Gurbir Grewal Archives - New Jersey Globe

Murphy endorses incumbents, including Norcross, for re-election

July 18, 2019 5:14 pmJuly 19, 2019 9:59 am

Gov. Phil Murphy backed all eleven Democratic members of New Jersey’s House delegation for re-election Thursday, including Rep. Donald Norcross (D-Camden), the brother of a political powerbroker tied to Murphy’s disputes with the legislature. “I view myself, categorically, as the...

New Jersey sues IRS over blocked SALT cap workaround

July 17, 2019 12:25 pmJuly 17, 2019 4:26 pm

Gov. Phil Murphy announced New Jersey was filing a lawsuit seeking to overturn an Internal Revenue Service rule that blocked the state’s attempt to circumvent the $10,000 cap on state and local tax deduction imposed by the tax plan passed...

Grewal leaving Troiano, Silva discipline to judiciary

July 16, 2019 2:12 pmJuly 16, 2019 7:04 pm

State Attorney General Gurbir Grewal is steering clear of calls for the removal of two judges who have come under fire for comments they made during sexual assault proceedings. “As far as discipline, our prosecutors are in court every day...

Murphy jabs at Trump over planned ICE raids

July 11, 2019 8:55 pm

Gov. Phil Murphy blasted President Donald Trump’s administration over Immigration and Customs Enforcement raids planned around the country, including in New Jersey. “In anticipation of the Trump Administration’s threatened ICE raids, we are proactively reaching out to our immigrant communities...

LD10 lawmakers applaud suit over immigration directive

July 11, 2019 2:49 pmJuly 11, 2019 5:28 pm

Legislators in the 10th district applauded an upcoming suit to be filed by the Ocean County Freeholder Board that seeks to overturn a directive limiting cooperation between the state’s law enforcement agencies and Immigration and Customs Enforcement. “Gov. Murphy’s preoccupation...

Attorney General Grewal Files First State Lawsuit Against Company for Selling Large Capacity Magazines into NJ

June 19, 2019 10:57 am

TRENTON – Attorney General Gurbir S. Grewal today filed suit against a Nevada company that allegedly sold large capacity ammunition magazines (LCMs) online to an undercover state investigator despite having received a cease-and-desist letter from the Attorney General’s Office months before....

Teamsters ask Grewal to investigate NFI EDA award

June 13, 2019 6:44 pm

The International Brotherhood of Teamsters on Thursday sent a letter asking state Attorney General Gurbir Grewal Economic Development Authority Ethics Liaison Officer Frederick Cole investigate an EDA tax award given to NFI. “There are 55,000 Teamsters who live and pay...