As with so many other progressive measures vetoed at least once by lame-duck Trump supporter Gov. Chris Christie, Democrats in the State House who want to raise the minimum wage in the state are laying the groundwork now but waiting to make a move until January, when Christie is out and, one hopes, a Democrat sits in the gubernatorial chair.

“In 2015, the last year that data was available, only $75,000 of the $122 million collected went toward upgrading the system. No state in the country has collected more from its taxpayers to fund critical upgrades to the 911 system, and, according to the federal government, no state uses less of that money to actually fund improvements to their system.”

In his last budget address, Gov. Chris Christie gave himself good marks for his departing administration, and despite his lame duck status and dismal 17 percent approval rating, proposed a maze of prospective new programs.

People convicted of domestic violence will now be required to surrender any guns they currently own, and are prohibited from obtaining a permit to obtain a firearm, thanks to Bill S2483 signed by Chris Christie on Monday.

In 2017, New Jersey voters will decide if the governor and state lawmakers can balance the budget by raiding environmental settlements.

Recent events in North Carolina and New Jersey couldn’t have been arranged better to highlight the importance of electing a progressive legislature—and keeping up the pressure on it—even in the midst of a national decline in democracy.

Unpopular governor and Trump-sycophant-in-chief Chris Christie may no longer be in charge of the president-elect’s transition team, but his influence lingers on in the choice of Exxon-Mobil CEO Rex Tillerson for secretary of state, charges the Sierra Club.

Women in New Jersey still make, on average, 80 cents for every dollar a man makes doing comparable work.  But the Democrat-controlled legislature has a plan to address this.

When New Jersey re-elected Republican Chris Christie in 2013, they didn’t expect to get a part time governor whose interests are clearly not staying in New Jersey and doing his job.

After having so far failed to secure a position in Trump's administration, it looks like New Jersey's governor is still focused on doing what he can to get out of New Jersey.