The ballot system is one of the most obvious examples of how Murphy has taken positions that threaten to alienate the progressives who have supported him.
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The governor ‘opened an avenue for Republican critics to renew and ratchet up their accusations that he was enamored with governing by fiat’
Carl Golden
For the past 15 months, Gov. Phil Murphy has led the state’s response to halt the spread of the COVID-19 pandemic, wielding the authority granted him to declare a public health emergency and implement unprecedented restrictions on businesses, schools and social life.
In the process, he earned and, for the most part, maintained majority public support by framing his actions in the context of protecting the public from an unknown, highly contagious and deadly pathogen until a vaccine was developed for widespread use.
It took a pandemic to halt smoking inside more than 1,000 U.S. gambling venues. Now that the economy is reopening, tobacco opponents are urging elected officials and casino operators to