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Michael J. Doherty is fighting to preserve religious vaccination exemptions.

Doherty attacks Murphy over church closures

May 22, 2020 12:46 pm

State Sen. Michael Doherty attacked Gov. Phil Murphy over the continued closure of houses of worship Friday. “Governor Murphy keeps saying he’s guided by science in his decision making, but why is 10 the magic number for the amount of...

Testa, Doherty seek to limit Murphy’s executive powers

May 22, 2020 10:38 am

Two Republican State Senators are seeking to limit Gov. Phil Murphy’s emergency powers. A bill introduced last week by State Sens. Michael Testa (R-Vineland) and State Sen. Michael Doherty (R-Washington) would require the governor to seek legislative approval for an...

Pennacchio said Murphy should have included clergy on blue ribbon panel

May 2, 2020 2:44 pmMay 5, 2020 9:55 pm

Gov. Phil Murphy erred when he left a clergy representative off the Governor’s Restart and Recovery Commission, Senate Minority Whip Joseph Pennacchio (R-Montville) said today. The Morris County Republican called it a “glaring omission” as New Jersey plans for the...

Ciattarelli seizes on ‘King Murphy’ theme as he campaigns for GOP gubernatorial nod

May 1, 2020 9:57 amMay 1, 2020 5:05 pm

Republican gubernatorial candidate Jack Ciattarelli stepped up his criticism of Gov. Phil Murphy over the last few days, even using an Internet meme that shows “King Murphy” wearing a crown and holding a scepter — a metaphor the GOP is...

Doherty bashes ‘King Murphy,’ accuses governor of operating outside State Constitution

April 25, 2020 2:35 pmApril 25, 2020 8:57 pm

State Sen. Michael Doherty (R-Oxford) today slammed Gov. Phil Murphy’s executive order allowing tenants to use their security deposits to pay rent as unconstitutional. “We have a governor, and not a king,” Doherty said, maintaining that the State Constitution specifically...

Doherty petition drive seeks reopening of religious services

April 19, 2020 2:27 pm

State Sen. Michael Doherty (R-Oxford) has launched an online petition asking Gov. Phil Murphy to lift his restrictions on attending in-person religious services, saying that they should resume with reasonable precautions. “When many of us could be at Sunday services...

Doherty slams vaccination bill

December 10, 2019 4:37 pmDecember 11, 2019 3:51 pm

State Sen. Michael Doherty (R-Oxford) railed against legislation limiting religious exemptions for vaccinations Tuesday. “Both the United States and New Jersey Constitutions guarantee the protection of religious freedoms, and this partisan legislation is a blatant violation of the constitutional rights...