New Jersey State House New Jersey State House The New Jersey State House is located in Trenton and is the capitol building for the U.S. state of New Jersey. Built in 1790, it is the third-oldest state house in continuous legislative use in the United States; only the Maryland State Capitol in Annapolis and the Virginia State Capitol in Richmond are older. The building houses both chambers of the Legislature (the Senate and the General Assembly), as well as offices for the Governor, Lieutenant Governor and several state government departments. After the Legislature relocated to Trenton from Perth Amboy in 1790, it purchased land
New Jersey State Comptroller of the executive branch of state government, public institutions of higher education, independent state authorities, local governments, and boards of education. The State Comptroller also has the authority to investigate and uncover misconduct, waste and abuse at all levels of New Jersey Government and within New Jersey's Medicaid program. New Jersey State Comptroller The New Jersey State Comptroller is an office of the Government of New Jersey recreated by an act of the state legislature in 2007. The Comptroller is appointed by the Governor of New Jersey, with the advice and consent of the New Jersey Senate, to a renewable