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Richard A. Zimmer, a three-term Republican congressman from Hunterdon County and longtime state legislator who ran a competitive race for U.S. Senate in 1996 and built…

Sen. Bill Cassidy, R-La., answers questions from reporters after chairing a hearing of the Senate Health, Education, Labor and Pensions Committee on Sept. 17, 2025. (Photo…

Exactly one year after he was first sworn in as a U.S. Senator, Andy Kim gave his maiden speech on the Senate floor today. The speech,…

U.S. Sen. Bill Cassidy (R-La.) is facing major backlash for criticizing Health and Human Service Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. despite voting to confirm him earlier…

The bill would require publicized cost-benefit analyses of regulations. Critics liken it to the federal DOGE effort to cut costs. (Photo by Hal Brown for New…

In a contentious hearing, the state Senate’s State Government Committee unanimously approved an oversight reform bill that would transfer much of the investigatory authority of the…

Senate President Nicholas Scutari speaks in favor of his bill that would revamp the state comptroller’s powers in the Trenton Statehouse on Dec. 1, 2025. (Photo…

The Senate Judiciary Committee today unanimously released the nomination of Kevin J. O’Toole for another term as a commissioner of the Port Authority of New York…

New Jerseyans aren’t always civil, but it’s still possible for a liberal Democrat and a conservative Republican to have a rational and pleasant conversation about politics…

The measure would allow some medical marijuana dispensaries to sell recreational cannabis without getting an OK from local leaders. (Photo by Amanda Brown/New Jersey Monitor)New Jersey’s…