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Quinn leaving EDA to join Biden administration

March 8, 2023 9:57 am

Gov. Phil Murphy announced this morning that New Jersey Economic Development Authority (EDA) chairman Kevin Quinn is departing for a job in the Biden administration, and that investment firm manager Terry O’Toole will be appointed to succeed him. “Kevin Quinn’s...

Gun safety advocates praise Murphy attorney general pick

February 4, 2022 12:27 am

Gov. Phil Murphy’s nomination of Matt Platkin as his Attorney General has received plaudits from state and national gun safety advocates. Fred Guttenberg, whose 14-year-old daughter was killed in a mass shooting in Parkland, Florida, said that Platkin “will be...

EDA chairman is biggest donor to anti-Camden machine mayoral candidate

May 19, 2021 6:34 pmMay 19, 2021 6:19 pm

The chairman of the New Jersey Economic Development Authority has contributed 73% of the total warchest of Elton Custis, a candidate for the Democratic nomination for mayor of Camden in the June 8 Democratic primary. Kevin Quinn, a close ally...

Murphy sidesteps question on public bank board appointees’ qualifications

November 14, 2019 2:44 pmNovember 14, 2019 4:56 pm

Editor’s Note: This story was updated with comment from Saidel at 4:56 p.m. Gov. Phil Murphy batted aside a question about the qualifications of members of his public bank implementation board Thursday. Many of those appointed to the 14-member board,...

Mark Kelly raises $80k from NJ donors

April 28, 2019 4:15 pmApril 29, 2019 12:26 pm

Astronaut Mark Kelly, the West Orange native who is seeking a United States Senate seat in Arizona, raised $80,899 from New Jersey donors during the first quarter of 2019. Kelly has raised more than $4.1 million since announcing in February...

Murphy hopes voters animated over gun issues

October 29, 2018 7:37 pmOctober 29, 2018 11:31 pm

Gov. Phil Murphy said he hopes gun issues and a recent mass shooting at a Pittsburgh synagogue that left 11 dead and others injured would animate voters ahead of the year’s midterms. “I hope a big effect in the right...