As reported by nj.com, Lawrence Township could become the first municipality in New Jersey to privatize 911 police dispatching services, should the council approve a contract worth $719,400 a year with iXP Corp. of Cranbury next Tuesday.

The idea of privatizing the town’s six-member dispatching team was first floated last fall, as Lawrence …

As reported by nj.com, the Camden Police Union’s leadership is reviewing an offer from the County Freeholder Board that would allow the bargaining unit’s full membership to be considered for employment in the new regional police department as well as provide continuity of medical and pension benefits for officers making the switch from …

As reported by nj.com, the internal affairs functions of every law enforcement agency in New Jersey would be transferred to the Attorney General’s Office under a bill proposed by an assemblyman, who contends politics and bias too often creep into investigations when police departments police themselves.

Assemblyman Peter Barnes III (D-Middlesex), the …

As reported by nj.com, Port Authority police officers earn far more than counterparts from most surrounding local, state and federal law enforcement agencies, including 57 percent more than New Jersey State Troopers, according to a report from an independent watchdog group.

The Citizens Budget Commission also found that officers of the Port Authority …

As reported on nj.com, New Jersey mayors got some tough love from the State Senate, which passed a bill that would cut State funding for towns that refuse to merge public services with their neighbors. The bipartisan measure, touted as a way to lower New Jerseyans’ soaring property tax bills by reducing the size …

As reported by nj.com, the Christie administration has advised Wall Street that the State’s share of unemployment and Medicaid costs are expected to rise above expectations against a backdrop of lagging revenue collections, according to an amended report filed Monday. The State also warned Wall Street that the combination of rising costs and slumping …

As reported by nj.com, tax collections during the first two months of the current budget year fell significantly short of Governor Chris Christie’s aggressive revenue projections, according to figures released by the Treasury Department. Monthly revenue reports this early in the year do not typically garner much public attention, but they have taken on …

As reported by app.com, the New Jersey Legislature’s nonpartisan budget analyst reported Monday that the State’s revenue fell $254 million below projections for fiscal 2012, a number that Governor Chris Christie dismissed.

The figures released Monday by the Office of Legislative Services are not good news for New Jersey, but they are not …

As reported by nj.com, unruly juveniles housed at any of the state’s facilities for young offenders are entitled to a hearing before they are transferred to a state prison, a state appeals court panel ruled yesterday. Teens under the jurisdiction of the state Juvenile Justice Commission need more than same-day notice of the transfer, …