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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...

Bucco, Dunn want charges against business owner dropped after Murphy protest appearance

June 8, 2020 1:56 pm

State Sen. Tony Bucco (R-Boonton) and Assemblywoman Aura Dunn (R-Mendham) urged that executive order violation charges against a business owner in their district be dropped after Gov. Phil Murphy appeared at Black Lives Matter protests over the weekend. “While we...

Pennacchio hits Murphy over protest appearances

June 8, 2020 10:51 amJune 8, 2020 11:16 am

State Sen. Joe Pennacchio (R-Montville) attacked Gov. Phil Murphy on Monday, claiming the governor’s weekend appearances at Black Lives Matter protests in Hillside and Westfield were hypocritical. “Murphy keeps telling us it’s too dangerous to conduct routine business,” Pennacchio said....

Murphy may recall National Guards sent to Washington if they do anything but defend monuments

June 3, 2020 2:25 pmJune 3, 2020 3:46 pm

Gov. Phil Murphy said he may pull out National Guard troops New Jersey sent to the nation’s capital if they’re used for anything other than guarding national monuments. “It is explicitly to guard federal … monuments, and if there is...