Nellie Pou Archives - New Jersey Globe

No reason for Murphy to not get 2nd term, Pou says

June 27, 2019 12:33 pm

State Sen. Nellie Pou said she had no reason to think she wouldn’t want to see Gov. Phil Murphy win a second term, though she stopped short of endorsing him for the same. “I think it’s always important for us...

LD35 legislators skip Murphy’s Paterson presser

June 26, 2019 12:34 pmJune 27, 2019 9:51 am

Democratic legislators representing Paterson skipped out on attending a Press conference Gov. Phil Murphy held there on Wednesday. “We always invite hometown legislators, and I think they legitimately couldn’t be here today,” Murphy said. “Benjie and Shavonda and Nellie have...

Sumter, McKnight decline to say if they’d back budget without millionaire’s tax

June 10, 2019 10:37 amJune 10, 2019 12:00 pm

Editor’s Note: This article’s headline originally said Sumter and McKnight were not ready to back a budget that did not include a millionaire’s tax. Assemblywomen Shavonda Sumter and Assemblywoman Angela McKnight weren’t ready to support a budget that did not...

Can Currie and Schaffer deliver votes against dark-money override?

June 9, 2019 12:01 amJune 9, 2019 11:34 pm

Two Democratic county chairs closely allied with Gov. Phil Murphy are facing tests of strength of Monday when legislators are expected to override the governor’s veto of a bill that would force dark-money groups to disclose their donors. John Currie...

Pou would back millionaire’s tax if it was posted

June 3, 2019 1:46 pmJune 3, 2019 2:37 pm

State Sen. Nellie Pou on Monday said she would back a millionaire’s tax if it was put up to vote. “It’s a bill that I would be in support of,” she said, adding that she had voted for the measure...

Murphy won’t name Senators he can get to back millionaire’s tax

June 3, 2019 11:33 amJune 3, 2019 2:40 pm

Gov. Phil Murphy wouldn’t name any senators past the four already supporting his proposal for a millionaire’s tax that he thinks he can get to back the plan. “I won’t get into the names. You and I have talked about...

Murphy calls for Fornaro’s resignation

May 16, 2019 11:29 pmMay 17, 2019 9:03 am

Gov. Phil Murphy called for the resignation of New Jersey Board of Education member Jack Fornaro. “My administration is committed to fostering a learning environment where all students are welcome. I will not support comments during school board meetings that...