About a decade after the start of the Great Recession that rocked the U.S. economy, New Jersey remains among the states least fit to weather another economic downturn.

TRENTON, NJ— Lawmakers on a joint legislative panel expressed concerns and questioned Gov. Phil Murphy’s rush to phase out a statewide standardized exam, calling for meetings to be held and more data to be provided.

Similar measures failed repeatedly under Gov. Christie, but proponents optimistic his successor will look favorably on plan to remake thousands of bank-owned homes.

Towns and community development organizations would be able to turn foreclosed homes into affordable housing under a measure approved by the Senate Economic Growth Committee.

Gov. Phil Murphy announced Monday he has reached a deal with New Jersey public worker unions on health care that he says will save the state $500 million over two years.

State wants to give students option of more than one type of test to graduate, but debate is strong over consequences, unintended and not.

New Jersey will investigate allegations of sexual abuse by Catholic clergy, following a report by a grand jury in Pennsylvania that found more than 1,000 victims there over 70 years.

Murphy, a Democrat, revealed the decrease during a news conference at Hackensack Meridian Health Riverview Medical Center in Monmouth County, where he said the decrease came despite actions by Republican President Donald Trump to destabilize the state’s insurance market and cripple the Affordable Care Act.

Thousands of new jobs could be coming to the Jersey Shore, if the Garden State can get its offshore wind industry off the ground.

As more than 1 million New Jersey schoolchildren return to the classroom this week, Gov. Phil Murphy and his administration will be going back to school themselves, so to speak, with some big debates already looming about their plans for public education.