Carol Murphy Archives - New Jersey Globe

Cherry Hill schools to serve tuna sandwiches to kids whose parents owe money

August 16, 2019 9:01 amAugust 16, 2019 9:14 am

Assemblywoman Carol Murphy (D-Mount Laurel) has introduced legislation to provide anti-stigmatization protections to public school students whose school lunch bills are in arrears. “We should not punish our students for the economic challenges their family faces,” said Murphy. Murphy’s bill...

In Mount Laurel, ‘The Bear’ growls and stops GOP from moving election

July 12, 2019 11:30 pm

Assemblywoman Carol “The Bear” Murphy clawed her way past a bid by the Republican mayor of Mount Laurel to move next year’s November partisan local election to a May non-partisan race to avoid being on the ballot with President Donald...

Carol “The Bear” Murphy has 19 days to win

June 25, 2019 12:10 pmJuly 12, 2019 11:15 pm

It looks like Carol “The Bear” Murphy is going to win her fight with Republican Mount Laurel Mayor Kurt Folcher, who is trying to move next year’s November partisan local election to a May non-partisan race to avoid being on...

In Mount Laurel, don’t mess with The Bear

June 20, 2019 9:02 pmJune 21, 2019 9:43 am

Don’t mess with Carol “The Bear” Murphy. When the Republican mayor of Mount Laurel tried to avoid being on the ballot with President Donald Trump in 2020 by trying to move next year’s November partisan election to a May non-partisan...

Murphy Statement on DSP and PCA Provisions in Budget Plan Approved by Committee

June 17, 2019 3:57 pm

(TRENTON) – Assemblywoman Carol Murphy (D-Burlington) issued the following statement on passage of the budget proposal out of committee Monday: “Lessening the impact of minimum wage on residents who perform invaluable tasks for the state’s most vulnerable populations such as direct...

Burlington County Legislators Singleton, Conaway and Murphy to Host Free Men’s Success Workshop

June 17, 2019 12:22 pm

Moorestown, NJ – On Saturday, June 22, 2019, Senator Troy Singleton, Assemblyman Herb Conaway, and Assemblywoman Carol Murphy will jointly host a FREE Men’s Success Seminar at Rowan College at Burlington County in Mount Laurel. Called “Pathways to Success: A Seminar...

Write-in campaigns unlikely in three legislative districts

May 28, 2019 9:26 amMay 28, 2019 9:30 am

Republicans will get a second shot at running a full slate of State Assembly candidates in three legislative districts next Tuesday, if they can get 100 write-in votes in the primary election. Officially, the GOP is not mounting any organized...