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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...

Residents to start receiving FEMA unemployment checks over coming days

October 22, 2020 12:12 pm

The New Jersey Department of Labor and Workforce Development began distributing $300 supplemental unemployment payments made available through the Federal Emergency Management Agency, Labor Commissioner Rob Asaro-Angelo announced Thursday. Eligible residents are expected to begin receiving these payments over the...

Steinhardt wants timeline on Murphy’s virus exposure

October 21, 2020 7:33 pmOctober 22, 2020 10:16 am

The New Jersey Republican State Committee wants to know how Gov. Phil Murphy was exposed to COVID-19, demanding on Wednesday a timeline to the events preceding the governor’s virus exposure. Murphy left midway through an early afternoon outdoor event at...

COVID exposure could upend governor’s last-minute campaign blitz

October 21, 2020 2:30 pm

Gov. Phil Murphy’s Saturday exposure to COVID-19 from a senior staffer who tested positive for the virus is likely to upend a typically heavy campaign schedule in the final days the election, though the disruption may end up being relatively...