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Facts about Megan's Law

Published: Jul 16, 2008

Megan's Law

New Jersey was the first state to adopt Megan's Law, named for Megan Kanka, a 7-year-old girl who was killed in 1994 by a sex offender living in her Hamilton Township, Mercer County neighborhood.

The law established a Sex Offender Internet Registry. It also requires notification of local law enforcement whenever convicted sex offenders move, whether into or within the community. More

Jul 16, 2008

• Bill would drop state sales tax on energy-efficient purchases

Buying green could save consumers some green under a new bill that proposes eliminating New Jersey's sales tax on energy-efficient products.

Jul 15, 2008

• Damage caused by gypsy moths may be waning

Gypsy moths damaged more trees this year than last, but New Jersey agriculture officials say the rate of increase may be slowing.

Jul 15, 2008

• N.J. frowns on Bush's ending of drilling ban

Putting pressure on congressional Democrats to back more exploration for oil, President Bush on Monday lifted an executive ban on offshore drilling that has stood since his father was president.

Jul 14, 2008

• State assemblyman's impossible dream: Free beach tags for all

"When the Soviet Union wasn't free, at least its beaches were."

Jul 09, 2008

• Corzine signs bill to widen N.J. health care as national effort kicks off

TRENTON - Health care advocates in 52 cities across the country unveiled a $40 million national campaign Tuesday that sought to push political candidates for more affordable, more easily accessible health care, while the governor signed a bill that would expand the state's publicly funded health care system.

Jul 06, 2008

• Solar power firms say N.J. credit plan risky for consumers

A vibrant solar power industry in New Jersey requires technology be affordable and attainable - keys to bringing solar power to the people.

Jul 04, 2008

• Public advocate's report offers guide to state beaches

TRENTON - The cost of hot beach action is going up and up, state Public Advocate Ronald K. Chen said Thursday in his third annual New Jersey Beach Guide.

Jun 29, 2008

• Recent plane crashes don't deter pilots

Despite the spate of recent crashes in the area involving small planes, pilots continue to take to the sky, saying the sport is safe - even safer than traveling in your car.

Jun 27, 2008

• Delaware Riverkeepers to fight for N.J.'s right to have say in dredging

The Delaware Riverkeeper Network will fight the deepening of the Delaware River shipping channel if the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers does it without New Jersey approval.

Jun 25, 2008

• N.J. upgrades 511 phone system for motorists

State transportation officials Tuesday unveiled an improved 511 telephone information system to help motorists do everything from save fuel to avoid accident scenes.

Dec 06, 2007

• Report presses the FAA to focus more on runway safety

There is "a high risk of a catastrophic runway collision occurring in the United States" because of faltering federal leadership, malfunctioning technology and overworked air traffic controllers, congressional investigators concluded Wednesday.