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Former New York Governor joins Kivvit

September 30, 2020 10:01 am

Kivvit, a public affairs firm and communications firm run by longtime New Jersey Democratic strategist Maggie Moran, has added former New York Gov. David Paterson to their team. Josh Vlasto, who served as chief of staff to Gov. Andrew Cuomo...

No end in sight for Murphy’s virus briefings

June 19, 2020 12:05 pm

Don’t expect Gov. Phil Murphy’s daily briefings to stop in the immediate future. “For the time being, we are comfortable with the schedule that we have, which is another way of saying there won’t be a briefing tomorrow or Sunday,...

N.J. joins multi-state PPE purchasing consortium

May 3, 2020 1:00 pm

New Jersey will join a regional buying consortium with six other states to purchase personal protection equipment, ventilators, tests and other medical equipment to increase purchasing power and seek lower prices, Gov. Phil Murphy said today. Murphy made the announcement...

Schools announcement coming early next week, Murphy says

May 1, 2020 3:10 pm

Gov. Phil Murphy will announce whether New Jersey’s schools will continue remote learning operations through the end of the school year early next week. “We’ll give you word early week, my hope is on Monday, as to what we’re going...

Steinhardt tells Murphy to act more like Cuomo on fiscal issues

April 27, 2020 1:16 pm

One of Gov. Phil Murphy’s possible Republican opponents wants New Jersey to follow New York Gov. Andrew Cuomo’s lead and “exercise economic restraint” as the state deals with the financial crisis created by the coronavirus pandemic. “As we emerge from...

Polls: ‘Your state’s governor’ generic approvals over 70%

April 8, 2020 3:36 pmApril 9, 2020 9:10 am

Two national polls released today show the generic “Your state’s governor” with approval ratings above 70% on their dealing with the coronavirus pandemic. A Monmouth University Poll puts “Your state’s governor” at a 72%-21%. “Your state’s governor” has a generic...

Garden State Equality backs former finance director for Montclair Council

April 1, 2020 7:55 pm

The state’s leading LGBTQ+ organization endorsed Peter Yacobellis for Montclair Council Wednesday. “For nearly two decades, Peter has been advocating for the rights of the LGBTQ community–both in New Jersey and New York,” Garden State Equality executive director Christian Fuscarino...