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Appellate panel clears Grewal police discipline directive

October 16, 2020 11:33 amOctober 16, 2020 1:30 pm

A three-judge appellate panel on Friday upheld Attorney General Gurbir Grewal’s directive ordering police departments to release information about major disciplinary incidents against police officers over the last 20 years. “Today’s decision marks a new day for police transparency and...

Murphy: ‘Justice was not properly served’ by Breonna Taylor grand jury decision

September 25, 2020 3:36 pm

Gov. Phil Murphy said a grand jury decision that did not bring charges against two police officers who killed Breonna while executing a search warrant was a miscarriage of justice Friday. “It is clear to me, from the outside looking...

Murphy signs bill renaming freeholders

August 21, 2020 4:20 pm

Gov. Phil Murphy signed into law a bill retiring the title of county freeholder Friday. They’ll be known as county commissioners starting Jan. 1, 2021. “We have an obligation to ensure that governance in New Jersey is inclusive and representative...

Murphy defends Trump dinner

June 15, 2020 6:43 pm

Gov. Phil Murphy isn’t apologizing for a dinner meeting with President Donald Trump. “I don’t get the luxury of waking up and choosing which president on that day that I can deal with, which administration. He is the president of...

Toledo: ‘Death is a sensitive field of work at any time’

June 14, 2020 6:43 pmJune 15, 2020 8:25 am

OPINION Multiple constituents, motivated by the passing of Mr. George Floyd, have asked for my opinion and policies on the Surrogate’s Court. They want to know how I execute my duties. The Surrogate’s Court handles a great deal of issues...

Murphy fights racism from behind Woodrow Wilson’s desk

June 10, 2020 7:39 pm

Gov. Phil Murphy acknowledged the former President Woodrow Wilson’s troubled history on race Thursday, but he did not say whether it was reason enough to stop using the former New Jersey governor’s desk. Last week, a picture of Murphy taking...

Democratic congressional candidate Will Cunningham

Cunningham: Arrest trooper who shot Maurice Gordon

June 10, 2020 10:46 am

House candidate Will Cunningham called for the arrest of a state trooper who fatally shot an unarmed black man on the Garden State Parkway last month. “The cruelty and violence displayed against people of color in this country cannot stand...