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New package planned for Port Authority nominations

May 21, 2020 5:31 pmMay 21, 2020 5:35 pm

Another deal is in the works for Gov. Phil Murphy to make his first appointments to the Port Authority of New York and New Jersey Board of Commissioners, the New Jersey Globe has learned. The package will include a commitment...

NJ DSC claims GOP suit treats COVID-19 as political football

May 21, 2020 4:20 pm

The New Jersey Democratic State Committee claimed a suit launched by their Republican counterparts that seeks to invalidate executive actions ordering many of the state’s businesses closed was an attempt to win political points and nothing else. “For years, Trenton...

Murphy defends reopening strategy after GOP suit

May 21, 2020 2:49 pm

Gov. Phil Murphy declined to comment specifically on a Republican State Committee suit seeking to invalidate his executive order that forced most businesses in the state to close as he defended his reopening plan Thursday. “I’ve got nothing to add...

Murphy won’t say if state willing to pick up tab for National Guard deployments

May 21, 2020 2:38 pm

Gov. Phil Murphy declined to say whether the state would foot the bill for the continued deployment of more than 1,000 members of the national guard if President Donald Trump’s Administration denies an extension the governor requested earlier this week....

NJ GOP suit seeks to end business closures

May 21, 2020 1:22 pmMay 21, 2020 1:28 pm

The New Jersey Republican State Committee is suing Gov. Phil Murphy and members of his administration in an effort to force the state to allow non-essential businesses to reopen. “We’re challenging the constitutionality of the governor’s executive orders and the...

N.J. congressional delegation asks Trump to extend National Guard deployment

May 21, 2020 9:16 amMay 21, 2020 4:03 pm

Update: New Jersey’s two Republican congressmen, Christopher Smith (R-Hamilton) and Jeff Van Drew (R-Dennis), also signed on to the letter. This story was updated at 10:41 AM to reflect the change. To help New Jersey help with the response to...

Coughlin will back Murphy borrowing plan

May 20, 2020 5:30 pmMay 20, 2020 7:05 pm

Assembly Speaker Craig Coughlin told his leadership team today that he will support Gov. Phil Murphy’s emergency borrowing plan to plug holes in the state budget created through the coronavirus pandemic, the New Jersey Globe has learned. Coughlin will back...