A version of a federal transportation bill would eliminate $50 million annually for New Jersey Transit. The U.S. House of Representatives passed the measure that would nix the funding as apart of its funding for transportation projects. The U.S. Senate version of the bill did have the money in there. The two sides will conference…
A hearing will be held to decide if weed should be legal in New Jersey. The Senate Judiciary Committee will take testimony from the public on the possibility of legalizing the drug. Gov. Chris Christie has said he would veto any bill that attempts to legalize marijuana. New Jersey only allows marijuana use medically, which…
A North Carolina man set fire to his Gloucester County hotel room. Gibbstown Fire Company was called to the scene as did local police. Authorities say Wayne Cunningham, set fire to the bed sheets and jumped out of the first floor window. He would be apprehended after a brief chase. The fire company said there…
A bill that would have made it more difficult for those convicted of domestic violence to get a gun was conditionally vetoed by Gov. Chris Christie. The bill was supported by former U.S. Rep Gabby Giffords. The measure would have banned domestic violence offenders and those subject to a domestic violence restraining order from having…
Most New Jersey voters believe Gov. Chris Christie should ditch his presidential bid. A new Quinnipiac University poll says that 61 percent of voters believe it is time for Christie to drop out of the GOP primary process. Only 53 percent of New Jersey Republicans support Christie staying in the race.
Lower Township’s Thomas Cannuli has been eliminated from the World Series of Poker. Cannuli went all in with a pair of aces but lost to a hand that ended up with three 10’s. Cannuli comes in sixth place overall and gets to take home $1.46 million for his efforts. Max Steinberg is the player who…
A bill that would essentially allow Dave & Buster’s to operate in New Jersey is now law. Gov. Chris Christie put pen to paper to sign a bill that pealed back a key restriction that kept the chain out of New Jersey. It was previously illegal for a business to hold a liquor license if…
An effort by some key Democrat lawmakers attempts to pass a bill to create driver’s licenses for undocumented residents of the state. The license would be marked to distinguish versus a regular license. Republicans are against the plan as are the Democrats here in the 1st legislative district. The measure would likely be vetoed by…
A bill was signed into law that would help the Atlantic City school district. Gov. Chris Christie signed the bill that establishes an additional category of state school aid to help Atlantic City decided by the education commissioner. Commercial property accounted for nearly 78 percent of the municipality’s total assessed property valuation in 2008, and…
Hearings took place in Trenton on Monday on Daily Fantasy Sports. The representatives of the major DFS sites say that it is a game of skill and not chance, therefore it shouldn’t be defined as gambling. Lawmakers in Trenton wanted to look more into it, especially after the news that some employees at one of…