Chris Christie

New Jersey's vocal governor publicly blasted the National Flood Insurance Program on Tuesday, calling it "a disgrace" and "unacceptable" in the wake of Superstorm Sandy.

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With the memory of the Newtown Connecticut school massacre still fresh in many people's minds, Governor Christie's NJ SAFE Task Force has held the first of 3 planned public hearings this week, to gather ideas and suggestions about how to reduce gun violence in the Garden state.

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Late last month as most people expected, Governor Chris Christie refused to sign a bill which would have increased the state's minimum wage from $7.25 an hour to $8.50 and would've tied future increases to the rate of inflation every year. Instead, Christie conditionally vetoed the bill and offered what he calls a responsible compromise. Tomorrow, Democrats move ahead full-steam with their plan to let voters decide the issue.

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New Jersey's open space funding program is broke. Lawmakers in Trenton have three options for replenishing it.

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New Jersey's jobless could have some hope if the top Democrat in the Upper House has his way.

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New Jersey Governor Chris Christie told David Letterman the jokes he likes best in a  preview video of the Republican's appearance on CBS' Late Show.

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You know that spirit of bi-partisanship that Governor Chris Christie is always talking about? It looks like maybe we can forget about that this year. All 120 seats in the State legislature and the Governor's office are up for grabs in November and it's in election years like this that politics really comes out to play.

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Gov. Chris Christie used his keynote speech before the state Chamber of Commerce on Thursday night to thank President Obama for coming to New Jersey's aid so quickly after Superstorm Sandy while renewing his call for cooperation rather than rancor among the two major parties.

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As most expected, Governor Chris Christie did not sign a bill which would have increased the state's minimum wage from $7.25 an hour to $8.50 and would've tied future increases to the rate of inflation every year. Instead, Christie conditionally vetoed the bill and offered what he calls a responsible compromise.

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