Newark Public Schools and University Hospital announced Wednesday the kickoff of a long-term partnership that aims to expand access to health education and services for Newark students and families.

In less than a decade, New Jersey could face a critical shortage of primary care physicians, according to a federal report. Experts say the culprit is the high cost of medical schools coupled with lower pay for PCPs, but some institutions in the Garden State are trying to come up with solutions.

Gov. Murphy signed Senate Bill 2293, formally called the “Securing Our Children’s Future Bond Act,” after the state Senate approved it in a 31-0 emergency vote.

Seton Hall University School of Law had offered weeknight classes dating back to the 1950s. But by 2016 enrollment had dwindled to the point that continuing to offer these classes was no longer feasible.

Gov. Phil Murphy signed a bill Friday afternoon establishing a state fund aimed at bolstering local media, but said the state doesn't have enough money to finance the program.

Lawmakers want to push ahead with putting a ballot measure before voters that would allow the state to issue $1 billion in bonds to fund school upgrades at New Jersey's community colleges and vocational-technical high schools, as well as security upgrades at K-12 schools.

The ballroom at The Palace at Somerset Park was packed with over 260 people Thursday morning for NJBIZ's Icon Honors event, celebrating the careers of men and women 60 and over who have made it their business to pioneer change and innovation in their workplaces and communities.

The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency has announced it will fund a Rutgers University food-waste reduction project in Paterson Public Schools.

Chief executive officers who are paid less than their peers are far more likely to lay off their employees to increase their own pay, a Rutgers University study found.