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EDA Task Force’s final report largely ignores Norcross

July 9, 2020 1:00 pmJuly 9, 2020 2:54 pm

The task force convened by Gov. Phil Murphy to investigate the handling of tax incentive programs administered by the Economic Development Authority issued its third and final report, marking an end to an investigation that thrust the governor into an...

NJ Working Families sues EDA over public records

December 11, 2019 12:23 pmDecember 11, 2019 3:26 pm

New Jersey Working Families sued the Economic Development Authority over repeated delays in its response to a request under the Open Public Records Act originally made on Aug. 15. The progressive group sought emails between EDA staff and employees at...

Murphy can’t recall if Oliver’s Economic Opportunity Act vote was vetted

August 15, 2019 1:23 pmAugust 15, 2019 4:10 pm

Gov. Phil Murphy said he did not recall whether Lt. Gov. Sheila Oliver’s vote on the 2013 bill that enabled the tax incentives at the center of his feud with Senate President Steve Sweeney came up when Oliver was vetted...

Rep. Norcross not ready to endorse Murphy

July 19, 2019 1:11 pmJuly 19, 2019 5:03 pm

Though Gov. Phil Murphy endorsed him Thursday, Rep. Donald Norcross (D-Camden) isn’t ready to return the favor. “I think the governor’s done a very good job, but I’m not endorsing at anybody at any point,” Norcross said when asked if...

Murphy says he got EDA task force report at 9:52 pm Monday

June 18, 2019 3:52 pmJune 19, 2019 1:01 pm

Editor’s Note: This article was updated with comment from Darryl Isherwood at 1:01 p.m. Gov. Phil Murphy said he did not receive a report drafted by the task force he convened to investigate abuses of tax incentives meted out by...

Murphy ‘deeply troubled’ by EDA reports

May 1, 2019 4:33 pmMay 2, 2019 9:50 am

Gov. Phil Murphy stressed the importance of the task force he convened to investigate abuses of tax incentive programs administered by the Economic Development Authority after two reports raised questions about the drafting of the programs’ enabling legislation. “I am...