A leader from Canada stopped by the statehouse on Thursday for a visit with Gov. Chris Christie. Alberta Premier Jim Prentice visited with Christie as he tours the country in promoting the Keystone Pipeline project. While the pipeline would not go near New Jersey, Christie has been a supporter of the project and has been…
Gov. Chris Christie’s trip to London was supposed to show him as someone that can work on diplomacy issues. Instead it became what he said about vaccinations that stole the headlines. Generally, the governor would brief the press following a trip out of the country on his return. Instead, Christie stayed in his office and…
On Thursday the N.J. Senate approved three bills that would help combat the state’s heroin and prescription abuse efforts. The bills are part of a bipartisan 21 bill package to educate, prevent and treat the state’s growing opiate addiction problem, which has seen an explosion of abuse and deaths throughout the state over the past…
The American Heart Association has named Friday, February 6th National Wear Red Day for Women. The group wants to raise awareness and break the barrier against heart disease and stroke in women. Heart disease and stroke kill 1 in 3 women each year, yet 80 percent of cardiac events are preventable with education and lifestyle…
Increase volume on the Garden State Parkway and New Jersey Turnpike means that tolls revenue increased in 2014. The Turnpike Authority reported that $1.63 billion was taken in, which beat estimates by $11.93 million. Better weather and dropping gas prices were among the main reasons why revenue was up. A majority of the money has…
It was yet another Powerball drawing where no one had the winning ticket. Wednesday night’s drawing netted no winners and the rollover for Saturday night is now at $360 million. Should someone win and decide to take the cash option, that amount comes in at $250.5 million. There were also no $1 million tickets in…
The more Gov. Chris Christie is talked about as a presidential candidate, the less people in New Jersey approve of the job he is doing. Monmouth University says two-thirds of New Jerseyans (66%) believe that Gov. Christie is more concerned with his own political future than he is with governing the state (25%). Overall, 38%…
Senator Jeff Van Drew recently sent a letter to the state Transportation Commissioner – who also serves as chairman of the board of the South Jersey Transportation Authority – requesting assistance from SJTA to address a sorely needed expansion of public transportation in the Atlantic, Cumberland and Cape May county area. Noting the existing challenges…
Assemblyman Bob Andrzejczak has introduced legislation to encourage students to help honor or assist veterans and active duty members of the Armed Forces or National Guard. The bill would provide an excused absence on Veterans Day for any student who participates in activities for veterans or active duty members. Activities could include attending a ceremony…
A new study found New Jersey’s average drop in gas prices outpaced every other state percentage wise. The data from bankrate.com says that New Jersey’s average price at the pump was $1.90 per gallon on Monday and one year ago was $3.20. The decrease of 41 percent was more than any other state percentage wise.…