Ashley Gallagher, Author at New Jersey Globe

Murphy thinks early in-person voting will be ‘ready to go’ by Election Day

July 26, 2021 7:00 pm

Election officials will be prepared to implement early in-person voting by the November 2 general election, Gov. Phil Murphy said on Monday, although he declined to say that new technologies – including electronic poll books – are in place and...

Murphy says state PPE inventory is well-stocked, affirms commitment to full school days

July 26, 2021 6:09 pmJuly 26, 2021 6:09 pm

As New Jerseyans keep a watchful eye over Covid numbers, especially during growing concerns over the Delta variant, Gov. Phil Murphy says that he’s confident in New Jersey’s personal protective equipment (PPE) supply. “We feel very comfortable with our stockpiles...

Murphy taking universal high-speed internet seriously, but he’s not ready to compete with Virginia

July 26, 2021 5:05 pmJuly 26, 2021 5:05 pm

Gov. Phil Murphy wants to make broadband internet access available to every New Jerseyan but wasn’t ready to get into a race with his friend, Virginia Democratic gubernatorial nominee Terry McAuliffe, to get the entire state covered over the next...

Murphy undecided on bill to count prisoners in their hometown for congressional redistricting

July 26, 2021 4:19 pm

Gov. Phil Murphy wasn’t ready to say if he would sign or veto legislation allowing incarcerated individuals to be counted in their original hometown for the purpose of congressional redistricting before the U.S. Census Bureau transmits municipal population data on August...

Pascrell wants DeJoy out as Postmaster General

July 23, 2021 8:45 pmJuly 25, 2021 11:52 am

Rep. Bill Pascrell (D-Paterson) repeated his call to fire U.S. Postmaster General Louis DeJoy after the Postal Regulatory Commission (PRC) called the plan to rebuild the United States Post Office “unreliable data based on unproven assumptions.” “DeJoy’s so-called plan to...

Payne gets award for efforts to support local news

July 23, 2021 4:02 pmJuly 23, 2021 4:03 pm

The Jersey Access Group, an organization that supports local New Jersey news and cable access channels, named Rep. Donald Payne, Jr. (D-Newark) as their 2021 Legislator of the Year for his work dedicated to local news options in New Jersey...

Menendez hearing addressed pandemic comeback issues

July 23, 2021 11:50 am

U.S. Senator Bob Menendez (D) held the first “Examining Framework to Address Future Pandemic Risk” hearing on Friday, which aims develop economic plans to deal with future pandemic crises. “I know that imagining another public health crisis of this magnitude...