The Latest Breaking News from New Jersey

The New Jersey Supreme Court issued one opinion from April 3-9. As of April 9, the court issued 17 opinions in 2023 — one fewer than this point a year ago. The opinion is below: 

Nationally, governors issued 14 executive orders from April 3-9. New Jersey Gov. Phil Murphy (D) and Georgia Gov. Brian Kemp (R) led the field with three each, followed by Arkansas Gov. Sarah Huckabee Sanders (R) with two. Governors in 41 states issued the fewest orders with zero.

Florida has executed a man known as the “ninja killer” for the 1989 slayings of a couple visiting the state from New Jersey

More than 170 buildings had to be evacuated as a result of a quickly spreading wildfire that started in southern New Jersey.

A big inflatable bounce house was blown over in New Jersey on Monday afternoon, injuring a pregnant woman and two other adults.

A massive 3,800-acre forest fire in Ocean County, New Jersey is about half contained as officials continue to battle flames

Security footage from inside the Omar Mosque in Paterson, New Jersey, shows the moment Serif Zorba stood up amid pre-dawn prayers, stepping over rows of praying men to get to the imam

Eight states—Kentucky, Louisiana, Mississippi, New Jersey, Pennsylvania, Virginia, Wisconsin, and Washington—are holding statewide elections this year. Rules governing who can return completed absentee/mail-in ballots vary by state. Absentee/mail-in voting is voting that does not happen in person on Election Day but instead occurs another way, usually by mail. All states…

New Jersey is holding elections, including for legislative offices, on June 6, 2023. A number of candidates running in these elections completed Ballotpedia’s Candidate Connection survey. These survey responses allow voters to hear directly from candidates about what motivates them to run for office.