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NJ Looks to Expand Abortion Access Under New Legislation Proposed by Gov. Murphy
New Jersey would expand abortion access and require insurance companies to pay for the procedure under legislation proposed by Gov. Phil Murphy on Wednesday.
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NJ, NY Lawmakers Rally to Protect Abortion Rights
This is in response to last week’s leaked draft that the Supreme Court justices are prepared to overturn Roe vs. Wade. NBC New York’s Sarah Wallace reports.
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NJ Parents Demand Swifter Action in School Cancer Probe After 100+ Brain Tumors Diagnosed
More than 100 former students and staff at the school have been diagnosed with cancer over the last 30 years, and local parents say the information they’re getting on the investigation is woefully insufficient.
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NJ Gov. Phil Murphy Tests Positive For COVID
New Jersey Gov. Phil Murphy has tested positive for COVID-19, his office announced Thursday afternoon.
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‘Will Not Stand Idly by': Firms With Ties to Russia, Belarus Barred by NJ Law
New Jersey Democratic Gov. Phil Murphy has signed legislation aimed at barring companies with ties to Russia or Belarus from doing business with the state.
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Murphy Chokes Up at Final COVID-19 News Conference
New Jersey Gov. Phil Murphy choked up during his final COVID-19 news conference as he remembered all the people who have died from the virus.
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NJ Weighs Easing Property Tax Bills for 1.8M Owners, Renters
The number of New Jersey residents getting property tax relief would nearly quadruple to almost 2 million people under a plan Democratic Gov. Phil Murphy has unveiled
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NJ Gets 1st Credit Rating Boost in Nearly 2 Decades
New Jersey’s credit score has been upgraded for the first time in nearly two decades.
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Budgeting in Person? NJ Lawmakers Vote to Delay Speech
New Jersey lawmakers have voted to delay the governor’s legally required budget address by two weeks in the hopes that falling COVID-19 figures mean the return of an in-person speech.
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Murphy Names Acting Human Services Head to Be Commissioner of Department
New Jersey Gov. Phil Murphy has tapped the acting head of the state Department of Human Services to become the commissioner of the large state agency. Murphy, a Democrat, made the announcement Monday. He said Sarah Adelman has successfully led the department since taking over on an interim basis in January 2021. She stepped in after Commissioner Carole Johnson left…
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Murphy Sworn In for 2nd Term as New Jersey Governor
New Jersey Democratic Gov. Phil Murphy was inaugurated for a second term Tuesday, taking the oath of office under strict COVID-19 testing, vaccination and masking requirements, and declaring that New Jersey’s progressive policies could work nationwide. Murphy was reelected in a close race in November, becoming the first Democrat to win reelection in more than four decades. He won in...
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Gov. Murphy Signs Bill Enshrining Abortion Into NJ State Law
New Jersey Democratic Gov. Phil Murphy, anticipating possible changes to the Roe v. Wade ruling from the U.S. Supreme Court, signed a bill Thursday enshrining the right to an abortion into state law.
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Gov. Murphy Reinstates Health Emergency for NJ Amid COVID Surge
Governor Phil Murphy reinstated a public health emergency for New Jersey on Tuesday amid a surge in COVID-19 cases due to the rapidly spreading Omicron variant.
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NJ's School, Daycare Mask Requirement to Stay in Effect
New Jersey Gov. Phil Murphy says the state’s mandate for masks as a COVID-19 precaution in schools and daycares will remain in effect despite a looming expiration of the requirement.
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NJ First Lady Tammy Murphy Tests Positive for COVID-19
New Jersey First Lady Tammy Murphy has contracted COVID-19, the governor’s office announced Sunday.
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NJ School Goes to All-Remote Learning After Post-Thanksgiving COVID Spike
Teachers at Wall Intermediate School were in their classrooms on Wednesday, but the students were not — as 27 children tested positive over a three-day span, a number high enough for the local health department to recommend at least three days of virtual instruction
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Gov. Murphy Won't Explain Troopers' Role in Confusion Over NJ Capitol's COVID Policy
New Jersey Democratic Gov. Phil Murphy shot down questions Wednesday about why state police failed to enforce a statehouse requirement last week that people show proof of COVID-19 vaccination or a negative test, citing a reluctance to discuss security measures.
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COVID Cases Force New Jersey School To Go Remote
A COVID uptick in New Jersey schools has forced some schools to close across the state, but Governor Murphy is not planning to mandate vaccines for kids just yet. NBC New York’s Brian Thompson reports.
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Murphy: 1st Known Omicron Case in New Jersey Traveler
Gov. Phil Murphy confirmed the first known case of the omicron variant in New Jersey, detected in a female traveler from Georgia.
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Jack Ciattarelli Concedes NJ Governor's Race to Phil Murphy
Jack Ciattarelli, the Republican candidate for New Jersey governor who smashed expectations of a big loss by nearly stunning incumbent Gov. Phil Murphy on Nov. 2, finally conceded.