Newark Police Chase 10-Year-Old Boy with Shotguns Drawn, Then Tell His Mother to File a Report
Chasing an armed robbery suspect with dreadlocks, police honed in on a grade-schooler with short, cropped hair.
New Jersey
New Jersey Bill Would Punish Eating, Drinking While Driving
Laws against texting while driving have been shown to be ineffective. So why is this a good idea?
Nine Years Paid Vacation for New Jersey Cop Accused of Sexually Assaulting Inmate
The city has spent nearly $2 million on leave pay plus legal costs.
After Arresting Driver for Silence, Cops Tell Her She Has a Right to Remain Silent
New Jersey state troopers said declining to answer a question is a crime.
NJ Legislator Wants to Throw You in Jail for 15 Days for Walking and Texting
More dumb laws, more complaints about law enforcement, more dumb laws, repeat.
Possessing Air Pellet Gun During Film Shoot Can Get You Many Years in Prison in Jersey
Comedian/actor Carlo Bellario refuses to plea out and wants trial for the "crime" of having an unfired air gun during movie shoot.
New Jersey's Roads Don't Just Suck: They're Massively Expensive, Too
Check out your own state's cost per mile with Reason Foundation's Annual Highway Report.
Newark Schools Spent $18,208 Per Pupil Last Year. So Why Are They In 'Extreme Chronic Fiscal Distress?'
Money alone can't fix failing schools.
N.J. Judge Reverses Course, Blocking Seizure of Atlantic City House
Unless the redevelopment authority can show its plan has a good chance of actually happening, Charlie Birnbaum gets to keep his property.
'Don't Let My Daughter Die, Governor!' Drug Warrior Chris Christie Promises to Escalate the War on Weed
If elected president, Christie says he'd stomp out legal weed. As governor, he's already done just that.
New Jersey Needs to End Its Anti-Prosperity Crusade Against Unlicensed Movers
A man, a van, a government plan
IJ Fights Grave Injustice Created by N.J. Headstone Cartel
Lawsuit to allow private religious ceremonies to sell pretty carved rocks
A Bill Seeks to Halt Charter School Expansion in New Jersey
The teachers union fights to preserve its monopoly.
NJ Cops Chase Man into Library, Shoot and Kill Him
Two cops taken to hospital for stress
Jersey City Cop Was 'Highly Intoxicated' When Pulled Over, Released With No Charges; Still on the Job
Incident uncovered after former police chief sues
New Jersey Considers Lifting Ban on Self-Service Gas Stations—Legislators Worried About Public Safety
NJ adults can't perform what's a basic task in most of the country
Christie Pardons Philly Mom Who Dared Enter New Jersey With a Legally-Owned Firearm
Shaneen Allen originally faced up to 11 years in jail before being allowed into a pretrial intervention program.
Sen. Robert Menendez Indicted on Corruption Charges
New Jersey Democrat has denied wrongdoing and called the DOJ's investigation politically motivated.
That Time Chris Christie Called Taxes From Legal Pot Sales "Blood Money"
And that time he brushed off a father whose daughter benefits from medical marijuana...
New Jersey Has a Law That Makes It a Crime Not to Surrender Your Drugs to Police
President Obama says marijuana shouldn't be a priority for young people, but all the young people whose lives have been ruined by the drug war would disagree.
Judge Won't Let Gov. Christie Abandon His Own Pension Reforms
Ordered to restore state payments he had cut
America's Worst School System Will Soon Be Dead. Will What Replaces It Be Any Better?
The remaking of public education in Camden, New Jersey.
How a Great School is Breaking the Cycle of Poverty in America's Poorest City
An "army" of parents fought to avoid sending their kids to Camden's traditional public schools.
This Impoverished City Hiked Spending to $25,000 per Student to Fix Its Schools. And Nothing Changed.
"It's not all about money!"
Lying to a Lover Could Become 'Rape' In New Jersey
What's next, throwing people in jail who say they'll call the next day and don't?
Human Sacrifices for Gun Control
Brian Aitken's memoirs show the dark side of a liberal desire to make the world safer.
NJ Nurse Who Tested Negative For Ebola Gets 21 Day Quarantine
Healthcare workers like her have been coming back from Ebola-stricken countries in West Africa for months
Jersey Town Takes Neighboring Town to Court Over Referendum About Where to Send Students to School, Lost
East Newark's children attend schools in Harrison but a tuition hike prompted them to consider Kearny. Harrison didn't want voters of E. Newark to decide
How Cops Are Beating Crime in America's Poorest City
Is Camden, New Jersey, a "surveillance city" or a triumph of 21st century policing?
