Scott Rumana

Roadwork shuttered will cost extra once it’s eventually restarted, and an Assembly panel says the state should pay for that, not municipalities and counties.

Consumers might start paying a nickel for each paper and plastic bags when shopping in New Jersey in a little over a year, under a plan to raise money for lead programs.

In November, the New Jersey Senate made history by successfully overriding one of Gov. Chris Christie’s vetoes for the first time. Thursday, Assembly Democrats failed in their override try.

The deadline is in early August for the New Jersey legislature to approve a resolution asking voters, this November, if they want to amend the constitution to allow casinos outside of Atlantic City. If that doesn't happen, the question could not go on the ballot until 2016.

Shortly after Gov. Chris Christie proposed a $33.8 billion state budget for the fiscal year that begins on July 1, lawmakers on both sides of the aisle as well as union and environmental groups commented on the state spending plan.