J. – Bitter cold settled over New Jersey Sunday night after a winter storm left much of the state coated in 4 to 8 inches of snow. The storm, which moved…
Gas Prices Trending Downward Across America, Set to Increase in New Jersey in January
New Jersey gas tax set to rise January 1 as national prices fall below $3 as New Jersey to tax gas at 49.1 cents per gallon. TRENTON, NJ – New Jersey was…
Latest forecast calls for 3 to 5 inches of snow across New Jersey
Trenton, NJ – A fast-moving winter storm is expected to blanket much of central and southern New Jersey in snow overnight, with totals reaching up to five inches by Sunday morning. Forecasters…
New Jersey creamery takes global honor at 2025 World Cheese Awards
Trenton, NJ – A small New Jersey dairy has achieved global recognition after earning a Super Gold medal at the 2025 World Cheese Awards for its signature Drumm Cheese, state officials announced.…
Bill would allow noncitizen teachers in New Jersey to earn tenure
TRENTON, NJ – Noncitizen teachers working in New Jersey public schools could soon become eligible for tenure under new legislation introduced in the General Assembly. Assembly Bill — sponsored by Assemblyman Sterley…
GOP lawmaker targets AI romance with bill banning artificial intimacy apps
TRENTON, NJ – Assemblyman Paul Kanitra introduced legislation Thursday to prohibit artificial intelligence systems that simulate intimate or romantic relationships. Filed as Assembly Bill 6246, the measure is titled the Authentic Relationships…
New Jersey’s ‘Tariff Transparency Act’ would make retailers show how Trump’s tariffs affect prices
TRENTON, NJ – New Jersey lawmakers are proposing new consumer disclosure rules that would require stores and online sellers to tell shoppers how much of an item’s final price comes from federal…
Cops must show you their faces before arresting you, new law in New Jersey demands
New Jersey bill would require police to reveal faces and ID before detaining or arresting TRENTON, NJ – A newly introduced bill in the New Jersey Senate would require law enforcement officers…
For equity’s sake, New Jersey Democrats move to end high school graduation exam
TRENTON, NJ – New Jersey Democrats advanced a bill this week that would permanently eliminate the state’s high school graduation proficiency test, a decades-old requirement that students pass a standardized exam before…
New Jersey wants to automatically enroll certain low-income families in energy assistance programs
TRENTON, NJ – Low-income households in New Jersey could soon be automatically enrolled in state energy assistance programs under a new bill introduced in the Legislature aimed at streamlining access to help…
Charlie Kirk Statue to be Placed in U.S. Capitol Building, Republicans Say
TRENTON, NJ – Assemblyman Paul Kanitra (R-Monmouth, Ocean) introduced a resolution Thursday calling on Congress to install a permanent statue of conservative activist and broadcaster Charles “Charlie” Kirk inside the U.S. Capitol.…
Kanitra bill aims to give towns veto power over offshore wind infrastructure
TRENTON, NJ – Assemblyman Paul Kanitra introduced a bill that would bar offshore wind developers from installing transmission lines or related infrastructure on local government property without written approval.Named the Restore Local…
McGuckin Bill Seeks to Remove Municipal Electric Utilities from New Jersey’s Overreaching Regulation Body
TRENTON, NJ – A measure introduced in the State Assembly seeks to exempt municipal electric utilities from regulation by the New Jersey Board of Public Utilities (BPU), ending the state’s authority to…
Bill would expand New Jersey’s human trafficking law to target anyone profiting from exploitation
TRENTON, NJ – A new proposal before the New Jersey Legislature would broaden the state’s definition of human trafficking to include anyone who profits financially from the crime — even if they…