Though the poll found that Christie is the front-runner among Republicans, with 18 percent support from party voters, other potential candidates are not far behind, with U.S. Sen. Rand Paul of Kentucky at 15 percent, U.S. Sen. Ted Cruz of Texas at 14 percent and U.S. Sen. Marco Rubio at 11 percent. The only possible ...

More real economic growth and less unemployment, he says. In 2014, Rapp predicts growth will rise to 3.1 percent in addition to unemployment falling to 6.9 percent by December. Though his numbers aren’t far off from his 2013 projections, they still represent a positive outlook. “My predictions last year were 3 percent real growth, 2 ...

The ordinance is currently listed on the council’s agenda for the 6:30 p.m. meeting and is slated for final passage if it receives the corresponding votes. If passed, Newark would join Jersey City as one of only two municipalities in New Jersey to enact mandatory sick-leave legislation. Under the ordinance, full- and part-time employees would ...

And the most likely reason why is something outside the control of both candidates: Obamacare. In what might be a preview of the upcoming 2016 Iowa Caucuses, a new Quinnipiac Poll released Tuesday shows voters in the Hawkeye State now favor Christie. According to the poll, Christie leads Clinton by five percentage points in the ...

The bill, which its Democratic sponsors say is intended to fight employee discrimination based on credit report information, would not apply in all cases. Employers required to perform credit checks by law or those who have suspicion that an employee has “engaged in a specific activity that is financial in nature and constitutes a violation ...

Also known as “ban the box,” the bill would require employers to obtain consent from qualified applicants before conducting the background checks and must provide written notice of their intentions to do so. The bill also provides provisions for what an employer can take into consideration during the background check process according to the degree ...

The original moratorium on the fees, which are designated to fund affordable housing projects, had expired in July. The new bill would extend it through the end of 2014. Under the bill, municipalities which collected the affordable housing fees after the moratorium’s expiration must return them to developers. However, municipalities that have already been spent ...