A new Emerson College poll shows Republican Jack Ciattarelli and Democrat Rep. Mikie Sherrill in a statistical tie for New Jersey governor, highlighting what is shaping up to be one of the most competitive races of 2025. The survey, conducted September 22–23 among 935 likely voters, found both candidates at 43 percent, with 11 percent undecided and three percent backing another option.
New Jersey reached a $2 billion "groundbreaking" settlement with three companies over contamination caused by PFAS, or per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances.
A magnitude 3.0 earthquake struck Hasbrouck Heights, New Jersey, on Saturday night, with residents across northern New Jersey and New York City reporting they felt the brief but intense tremor. The U.S. Geological Survey (USGS) confirmed the quake occurred at 10:18 p.m. as a result of shallow faulting within the Earth’s crust.
New Jersey may soon force over 1.7 million independent contractors to abandon their self-employed status under a radical reinterpretation of the ABC test, a move critics warn mirrors California’s disastrous Assembly Bill 5. The proposal would tighten classification rules, pushing freelancers and gig workers into union-eligible 9-to-5 jobs.
The Department of Justice removed the newly appointed U.S. Attorney for New Jersey after a panel of judges declined to extend Alina Habba's role in the position.
Severe storms swept through New Jersey and New York on Monday, unleashing torrential rains that caused flash flooding, closed subways, and turned deadly for the second time this month. New Jersey Governor Phil Murphy declared a state of emergency, warning residents to stay indoors as rainfall reached more than two inches per hour in some areas.
