Nancy Solomon

Text messages and voicemails at the center of the former U.S. senator’s corruption case show how quickly he fell for Nadine Menendez, and how quickly they devised a scheme that led to their ultimate convictions.

Prosecutors wrote he is the first senator convicted of a crime involving abuse of a leadership position on a Senate committee. He's also the first senator convicted of serving as a foreign agent.

Norcross’ lawyer Michael Critchley filed a motion to dismiss the charges, arguing the alleged threats and extortion are not criminal but merely hard bargaining.

Separate inquiries found a dysfunctional internal affairs unit and discriminatory treatment of women in the State Police.

All queries to his campaign go unanswered, including one for this story.

Prosecutors say Norcross' allies were shuffled among an assortment of leadership roles in nonprofits, development corporations, universities and hospitals – all to the boss’s benefit.

Norcross, a Democrat, revealed he had been lobbying behind the scenes to locate a new 76ers arena at an alternative site in Camden.

Court rulings are dealing a death blow to a system critics say is anti-democratic.

State Sen. Nellie Pou is expected to win in the heavily Democratic district. Critics said the selection process froze out voters.

Democratic Party leaders will likely replace Pascrell on the November ballot.

The ANCHOR program provides property tax relief of as much as $1,750 to eligible Garden State residents.

Gov. Phil Murphy appointed George Helmy, his former chief of staff, to Sen. Bob Menendez’s seat, but Helmy will step down in November.