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Murphy not backing down on indoor masks, and even MSNBC wonders why. Here are the politics behind that. NJ.com 1 day ago Matt Arco, nj.com © Aristide Economopoulos | NJ Adva/Aristide Economopoulos | NJ Adva Gov. Phil Murphy talks with actor and comedian Whoopi Goldberg at a vaccination event in East Orange last week. New York, Pennsylvania, Delaware, Connecticut. Like New Jersey, all are Northeast states hit hard by the coronavirus pandemic, with Democratic governors who imposed sweeping restrictions to battle it, sometimes in coordination. And all of them have announced ...

Pressure Mounts On NJ To Follow NY’s Lead And Fund Aid For Undocumented Workers arrow Sara Cullinane is the executive director for Make the Road New Jersey. The group has been spearheading efforts to get Governor Murphy and legislative leaders to pass $600 weekly payments for undocumented workers and a one-time $2,000 payment for families excluded from federal stimulus dollars. Karen Yi/WNYC There are days Yolanda Calderon peaks into the empty fridge inside her home in Elizabeth, New Jersey and hopes whether a neighbor will drop off some bread or milk that day or won...

Remember when N.J.’s Van Drew promised ‘undying’ loyalty to Trump? Last year, he often didn’t mean it. Updated Mar 08, 2021; Posted Mar 07, 2021 Rep. Jeff Van Drew, center, and Rep. Chris Smith, right, listen to a businessman at a reception prior to 2020 N.J. Chamber of Commerce Congressional Dinner in Washington.Aristide Economopoulos | NJ Advance Media Facebook Share After switching to the Republican Party, New Jersey Rep. Jeff Van Drew famously pledged his his ‘undying support’ to then-President Donald Trump during a December 2019 meeting at the White House. But in his first ...

It's a big election year in New Jersey, so it's not surprising to hear legislators pumping the news cycle with scorching critiques like this one: Because Governor Murphy's administration has failed to protect the most vulnerable people under its care, a new "public advocate,'' an independent watchdog agency, is needed that will quickly investigate complaints of abuse and mismanagement at state institutions. Yet this criticism didn't come from Murphy's foes from the Republican Party. It came from fellow Democrats, including two who will be on the same ballot with the governor this fall. “...

But what does that page actually look like?  Trying to make sense of this moment in history is almost as difficult as trying to unravel the multitude of conspiracy theories about the election itself.  Some corners of America seemed to collectively exhale as President Donald Trump –— twice impeached, banned from Twitter and yet still refusing to even mention Biden’s name or concede defeat — left Washington for some measure of exile in Florida. But from other corners of the nation, the pulsating and pressurized steam of grievance still hissed with anger and distrust. “We must end th...