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South Jersey Dems fume over GOP inclusion in Murphy ethics reforms

February 24, 2020 7:46 pmFebruary 25, 2020 11:35 am

South Jersey Democrats are incensed over Gov. Phil Murphy’s inclusion of two of their top legislative targets on a package of ethics reform bills unveiled last week. Murphy tapped Assemblyman Ryan Peters (R-Lumberton) and State Sen. Chris Brown (R-Ventnor), who...

Bramnick unlikely to ease up on Murphy ahead of surgery

February 24, 2020 5:13 pmFebruary 24, 2020 7:31 pm

Assembly Minority Leader Jon Bramnick said he doesn’t expect to ease up political pressure on Gov. Phil Murphy ahead of the governor’s surgery to remove a likely-cancerous tumor on his kidney. “If he gives a speech tomorrow about taxes, I’m...

Murphy approvals about the same as four months ago, poll says

February 24, 2020 5:00 amFebruary 23, 2020 10:30 pm

Gov. Phil Murphy has a 42%-36% approval rating, according to a Fairleigh Dickinson University poll released this morning. Murphy’s approvals remain relatively unchanged from his 45%-37% approval rating in October 2019, despite an onslaught of daily newspaper stories on allegations...

Report: Sweeney offer to trade millionaires tax for pension funding

February 23, 2020 4:00 pmFebruary 23, 2020 4:02 pm

Senate President Steve Sweeney will consider a millionaires tax if Gov. Phil Murphy offers an extra $1 billion to fund New Jersey’s public employee pension fund,” the Star-Ledger reported today. That could give Murphy a big political win – the...

Health issues of N.J. governors

February 23, 2020 3:15 pmFebruary 23, 2020 3:15 pm

Gov. Phil Murphy will undergo surgery to remove part of his kidney after doctors found a tumor that could be cancerous. Murphy won’t be the first governor to take some time off to deal with health issues. During his first...

Statements on governor’s upcoming surgery

February 22, 2020 9:00 pmFebruary 23, 2020 11:55 am

First Lady Tammy Murphy I know Phil and he’s a fighter. We’re grateful to his amazing team of doctors who detected this tumor early. Let’s keep fighting to make high-quality health care accessible and affordable for all! State Sen. Michael...

Governor to undergo surgery for removal of tumor

February 22, 2020 7:49 pmFebruary 24, 2020 3:04 am

Gov. Phil Murphy announces today that he has a tumor on his left kidney and will undergo a partial nephrectomy in early March to remove it. “The prognosis is very good and I’m profoundly grateful to my doctors for detecting...