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NJBIA joins suit to limit Pennsylvania governor’s executive power

January 13, 2021 10:19 am

The New Jersey Business and Industry Association is wading into a lawsuit over executive power in Pennsylvania. “We are not challenging any specific actions taken by governors during the pandemic,” NJBIA President and CEO Michele Siekerka said. “But we do...

Murphy unconcerned by ruling declaring Pennsylvania shutdown order unconstitutional

September 16, 2020 2:44 pm

Gov. Phil Murphy isn’t concerned that a Pennsylvania federal court’s ruling striking down the state’s shutdown order would extend across the Delaware River. “Pennsylvania is a different reality than New Jersey,” Murphy said during Wednesday’s virus briefing. “We have our...

Judge rules Pennsylvania’s shutdown order unconstitutional

September 14, 2020 4:59 pm

A federal judge ruled a Pennsylvania shutdown order meant to blunt the spread of COVID-19 was unconstitutional Monday. The ruling issued by U.S. District Court Judge William Stickman IV, a Trump nominee, said Gov. Tom Wolf’s (D-Penn.) shutdown order violated...

Murphy staffer calls Star-Ledger story, headline ‘misleading’

January 5, 2020 4:44 pmJanuary 5, 2020 4:49 pm

A top aide to Gov. Phil Murphy took to social media on Saturday to dispute a Star-Ledger story on the governor’s out-of-state travel, arguing that “the story, especially its title, is quite misleading to readers and uses … artificially inflated...

NJ group raises $70k for Pennsylvania Governor

August 9, 2018 11:45 pmAugust 10, 2018 8:27 am

A group of New Jersey Democrats led by Mo Butler of Mercury Public Affairs and Brett Harwood raised about $70,000 tonight for Pennsylvania Gov. Tom Wolf’s re-election campaign. The New York City event featured an appearance by U.S. Senator Cory...

Al Spivey joins Mercury

February 14, 2018 6:00 am

Mercury Public Affairs has landed a veteran of New Jersey and Pennsylvania politics to run their new Philadelphia office. Al Spivey, who spent four years as the executive director or the SEIU New Jersey State Council and worked for Rep....