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NJ Transit boss shaves thousands off his property tax bill as a sheep farmer

September 16, 2019 12:01 amSeptember 15, 2019 11:33 pm

The Murphy administration official who runs New Jersey Transit receives a huge break on his property taxes because he raises sheep at his Mendham Township home. Kevin Corbett, who earns $281,000-a-year as president and CEO of the state’s beleaguered transit...

U.S. Navy veteran killed at Pearl Harbor to be buried in Clayton on Saturday

September 13, 2019 9:39 pmSeptember 14, 2019 10:23 am

Gov. Phil Murphy has ordered flags to fly at half-staff on Monday to honor U.S. Navy veteran Harold “Bud Costill, who was an 18-year-old sailor on the USS West Virginia when he was killed in when Japan attacked Pearl Harbor...

Corrado calls for revival of Select Committee on Oversight

September 13, 2019 8:40 pm

State Sen. Kristin Corrado called for the Select Committee on Oversight to resume its investigations the hiring practices of Gov. Phil Murphy’s administration Friday. “The committee left some glaring unfinished business,” Corrado, a select committee vice chair, said. “Summer is...

Murphy adds illegal immigrant driver licenses into 25th district Assembly race

September 13, 2019 12:01 amSeptember 13, 2019 1:02 am

Gov. Phil Murphy’s push to provide driver licenses to illegal immigrants just eight weeks before his midterm elections has now reached the Morris County-based 25th district race, where Republicans trying to hold two State Assembly seats are trying to turn...

Murphy creating vape task force

September 12, 2019 10:24 pm

Gov. Phil Murphy announced the creation of a task force to blunt hazards associated with electronic cigarettes. The task force, which will be led by Health Commissioner Judy Persichilli, will submit its report recommending executive and legislative actions to prevent...

Weinberg intends to discuss Dye controversy with leadership

September 12, 2019 7:01 pmSeptember 12, 2019 7:01 pm

Senate Majority Leader Loretta Weinberg said she intends to discuss the possibility of resurrecting the Select Committee on Oversight that investigated the hiring of Al Alvarez following revelations about Gov. Phil Murphy’s administration’s hiring of Jeffrey Dye. “I will be...

Some movement on tax incentive compromise after Murphy staff dinner with former senators

September 12, 2019 6:48 pm

There is some progress on a compromise to extend New Jersey’s controversial tax-incentive program into next year following a private dinner between Gov. Phil Murphy’s top staffers and two former state senators who are acting as emissaries of Senate President...