Raynard Washington, an epidemiologist from North Carolina, is expected to be confirmed as the state’s new health commissioner.

Lawmakers on the Senate Judiciary Committee advanced the nomination of acting Transportation Commissioner Priya Jain in a ...

Gov. Sherrill wants to fine large companies up to $725 annually per worker enrolled in Medicaid. Business groups oppose the plan.

Analilia Mejia and Joe Hathaway are trading barbs over charges of radicalism in the race to succeed Gov. Mikie Sherrill in the House.

Gov. Mikie Sherrill’s budget proposal would cut $2.4 billion, but add even more spending and cut the Stay NJ property tax ...

The decision marks the latest salvo in a yearlong fight over who oversees the office of New Jersey’s chief prosecutor.

NJ lawmakers wanted to end what they call deceptive advertising by crisis pregnancy centers. Instead, they've irked the medical community.

The court found a 2019 law stripped schools' civil immunity from lawsuits over sexual abuses committed by their teachers.

After a migrant rights bill was vetoed, lawmakers rewrote it so it could become law. Immigrant advocates say it has been ...

Behavioral health care needs have surged, but nearly half of Americans with mental health issues go without treatment, the ...

Gov. Mikie Sherrill vowed to cut spending but pitched a plan almost $2B higher than her predecessor's last budget, GOP legislators lamented.

Lakewood school officials reject claims that its funding woes deny students the thorough, efficient education promised by the NJ constitution.