Former Newark Mayor Cory Booker is headed back to Washington as a member of the United States Senate. Booker has been declared the winner of a Senate battle over republican challenger Jeff Bell. With the win, the 45 year old Booker earns a six year term in the United States Senate, and keeps both Senate…
A new survey released on Tuesday says the number of fatal traffic accidents in the Garden State continues to drop. Last year, there were 542 people killed in traffic accidents statewide which represents a 48 person dip in the numbers from 2012. Distracted and inattentive driving remains the number one cause of fatal motor vehicle…
A former standout offensive lineman for the New York Giants football team has been charged with sexual assault in Bergen County. Authorities say Luke Petitgout was being held in the Bergen County Jail on $50,000 cash bail after being charged with sexual assault with force and simple assault. His attorney says the charges are without…
The price you pay for a gallon of gasoline continues to plummet in the Garden State. New figures show that the average price for a gallon of gas in New Jersey is $2.83, which is much higher than what many gas stations are charging locally. Gas prices have almost dropped as far as $2.50 a…
New Jersey Senate President Steve Sweeney is floating a new idea this week that public pensions in the Garden State should only be 85 percent funded in order to help state budgets. NJ.com reports that Sweeney is putting an idea before other officials that would require the state to fund only 85 percent of pensions,…
A motion to talk about legalized sports betting in New Jersey has resulted in a court date scheduled for November 20th. A judge set a date this week that will allow lawyers from New Jersey and lawyers representing professional and collegiate sports organizations to debate sports betting in court. Judge Michael Shipp has imposed a…
Public employees who do not use their sick time may soon see their payouts limited to $15,000. The New Jersey Senate considered a new sick time payout program on Monday that would cap any payments for unused sick time at $15,000. The bill is not endorsed by public employees’ unions in New Jersey, saying it…
Good news if you are not a fan of electronic billboards that pop up along local highways and roadways. A court has ruled that towns have the authority to ban electronic billboards if they choose to do so. NJ.com reports that a court made a ruling in favor of Franklin Township which attempted to ban…
Not so fast for sports betting in New Jersey. Representatives from major collegiate and professional sports organizations filed paperwork in court on Monday attempting to stop New Jersey’s efforts to offer legalized sports betting. They say New Jersey is again trying to avoid a federal law dating more than 20 years that prohibits sports betting…
It’s very possible legalized sports betting may come to New Jersey as early as next Sunday at Monmouth Park. Before the weekend, Governor Christie signed a sports betting bill into law that clears the way for casinos and horse racing tracks to have sports betting in the Garden State. Christie says he’s always been a…