Craig Coughlin Archives - New Jersey Globe

Murphy calls on Trump to fund Gateway

June 21, 2019 10:38 am

Gov. Phil Murphy called on President Donald Trump to fund the Gateway Tunnel after the legislature sent a bill creating a bi-state commission to oversee the project to his desk. “The Gateway Program is the most urgently needed infrastructure project...

Lawmakers send Murphy Grow NJ extension bill

June 20, 2019 7:28 pm

State legislators on Thursday sent a bill extending two controversial tax incentive programs run by the Economic Development Authority to Gov. Phil Murphy’s desk. Murphy has promised to veto that bill if it was not coupled with reforms to the...

Sweeney moderates override threat

June 20, 2019 6:40 pm

Senate President Steve Sweeney is moderating his override threats a day after he asked the governor to quickly line-item veto the legislature’s budget so lawmakers could figure out if they wanted to override. “We’re not even going to talk about...

Budget headed to Murphy’s desk

June 20, 2019 5:22 pmJune 20, 2019 6:41 pm

Legislators sent their budget to Gov. Phil Murphy’s desk on Thursday. The Senate advanced the bill in a 31-6 vote that included yes votes from seven of the chamber’s Republican members. State Sens. Joe Pennacchio, Declan O’Scanlon, Kip Bateman, Kristin...

Zwicker confident dark money cleanup gets done

June 20, 2019 12:04 pm

Assemblyman Andrew Zwicker is holding out hope for a dark money cleanup bill. When Gov. Phil Murphy signed the dark money disclosure bill sponsored by Zwicker and State Sen. Troy Singleton last week, he said he did so because he’d...

In Westfield, Murphy pushes Sweeney to act on gun control bills

June 19, 2019 1:50 pmJune 19, 2019 5:09 pm

Gov. Phil Murphy went to Westfield today to call on Senate President Steve Sweeney to pass a package of bills to strengthen New Jersey’s already tough gun control laws. Last Thursday, Westfield police arrested a man outside an elementary school...

Murphy not worried about angering lawmakers over budget

June 19, 2019 1:50 pmJune 19, 2019 4:29 pm

Gov. Phil Murphy said he’s not concerned about his pushing voters to contact their legislators on the millionaire’s tax getting on the nerves of state lawmakers. “I don’t care about rubbing anyone the wrong way,” Murphy said at a press...