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Murphy angered by anti-Semitic statements in Paterson, Trenton

September 17, 2019 9:23 amSeptember 17, 2019 9:26 am

Gov. Phil Murphy today scolded city council members in Paterson and Trenton for referring to a variation of “Jew them down” during meetings as a metaphor for negotiating a price. “Make no mistake: that phrase is an anti-Semitic slur, period....

Bucco Memorial: Governor Phil Murphy

September 16, 2019 10:32 pmSeptember 16, 2019 10:33 pm

Gov. Phil Murphy issued a statement tonight on the death of State Sen. Anthony Bucco: “For 41 years, Anthony Bucco, Sr., served the people of Morris County and the State of New Jersey at all levels, from the Boonton Council...

Monmouth poll with Murphy approvals coming tomorrow

September 16, 2019 2:00 pm

Monmouth University will release a poll on Tuesday with job approval ratings for Gov. Phil Murphy. The Monmouth poll, which has become the gold standard for New Jersey, will include questions concerning Murphy’s handling of the Newark water crisis, and...

NJ Transit boss shaves thousands off his property tax bill as a sheep farmer

September 16, 2019 12:01 amSeptember 15, 2019 11:33 pm

The Murphy administration official who runs New Jersey Transit receives a huge break on his property taxes because he raises sheep at his Mendham Township home. Kevin Corbett, who earns $281,000-a-year as president and CEO of the state’s beleaguered transit...

U.S. Navy veteran killed at Pearl Harbor to be buried in Clayton on Saturday

September 13, 2019 9:39 pmSeptember 14, 2019 10:23 am

Gov. Phil Murphy has ordered flags to fly at half-staff on Monday to honor U.S. Navy veteran Harold “Bud Costill, who was an 18-year-old sailor on the USS West Virginia when he was killed in when Japan attacked Pearl Harbor...

Corrado calls for revival of Select Committee on Oversight

September 13, 2019 8:40 pm

State Sen. Kristin Corrado called for the Select Committee on Oversight to resume its investigations the hiring practices of Gov. Phil Murphy’s administration Friday. “The committee left some glaring unfinished business,” Corrado, a select committee vice chair, said. “Summer is...

GOP candidates in 11th upset by mailing, but don’t refute charges

September 13, 2019 4:36 pmSeptember 13, 2019 6:11 pm

A mailer sent out by the George Norcross-connected General Majority PAC isn’t making the Republican Assembly candidates in the 11th district happy, but the candidates aren’t disputing the allegations either. The direct mail piece called Michael Amoroso a “tax hypocrite”...