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Assemblywoman Bonnie Watson Coleman won the Democratic primary in New Jersey's 12th district. The district leans heavily democratic, leading to the very likely possibility of the state's first ever black woman representative.

Laws have been passed to eliminate discrimination based on gender affiliation, but New Jersey, through its county committee election rules, institutionalizes this injustice. It's time to eliminate the "male" and "female" designation in the selection and election of county committeepeople.

Newark high school students staged an all-night sit-in at the Board of Education on Tuesday into Wednesday. They came with a list of demands for Cami Anderson, including her immediate resignation, but Chris Christie appointee wasn't interested. The students stayed at the meeting much longer than she did.

Last week, New Jersey Gov. Chris Christie became the second governor in the country's history to preside over six downgrades of the state's credit rating. Naturally, Christie blamed the pensions and that none of the other governors had to pay into the contractual obligation. This is, of course, not true. You are, of course, not surprised.

So South Jersey, are you ready for your new natural gas pipeline? It's kind of a rhetorical question, because it seems you may get one regardless if you want it or not.

New York Mayor Bill de Blasio has brought the dream of a nearly zero-cost (to taxpayers) wireless cloud in New York City closer than ever with a brilliant plan. Admittedly first proposed in the last administration, if successful the proposal will enjoin a private-public partnership system that will install tens of thousands of Wi-Fi hotspots around the city. Access will be free and unlimited, and here's the kicker — it will be, for the most part, privately funded, and gladly so.

Chris Christie’s office sends New Jersey Watchdog a message every other Tuesday – a reminder of how the governor and his staff flout the law and fight transparency in state government.

New Jersey Governor Chris Christie seems to have as many scandals regarding misuse of public funds as he's had days in office. On tax day and on the heels of his 119th Town Hall — itself a GOP pep rally paid for with public funds — the good folks of Blue Jersey put together a list of the much maligned governor's lesser known expenditures.

Ever seen an old, worn-down punching bag hanging lonely in the back corner of a run-down gym? That's Camden, which has repeatedly suffered blow after blow following years of negligence, public corruption and gross incompetence.

It was delivered another body blow on Thursday, when news broke that in an effort to cut costs, Camden School District will lay off about 400 people, 300 coming directly from schools.

Noted in the news was the fact that enrollment

When I heard that a law firm hired by Chris Christie had released a bridge scandal report absolving Chris Christie, I couldn't help but recall Richard Nixon's similar ruse in the spring of 1974.

Christie's ethos of personal responsibility is proving to be as fictionalized as the notion of a traffic study happening on the George Washington Bridge.

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A New Jersey lawmaker is planning to introduce a bill that would legalize marijuana, but it's not likely to go far as long as Chris Christie is governor.