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Christie vetoes child welfare worker safety bill prompted by stabbing
Gov. Chris Christie on Monday vetoed a bill sparked by the near-fatal stabbing of a state child welfare worker that would have assigned police officers to work from child welfare offices and accompany employees on potentially dangerous home visits in New Jersey
Lawmakers advance bills to raise age to purchase tobacco, merge fire districts
The lame-duck session of the New Jersey Legislature is nearly over, and Thursday's second-to-last session day saw dozens of measures advance from committees and the full Senate.
Without a 'Rainy Day Fund,' New Jersey Could Be Hurt By Another Big Recession
Conservative think tank faults state's ‘recession readiness’ just as lawmakers start to make plans for new tax cuts, investments, borrowing.
If the United States were hit by another Great Recession, just how well would New Jersey stand up to the financial storm?
Pension challenge may cost New Jersey billions
As Governor Christie heads into a crucial stretch in his campaign for the White House, back home, another pension dispute with multibillion-dollar consequences has reached a critical stage at the state Supreme Court.
Christie's concealed carry plan ripped by both sides of gun control debate
TRENTON — Gov. Chris Christie is taking heat from both Democratic lawmakers and Second Amendment rights activists over a plan to broaden access to concealed carry permits in New Jersey.
Is New Jersey’s workforce job-ready?
The tax dollars New Jersey’s residents send to Trenton are being used to train and educate state employees. Several lawmakers felt the state should produce an annual report on the job readiness of its workforce.
Christie appointed gun commission calls for loosening concealed carry law
TRENTON — A commission created by Gov. Chris Christie to examine New Jersey's tough gun ownership and possession laws on Monday recommended the laws be loosened to allow broader access to those seeking to carry a concealed firearm for self-defense.
Burlington County police departments receive $169,000 for body cameras
More than a dozen police departments in Burlington County will equip their officers with body cameras for the first time and a handful of others will add more cameras, which they began using earlier this year, thanks to about $2.5 million in state grants the New Jersey Attorney General's Office is distributing.
Mental health training would be required for NJ cops under new bill
Not all police in New Jersey are trained on how to handle individuals with mental health issues, and that can spell trouble in extremely tense situations. So new legislation, introduced this week in Trenton, would require such a training curriculum for all officers.