New Jersey Gov. Jon Corzine signed a bill Tuesday allowing the mentally ill to be ordered into outpatient treatment against their will. The measure takes effect a year after signing and is to be phased in over the next three years, the governor's office said.

TRENTON, N.J., Nov. 1 /PRNewswire/ -- Calling themselves "The Healthcare First Ladies," some of New Jersey's former First Ladies have joined forces to ask the state's public policy makers to put health care at the top of the agenda at the state and federal level.

By Jonathan Tamari, The Philadelphia Inquirer Jun. 25--Calling the $32.9 billion budget legislators approved Monday "historic" for its move to reduce spending, Gov. Corzine yesterday signed into a law a piece of that plan aimed at reducing the state workforce.

By SCOTT FALLON, STAFF WRITER A controversial bill that extends the life of construction permits in New Jersey undermines pollution and water quality laws, a top federal environmental official said Thursday.

By Stacey Burling, The Philadelphia Inquirer Jan. 24--The New Jersey Board of Medical Examiners and Senate President Richard J. Codey are working to extricate the state's outpatient surgical centers from a difficult legal position.