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No single timeline for second term cabinet appointments, Murphy says

November 22, 2021 3:37 pmNovember 22, 2021 3:49 pm

With 57 days until his second inauguration, Gov. Phil Murphy is facing a number of decisions about how to retain or reshape his cabinet and administration – but he said today that he doesn’t anticipate making one major announcement about...

State will continue to withhold info on which schools go virtual

September 22, 2021 4:22 pm

Asked which schools and school districts have been forced to switch to remote learning due to Covid outbreaks so far this fall, Gov. Phil Murphy and Acting Commissioner of Education Angelica Allen-McMillan declined to provide specifics, saying that the state...

Murphy announces expansion of Pre-K programs, commits to achieving universal system

September 16, 2021 12:46 pmSeptember 16, 2021 2:46 pm

Gov. Phil Murphy announced today the expansion of the state’s existing network of pre-kindergarten programs, as well as his commitment to eventually reaching universal Pre-K for every child in New Jersey. “Today we are announcing that New Jersey will start...

More than 100 nominees await confirmation to state posts with little hope of votes before November

July 16, 2021 3:50 pm

More than 100 nominees to a slew of state boards, commissions, authorities and other panels are awaiting confirmation that won’t come until after November’s general election, and an overwhelming majority will likely wait far longer. The nominees themselves range widely...

Heading into re-election, nearly a third of Murphy’s cabinet is unconfirmed or departing

July 8, 2021 1:04 pmMarch 23, 2022 3:32 pm

Nearly a third of Gov. Phil Murphy’s cabinet members intend to leave the administration or are in their positions on an acting basis, with some awaiting confirmation and others awaiting the nomination of a permanent agency head. Press play to...

Murphys’ pick for Education commissioner has moved, and a Republican senator now has courtesy over her nomination

May 23, 2021 3:43 pmMay 24, 2021 12:33 am

Gov. Phil Murphy’s pick for Commissioner of Education was expected to appear before the Senate Judiciary Committee in June, but circumstances have changed after her move to Cedar Grove two months ago. The seven-month confirmation journey of Angelica Allen-McMillan will...

Murphy takes months to pick three permanent cabinet replacements, State Police superintendent waiting three years for Senate confirmation

March 24, 2021 7:14 pm

With roughly nine months remaining in his first term, Gov. Phil Murphy has made no move to nominate permanent commissioners to three key cabinet posts, leaving acting commissioners in some of the most prominent positions in state government with no...