A bipartisan group of New Jersey's federal lawmakers asked the Homeland Security Department to explain why the state's federal grants are shrinking.  Don’t look for 5th Congressional District Representative Scott Garrett’s name on that list. It’s not there.

Democratic Legislators in Trenton are moving forward to increase New Jersey’s minimum wage to $15 per hour.

The State of New Jersey is broke; especially its Transportation Trust Fund, the source for wherewithal to fix our roads, bridges and other transportation infrastructure.  State Senator Steve Oroho has a fix: Let’s reduce the state’s revenue.

Last year, contributions to CD5 Challenger Democrat Josh Gottheimer almost doubled those made to incumbent Scott Garrett. Nevertheless Garrett sits on almost twice as much campaign money as Gottheimer.

A challenger has stepped up to challenge Rodney Frelinghuysen in the 11th Congressional District.

The February 2016 issue of New Jersey Monthly magazine features an article reporting on Matt Katz’s new book on Chris Christie’s political career.