State lawmakers have scored a partial victory in their bid to tackle New Jersey's foreclosure crisis, after Gov. Chris Christie signed a bill that would expedite the process for vacant and abandoned homes.

Efforts to recover from Hurricane Sandy will only succeed if government leaders take the long view and incorporate a wide swath of stakeholders — including the private sector, experts said today at event focused on rebuilding the Jersey Shore.

Gov. Chris Christie this afternoon vetoed legislation to establish a state-run health insurance exchange in New Jersey, citing a lack of information from the federal government on all options provided to states in the Affordable Care Act.

The Atlantic City Convention & Visitors Authority has delayed its vote on procuring a new operating contract for Boardwalk Hall and the Atlantic City Convention Center, while the company managing the facilities for nearly two decades continues its challenge of the process through which the contract is awarded.

Sheila Oliver introduced a package of bills — some of which have already been vetoed by Chris Christie — that she says will spur job creation.

A Main Street retail group opposing the Gov. Chris Christie administration's call for bids to privatize state lottery operations hopes an upcoming Assembly committee hearing will open discourse with the governor's office on the effect such a contract would have on small businesses.

A package of business-related bills passed the state Assembly today, but all eyes are on the effort to raise the state’s minimum wage and tie future increases to inflation, which is now on its way to Gov. Chris Christie’s desk.

The Democrat-led effort to raise the state's minimum wage and permanently index the rate to the consumer price index likely took a major step forward today, with the state Senate approving two versions of the bill.

A health care provider group is looking to repeat history by delaying in court the New Jersey Department of Banking and Insurance's new regulations to widen the net of medical procedures subject to reimbursement limits under personal-injury protection, or PIP, set to take effect Jan. 4.

Gov. Chris Christie today named Marc Ferzan, a managing director at PricewaterhouseCoopers, to a cabinet-level position from which he will direct recovery efforts as the state looks to rebound from Hurricane Sandy.