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Dozens of groups turned out for a public hearing on Gov. Chris Christie's proposed $34.4 billion state budget proposal at the Statehouse on Tuesday. Most asked for some extra money to be included for their groups, including an advocate for battered women who made a very compelling case for more funds.

Members of the public are invited to give input on the governor's proposed $34.5 billion state budget during a series of public hearings, and lawmakers say the feedback is "critical."

The New Jersey Gasoline-Convenience-Automotive Association opposes a bill to increase New Jersey's gas tax by five cents a year for three years.

Gov. Chris Christie's 114th town hall took place this week in South River, home to a number of properties purchased by the state through a Sandy buyout program.

There has been a lot of talk about increasing the gas tax in New Jersey, but Monday there was some action too. An influential state lawmaker officially introduced a bill to hike the tax.

Hoping to put a spark in New Jersey's slow economic recovery, Asm. Troy Singleton plans to introduce a series of bills that could shift the state's manufacturing industry into overdrive.

This should come as no surprise, but New Jersey residents don't want to see their taxes increased according to a new poll from Fairleigh Dickinson University's PublicMind.

New Jersey Gov. Chris Christie seems to be using every opportunity he has to push for changes to be made to the state's pension system.

Lengthy and often contentious debate dominated Thursday's Assembly Law and Public Safety Committee hearing, as the group took testimony on a bill that would reduce the legal capacity of ammunition magazines in New Jersey to 10 rounds, rather than the current 15.

Gov. Chris Christie is lobbying lawmakers to renew a law that caps arbitration pay increase awards for public sector workers at 2 percent.