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Murphy launches final nominations push as time dwindles

December 12, 2025 1:05 pmJanuary 29, 2026 4:10 pm

On Monday, the state Senate’s Judiciary Committee will meet and conduct its part of a time-honored tradition: the last-minute slew of nominations from an outgoing governor. Governors-elect, hoping to keep open as many options as possible, resent the notion that...

Democrats name their six Congressional Redistricting Commission members

June 15, 2021 10:00 amJune 15, 2021 5:26 pm

There will be a majority of women on a bi-partisan panel drawing twelve New Jersey House districts for the 2022 mid-term elections, with Democrats naming four women to six seats on the New Jersey Congressional Redistricting Commission. The new appointees...

Murphy defends Inside/Outside calls

July 16, 2019 1:27 pmJuly 16, 2019 2:00 pm

Gov. Phil Murphy defended conference calls between top members of his administration and his outside political consultants Tuesday. “No, absolutely not,” Murphy said when asked whether the calls should be stopped. “This is a very typical thing, not just for...

Murphy’s Inside/Outside calls discussed EDA

July 15, 2019 10:26 amJuly 15, 2019 11:40 am

The Murphy administration’s war on tax incentives and Democratic powerbroker George Norcross was a frequent topic on their Inside/Outside calls, a conference call held on most Fridays between senior members of the governor’s staff and their outside consulting team. The...

Phil Murphy’s Inside/Outside Call

July 12, 2019 12:05 amJuly 15, 2019 10:15 am

Most Fridays, top members of Gov. Phil Murphy’s staff participate in a conference call with some of the governor’s outside political consultants. It’s called the “Inside/Outside Call.” At least eleven Murphy aides are on the inside part of the call:...

Ex-Schaer staffers join Murphy front office

January 10, 2018 3:09 am

Two highly-regarded former aides to Assemblyman Gary Schaer (D-Passaic) have landed top posts in the front office of incoming Gov. Phil Murphy. Justin Braz, an experienced political operative and legislative staffer, will be the Deputy Chief of Staff for Legislative...