Governor Chris Christie

New Jersey has still not recovered all of the jobs lost during the great recession, but the latest figures released Thursday by the Dept. of Labor and Workforce Development revealed the state is moving in the right direction, albeit slowly. The state added almost 5,000 jobs in September cutting the unemployment rate to its lowest level since Gov. Chris Christie first took office after being elected in November of 2009.

Today's removal of Cuba from the U.S. terrorism watch list draws quick and pointed reaction from Governor Chris Christie - who questions the move for a nation harboring a convict who killed a New Jersey state trooper.

Flags at all New Jersey state buildings lower to half-staff Friday in memory of Manchester Police Officer Scott R. Thompson, who died suddenly at age 47 last week.

While state lawmakers work through Governor Chris Christie's budget and reform proposals, the chief executive brings his case to taxpayers starting Tuesday in Freehold.

New Jersey residents struggling to rebuild after Superstorm Sandy launched the website Finishthejob.com today calling on Governor Christie to get funding moving to families. They also attended Governor Chris Christie's press conference in Belmar raising up signs to shine a light on the difficulties families are having rebuilding...

A Monmouth County charity that rebounded from Superstorm Sandy without government funding gets the attention of Governor Chris Christie. During his visit to Ocean Grove last week, the Governor also stopped by Mary's Place By The Sea. The nonprofit provides a few days of retreat for female cancer patients for free but in its third year, the four-bed facility in Ocean Grove was damaged by the Sandy

The largest public employees union in the Garden State will join with the New Jersey Education Association and sue Gov. Chris Christie, after he announced plans to cut the contribution to the public worker pension system by $2.5 billion over the next 13 months.

Hundreds of beachfront homeowners are still refusing to grant permission for a system of dunes to be built along their property, a project the governor says will help protect New Jersey's coastline during future storms.

Gov. Chris Christie's 112th town hall meeting started with a focus on Superstorm Sandy and the second round of federal aid headed to New Jersey later this year, but much of the question-and-answer segment addressed issues unrelated to the October 2012 disaster.

Governor Chris Christie has declared a State of Emergency for Thursday in advance of the severe winter weather blowing up the eastern seaboard and freezing up highways, downing trees and taking out power along the way.

A 90-minute showdown at Montclair State University served as the final gubernatorial debate between incumbent Chris Christie and Democratic challenger Barbara Buono.

A quick-moving blaze that damaged four blocks of the Seaside boardwalk is 95 percent contained, according to Governor Chris Christie. Fire crews could be on scene for days to address "hot pockets."