Law & Public Safety

Senate President Steve Sweeney says extra resources are needed to move from cash bail to a risk-based system on Jan. 1.

The reaction to President-Elect's Trump's cabinet picks depends on where the person sits in the government.

Pallone says that if the public doesn't agree with President-Elect Trump's policies they need to make it known.

Mothers Against Drunk Driving has ranked each state for its efforts to eliminate drunk driving.

A group of New Jersey's most powerful advocates for criminal justice reform took the stage at a panel.

The NTSB has recommended the Federal Railroad Administration require railroads to medically screen employees.

The TSA and United Airlines revealed new automated security lanes at Newark Airport ahead of Thanksgiving travel.

U.S. Sen. Cory Booker is a big supporter of reforming the criminal justice system.

Trump trip from NYC to Bedminster snarled traffic and cost the municipality an estimated $5,000.

Homelessness is down 12 percent over the last year in New Jersey.

Some NJ business owners were abandoning the state to avoid paying huge estate taxes, but not anymore.

On Jan. 1 over 100,000 NJ adoptees will have to access to birth records and contact information for their birth parents.

Three NJ cities have laws to remove homeless from public view, which some say criminalizes the population.

Saying the charter educates fewer Latinos than the other public schools in the area.

Sen. Booker has been a big proponent of criminal justice reform, which has bipartisan support, but future is unknown.