Field for New Jersey's 2025 governor's race expands, with radio host and teachers union president

TRENTON, N.J. (AP) — A conservative New Jersey radio host and the head of the state's biggest teachers union launched campaigns for next year's gubernatorial election. Bill Spadea, who hosts a morning radio show for 101.5 FM, said in a video posted Monday that he's running for the...

Jersey Shore cops, pols want to hold parents responsible for kids' rowdy actions after melees

ATLANTIC CITY, N.J. (AP) — Parents should be held civilly or criminally responsible for the actions of their children that create disturbances or damage in public places, a group of New Jersey police chiefs and Republican lawmakers said Wednesday during a forum held after a second consecutive...

New Jersey adopts public records overhaul but critics say it tightens access to documents

TRENTON, N.J. (AP) — New Jersey Gov. Phil Murphy signed legislation on Wednesday overhauling access to the state's public records, likely making it harder for the public and media to access some documents, according to critics. Murphy, a Democrat, acknowledged the disappointment...

New Jersey Gov. Phil Murphy signs bill to overhaul public record law tightening access to documents, critics say

Kim, Bashaw win New Jersey primaries for Senate seat held by embattled Menendez

TRENTON, N.J. (AP) — Democratic Rep. Andy Kim won his party’s nomination for a U.S. Senate seat Tuesday in New Jersey, setting up a general election contest against wealthy hotel operator Curtis Bashaw, who defeated a Trump-backed candidate for the Republican nomination. ...

New Jersey police union calls for 'real consequences' for drunk, rowdy teens after boardwalk unrest

ATLANTIC CITY, N.J. (AP) — New Jersey's statewide police union said Wednesday there needs to be “real consequences” for drunken, rowdy teens and adults who create mayhem in public places following a series of disturbances at Jersey Shore towns over the Memorial Day weekend that included the...

New Jersey lawmakers pass overhaul of state's open records law

TRENTON, N.J. (AP) — Over jeers of “shame” shouted from the gallery, New Jersey lawmakers on Monday passed legislation to overhaul the state's open public records law despite objections from civil rights groups and the state's press association. The Democrat-led Assembly and...

Workers in Atlantic City casino smoking lawsuit decry 'poisonous' workplace; state stresses taxes

TRENTON, N.J. (AP) — A group of Atlantic City casino workers asked a judge Monday to ban smoking in the gambling halls, citing the toxic effects of working in a “poisonous” atmosphere, while the state said ending smoking could jeopardize a half-billion-dollar pot of money for senior citizens...

New Jersey governor sets July primary and September special election to fill Payne's House seat

TRENTON, N.J. (AP) — New Jersey Gov. Phil Murphy on Friday set a July primary and a September general election to fill the Newark-based U.S. House seat that opened after Rep. Donald Payne Jr.'s recent death. Murphy signed a writ of election, required under state law. The July 16...

New Jersey and union ask judge to dismiss anti-smoking lawsuit targeting Atlantic City casinos

ATLANTIC CITY, N.J. (AP) — Atlantic City's main casino workers union and the New Jersey attorney general on Monday asked a judge to dismiss a lawsuit brought by a different union that seeks to ban smoking at the city's nine casinos. Local 54 of the Unite Here union said in a filing...