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Panel also calls for restricting online sales, increasing penalties for stores and employee who sell to people under 21 & a possible ban on menthol cigarettes.

Gov. Phil Murphy signed an executive order establishing a task force to come up with recommendations on vaping.

The law directs the Department of Education to establish a pilot program using five districts from urban, suburban, and rural areas.

Jersey Shore Assemblyman Ron Dancer has introduced legislation requiring anyone convicted of fleeing sex crime charges in foreign countries to register under Megan's law.

Senate and Assembly approve a plan to make it easier to erase past criminal convictions. They're looking at possible changes to medical marijuana bill.

A rapid expansion of New Jersey's medical marijuana program may go beyond what lawmakers envision in bill one vote from reaching Gov. Phil Murphy’s desk.

Marijuana will not be legalized for use by adults in New Jersey any time soon, with the idea now delayed until decided by a voter referendum in November 2020.

Gov. Phil Murphy signed a law Friday intended to protect the public's right to reach the beach.

As Toms River Regional Schools continue their fight to prevent state aid cuts that would cripple the district for years to come, they have a powerful ally on their side in Ocean County Prosecutor Bradley Billhimer.

Gov. Murphy presses ahead to create a Student Bill of Rights

After missing Monday's self-imposed deadline for voting on marijuana legislation, Gov. Phil Murphy and lawmakers say talks will continue to tweak the bill.

Gov. Phil Murphy continued his search for enough votes to legalize marijuana by stressing it would erase hundreds of thousands of past convictions.