Garden State News

The 33-year old casino, formerly known as the Golden Nugget, was sold to competitors for $23.4 million after it filed for bankruptcy in November....
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With 'Bridgegate' drawing the attention of the media, a state assembly committee, the U.S. Attorney's Office and a U.S. Senate committee, many investigations are on the horizon. ...
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The Governor's involvement in the George Washington Bridge lane closures could have devastating consequences for his presidential prospects in 2016....
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New Jersey has been selected as one of six federal testing sites for drones – and not the kind used for covert military operations. These new drones could be used for cropdusting, mail delivery and other economically beneficial tasks. ...
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A CNN poll on 2016 presidential nominees ranks Governor Christie far above fellow GOP candidates Rep. Paul Ryan and Congressman Rand Paul – and even above potential Democratic front-runner Hilary Clinton. ...
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A 26-page report released today concluded NJ Transit needs better coordination, more places to safely store trains and quicker social media response in case of another "Superstorm Sandy."...
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Much of New Jersey's wealth is concentrated in the northern part of the state, according to recent data from the US Census Bureau. ...
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Advocates for marriage equality are seeking a new, clean bill -- one that does not create new exemptions for those who are not supportive of gay marriage. ...
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The $25 million project launched in May, but experts in the state's tourism industry say that was too late to make any significant impact. ...
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Though Hurricane Sandy hit over a year ago, its damages are still being felt in these coastal communities....
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The US Department of Housing and Urban Development released it's Annual Homeless Assesment Report, and counted roughly 12,000 New Jersey residents as homeless....
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95,000 high school seniors graduated in 2013, representing about 87.5 percent of students who began school four years prior. ...
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New Jersey employers are no longer permitted to ask employees for their private passwords during interviews or after hire. The state is the 12th in the nation to implement a law regulating social media privacy in the workplace....
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The $90 million project would establish a pipeline in Maurice River in Cumberland County to the former BL England power facility in Upper Township in May County. ...
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A new bill proposes authorizing the state Motor Vehicle Commission to issue a driver's license endorsement for autonomous vehicles and establish regulations for their operation....
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A bill by Sen. Raymond Lesniak would make NJ the first state to license casinos to conduct online wagering restricted to people who live outside the United States....
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Medicare recipients in New Jersey are more likely to be prescribed brand-name drugs than anywhere else in the country, putting the Garden State in front of a national trend of what some say is a wasteful overprescribing of brand-name medication....
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Though there's 74 days left before the Big Dance, some companies are already blitzing the airwaves with Super Bowl-related ads. ...
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According to the U.S. Census Bureau's 2011 American Community Survey, Walpack in Sussex County is home to the oldest population in New Jersey....
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There has been little change in the test scores for New Jersey's 2,500 schools in the past few years as the state has begun to transition to the new Common Core standards. ...
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