New Jersey Gov. Jon S. Corzine on Wednesday will officially receive a recommendation that the state require all motor vehicle passengers to wear seat belts. It’s part of a report on teen driving safety and comes nearly a year after …
New Jersey drivers may soon be posing for unwanted portraits. The Legislature this week voted to allow municipalities to install cameras to catch drivers disobeying traffic signals. The bill needs Gov. Jon S. Corzine’s signature to become law. The Assembly …
Ever wonder why New Jersey’s auto insurance cards are so much larger than a driver’s license or vehicle registration? Assemblyman Patrick Diegnan wonders. “It just doesn’t make sense to have two motor vehicle documents at one size and a third …
Democrats retained control of the New Jersey Legislature on Tuesday, boosting their Senate majority by one and maintaining their Assembly advantage amid concerns over the state’s highest-in-the-nation property taxes and government corruption. Voters rejected two of four ballot questions, including …
A former New Jersey Democratic state assemblyman who was among 11 public officials arrested last month on federal bribe-taking charges pleaded guilty last week to attempted extortion. Alfred E. Steele acknowledged accepting $15,500 between March and August to influence the …
A state senator says he will soon announce plans to require all New Jerseyans to carry medical insurance, but the governor warned that the plan could cost more than $1 billion. “We are going to announce just after the new …
Several states say they will challenge the Bush administration in federal court over its new rules that block the expansion of a health insurance program for children from low-income families. Arizona, California, Illinois, Maryland, New Hampshire, New Jersey, New York …
A New Jersey judge has dismissed charges against two Rider University officials in a case involving the drinking death of a fraternity pledge. Superior Court Judge Maria Sypek approved a request by Mercer County Prosecutor Joseph Bocchini Jr. to dismiss …
New Jersey Gov. Jon S. Corzine is pleased by his recovery three months after nearly being killed in a high-speed crash and will soon personally begin paying thousands upon thousands of dollars for his medical treatment, his office said this …
New Jersey could become the fourth state to allow police to ticket drivers whenever they’re seen using a hand-held cell phone while driving. An Assembly committee on Thursday was slated to consider a Senate-approved plan to strengthen the state’s 2004 …
