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Statements on the Freedom of Reproductive Choice Act

January 13, 2022 1:29 pmJanuary 13, 2022 1:36 pm

GOVERNOR PHIL MURPHY “In New Jersey, we trust each individual person to make their reproductive choices for themselves. With Roe v. Wade under attack, today’s historic legislation makes clear that New Jersey’s position in supporting the right to reproductive choice remains protected....

Murphy signs law codifying Roe v. Wade into N.J. law

January 13, 2022 1:09 pmJanuary 13, 2022 2:23 pm

Gov. Phil Murphy signed the Freedom of Reproductive Choice Act, which codifies the right to an abortion in New Jersey into law in the event that the U.S. Supreme Court overturns Roe v. Wade. “In New Jersey, we trust each...

Murphy nominates Kuhn as corrections commissioner

January 13, 2022 12:49 pm

Eight months after Commissioner of Corrections Marcus Hicks was forced to resign after an independent report found lapses in his management of the state’s only women’s prison, Gov. Phil Murphy has nominated Victoria Kuhn, Hicks’s former chief of staff, to...

Murphy’s victory was powered by New Jersey’s wealthiest and best-educated towns

January 13, 2022 11:59 am

Glen Ridge. Mountain Lakes. Tenafly. Millburn. Once upon a time, the wealthy, well-educated towns of New Jersey were the state’s Republican bedrock, providing huge margins that launched moderate Republicans into statewide office. With Democratic support concentrated in lower-income and nonwhite...

Murphy still mulling attorney general nominee after considering 8 candidates

January 12, 2022 2:21 pmJanuary 13, 2022 9:13 am

Gov. Phil Murphy is still considering potential candidates to serve as New Jersey Attorney General during his second term after a process where eight contenders have been vetted for the post, the New Jersey Globe has learned. But administration sources...

Menendez taps Rodas as new state director

January 12, 2022 1:09 pmJanuary 12, 2022 2:21 pm

U.S. Senator Bob Menendez has named Rudy Rodas, an aide to Gov. Phil Murphy, as his new state director. A Union City native like Menendez, Rodas joined the Murphy administration as an associate counsel to the governor in March 2020...

Murphy’s 2022 State of the State looks back on successes as N.J. battles Omicron

January 11, 2022 6:25 pmJanuary 12, 2022 10:07 am

Two months after he won re-election to a second and final term as governor, Gov. Phil Murphy delivered a State of the State address today that highlighted his administration’s successes over the last four years, while also pledging to fight...