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Some movement on tax incentive compromise after Murphy staff dinner with former senators

September 12, 2019 6:48 pm

There is some progress on a compromise to extend New Jersey’s controversial tax-incentive program into next year following a private dinner between Gov. Phil Murphy’s top staffers and two former state senators who are acting as emissaries of Senate President...

Murphy defends Inside/Outside calls

July 16, 2019 1:27 pmJuly 16, 2019 2:00 pm

Gov. Phil Murphy defended conference calls between top members of his administration and his outside political consultants Tuesday. “No, absolutely not,” Murphy said when asked whether the calls should be stopped. “This is a very typical thing, not just for...

Murphy’s Inside/Outside calls discussed EDA

July 15, 2019 10:26 amJuly 15, 2019 11:40 am

The Murphy administration’s war on tax incentives and Democratic powerbroker George Norcross was a frequent topic on their Inside/Outside calls, a conference call held on most Fridays between senior members of the governor’s staff and their outside consulting team. The...

Phil Murphy’s Inside/Outside Call

July 12, 2019 12:05 amJuly 15, 2019 10:15 am

Most Fridays, top members of Gov. Phil Murphy’s staff participate in a conference call with some of the governor’s outside political consultants. It’s called the “Inside/Outside Call.” At least eleven Murphy aides are on the inside part of the call:...

Sweeney jabs Murphy over vetoes

May 30, 2019 4:57 pmMay 31, 2019 2:29 pm

Senate President Steve Sweeney and Gov. Phil Murphy are headed towards yet another conflict. This time, it’s over the frequency with which the governor vetoes bills passed through the Democrat-controlled statehouse. “I’ve never seen an administration where you’re seeing so...

Camden Mayor meets with Murphy chief of staff

May 22, 2019 12:39 pmMay 22, 2019 12:52 pm

Camden mayor Frank Moran was spotted at a Starbucks in Princeton this morning with Gov. Murphy’s chief of staff, George Helmy. The meeting comes just days after Moran told Murphy to stay out of Camden until he stops attacking the...

Deal or no deal? Murphy cagey on congestion pricing talks

April 25, 2019 2:42 pmApril 25, 2019 4:33 pm

The deal between Gov. Phil Murphy and Gov. Andrew Cuomo on congestion pricing isn’t much of a deal. Murphy on Wednesday said he and Cuomo had reached a “conceptual understanding” on the proposal, which would create a surcharge of roughly...