Politics & Government

As the political battle continues to wage over the state's tax incentive programs, former state senator Ray Lesniak has been tasked with creating a piece of legislation that will be palatable to both ...

Newark has won a court battle against environmental groups that had been trying to get the city give out bottled water to more residents amid an ongoing lead crisis.

The county said its commitment is ultimately to minimize redundancies and improve the financial health of its municipal partner.

Kim, along with local elected officials and representatives from both the Nuclear Regulatory Commission and Holtec, the company that owns Oyster Creek, heard from residents who were concerned about a ...

Rep. Frank Pallone was in Edison Thursday to shine a spotlight on the Hot Cars Act, which would require all car companies to install technology to alert drivers of passengers in the back seat.

A who’s who of New Jersey Democrats gathered at the Secaucus Junction railroad station Wednesday to press the federal government for a replacement of the Portal Bridge.

During his five years as mayor of New Jersey’s largest city, Ras Baraka has often sparred with the press, and Newark’s ongoing crisis over lead contamination in its drinking water is no exception.

A day after it passed the state Assembly and two days after it passed through the Senate, Governor Murphy signed into law a bill clarifying a previous piece of legislation that dealt with enrollment ...

The Newark City Council on Tuesday preliminary approved a plan that would provide $120 million for fast-tracking a permanent solution to the city’s drinking water crisis.

Newark Mayor Ras Baraka discusses his administration's level of transparency with the public, acting water department director and more.

Democrats in the state Assembly on Tuesday approved a bill making it easier to vote by mail, following the lead of the Senate which passed the same measure during a similarly rare summer session ...

In a rare summer voting session, the state Senate on Monday approved a bill making it easier for anyone who voted by mail since 2016 to do so in the future.

NJTV News Correspondent Michael Hill speaks with Newark Mayor Ras Baraka about the city's ongoing lead in the water crisis and the $120 million deal with Essex County to replace 18,000 lead ...

Newark began replacing lead lines in March, but the plan was expected to take nearly a decade and cost more than $75 million. The new bond agreement with the county will add to that funding and will ...

After weeks of being relatively silent in the face of a water crisis impacting his city, on Friday, Newark Mayor Ras Baraka took reporters on a tour of three out of the city's four water distribution ...