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GOP senators say Murphy using Manatt report as political cover

June 3, 2020 2:51 pm

A group of Republican senators attacked Gov. Phil Murphy over an outside report into the handling of the COVID-19 crisis within the state’s nursing homes that was commissioned by the administration. “The Murphy Administration paid a consulting firm $500,000 to...

Murphy may recall National Guards sent to Washington if they do anything but defend monuments

June 3, 2020 2:25 pmJune 3, 2020 3:46 pm

Gov. Phil Murphy said he may pull out National Guard troops New Jersey sent to the nation’s capital if they’re used for anything other than guarding national monuments. “It is explicitly to guard federal … monuments, and if there is...

Search is on to replace Repollet, Smith Ellis, Murphy says

June 3, 2020 1:54 pm

The search has to replace the two top education officials in Gov. Phil Murphy’s administration is underway, the governor said Wednesday. “We will endeavor as soon as we can, but we want to do it right as opposed to just...

Murphy greenlights outdoor dining

June 3, 2020 1:38 pm

New Jersey restaurants will be allowed to serve seated, outdoor customers later this month under an executive order Gov. Phil Murphy signed Wednesday. The order will allow restaurants to begin offering sit-in meals beginning June 15 under a set of...

Scharfenberger raises alarms over borrowing plan

June 3, 2020 11:00 am

Assemblyman Gerard Scharfenberger attacked a bill enabling the state to borrow up to $5 billion to shore up budget holes caused by the COVID-19 crisis that’s due to see a vote Thursday. “This, on top of the recent toll hikes,...

Outside consulting firm finds wide-ranging deficiencies in state’s nursing homes

June 3, 2020 10:18 amJune 3, 2020 2:05 pm

New Jersey’s nursing homes will need wide-ranging reforms to prepare for another pandemic, according to a report compiled by the consulting firm Manatt Health and released by Politico New Jersey. The report, commissioned in early May, found the state’s nursing...

Murphy names Smith Ellis as his new chief policy advisor

June 3, 2020 9:30 am

Gov. Phil Murphy has named one of his cabinet members, Dr. Zakiya Smith Ellis, as his new chief policy advisor, a senior staff position with wide-ranging influence over the governor’s entire agenda as the state looks to rebound from the...