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Two Verona official win settlement in lawsuit under Diane B. Allen Equal Pay Act

October 22, 2020 8:14 pm

In what looks to be the first action under the Diane B. Allen Equal Pay Act, two Verona officials have received hefty settlements for spending years being paid less because of their gender. Township Clerk Jennifer Kiernan and Municipal Court...

Governor to phone into Malinowski rally Sunday

October 22, 2020 5:24 pmOctober 22, 2020 5:28 pm

Gov. Phil Murphy will phone into a drive-in rally at Union County College to get the vote out for Rep. Tom Malinowski (D-Ringoes) on Sunday. Malinowski faces a challenge from State Senate Minority Leader Tom Kean (R-Westfield), who is seeking...

Murphy defends social outing that led to virus exposure

October 22, 2020 3:51 pm

Gov. Phil Murphy on Thursday defended an outing to a biergarten in Hoboken where he came into contact with an administration staffer who later tested positive for COVID-19. “There’s no lapse in judgement,” the governor said. “We were outside having...

Redistricting ballot question low on governor’s list of priorities

October 22, 2020 2:54 pmOctober 22, 2020 3:49 pm

Gov. Phil Murphy voted in favor of a ballot question that would allow the state the delay its reapportionment if it doesn’t receive Census data by Feb. 15, but he doesn’t expect to lobby for the referendum. “I haven’t given...

State moving forward with in-person voting amid virus surge

October 22, 2020 2:23 pmOctober 22, 2020 2:55 pm

The state is not preparing a contingency plan to alter or replace in-person election day voting in case the number of new COVID-19 infections in New Jersey spike to a level that would make polling places unsafe, Gov. Phil Murphy...

Murphy’s exposure happened at social outing with about six others

October 22, 2020 12:30 pm

Gov. Phil Murphy was exposed to a COVID-19-positive senior staffer while dining at an outdoor event with about half a dozen staffers on Saturday, he said during a radio hit Thursday morning. The governor and First Lady Tammy Murphy began...

Scutari self-quarantining after COVID exposure

October 22, 2020 9:47 amOctober 22, 2020 12:52 pm

Senate Judiciary Committee Chairman Nicholas Scutari is self-quarantining after coming in contact with someone who subsequently tested positive for COVID. “Out of an abundance of caution,” Scutari says he will not attend today’s Judiciary Committee meeting when the panel considers...