Trenton Metro News

TRENTON, N.J. -- When New Jersey Gov. Jon S. Corzine formally announces his plans to seek re-election, a new question will soon surface: Who's your running mate? Beginning in 2009, a lieutenant governor will ...

Despite claims that a higher minimum wage would lead to lower profit margins for employers and fewer hours, fewer jobs and fewer benefits for workers, independent studies have predicted something else: little ...

Whenever it comes time for the state to borrow money, Gov. Jon S. Corzine believes in the 'common sense of the voters' at the ballot box, insisting they should have the final say over all new debt, Bradley ...

TRENTON -- New Jersey poison control officials say a Burlington County woman has died and five other people have been sickened in separate incidents around the state after accidentally drinking small amounts of ...

TRENTON -- Gov. Jon S. Corzine signed the $32.9 billion state budget Monday, as well as other laws supporting it and an order that aims to guide future budgets toward being balanced without relying on onetime ...

There's a new call for New Jersey lawmakers to raise the minimum wage. A worker advocacy group - The Raise the Wage Campaign - says $7.15 per hour is no longer enough.

TRENTON -- A bill aimed at reforming the pension system for future public and education workers across the state deadlocked in the Assembly Monday might after passing in the Senate as lawmakers scrambled to get ...

TUESDAY: Health TUESDAY: We have 1348 guests online TRENTON, N.J. - An environmental watchdog group said Monday it found excessive amounts of lead in several brands of artificial turf, and it warned some of the ...

A key test for the $32.8 billion state budget adopted by New Jersey lawmakers may come in August.

Oklahoma makes it easy. A parent looking for information on one of the state's 4,842 licensed child care facilities can simply go online to review monitoring reports, which list any confirmed violations in ...

In this Monday, June 23, 2008 file photograph, the New Jersey Assembly gallery is packed with many people wearing green American Federation of State and County Municipal Employees union shirts in Trenton, N.J., ...

TRENTON, N.J. Rick Murray, a newspaper reporter and columnist of 39 years who covered everything from politics to UFOs, is dead at age 58.

With a few breaks, The River Styx might've been the East Coast's answer to the Chocolate Watch Band -- and in a fairer reality, they'd have opened for the Rolling Stones or the Yardbirds, or at least the Pretty ...

TRENTON -- New Jersey's largest health insurer is exploring converting to a for-profit company.

TRENTON -- Gov. Jon S. Corzine's approval rating has slipped again, according to a new poll released this morning.

TRENTON - The New Jersey Senate on Monday approved revamping the state's affordable housing laws after a tense debate over whether the measure would make housing accessible throughout the state or promote ...

On June 16, the media reported that Gov. Jon Cor zine and legislative leaders Speaker Joe Roberts and Senate President Dick Codey had agreed on a state budget of $32.8 billion.

TRENTON, N.J. -- Government workers and teachers lined Statehouse hallways Monday and lobbied New Jersey lawmakers to oppose legislation that would cut taxpayer-paid benefits as part a proposed state budget ...

TRENTON, N.J. - State health officials say a New Jersey woman was infected with salmonella linked to tainted tomatoes.

TRENTON -- Legislation to enact New Jersey's $32.8 billion cost-cutting budget proposal faces key Thursday today, as do measures that could make it difficult to adopt a new spending plan.