Tag: Gov. Phil Murphy
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Environmental justice: Clean and green in every community
By Michele S. Byers Growing up in Camden, Olivia Carpenter Glenn suffered from asthma and allergies. She was not alone; many of her family members, friends and neighbors also had respiratory ailments, a result of breathing the polluted air in their industrial city. Respiratory health issues were so common in Camden that Olivia gave them…
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New tax will address income inequality
President John F. Kennedy said that “If a free society cannot help the many who are poor, it cannot save the few who are rich.” In keeping with JFK’s principle, Gov. Phil Murphy has provided New Jersey with a millionaires tax. The new tax will also attack the scourge of income inequality by providing relief…
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Republican lawmakers slam Murphy’s cuts to horse racing industry
Democratic Gov. Phil Murphy’s decision to cut $20 million in funding to New Jersey’s horse racing industry is being met with criticism from two local Republican lawmakers who say the governor is jeopardizing the industry. The funding was signed into law in 2019 as a way to help Monmouth Park (thoroughbred racing), the Meadowlands (thoroughbred…
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New Jersey to provide opioid overdose antidote for free from Sept. 24-26
Gov. Phil Murphy and Human Services Commissioner Carole Johnson have announced New Jersey will offer the opioid overdose reversal drug naloxone (commonly called Narcan) for free to residents at participating pharmacies throughout the state from Sept. 24-26. According to a press release, as part of the Murphy Administration’s continued effort to combat the opioid crisis,…
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Gov. signs legislation authorizing municipalities, counties to issue coronavirus relief bonds
Gov. Phil Murphy has signed legislation (A-3791) which authorizes New Jersey’s municipalities and counties to borrow funds to cover revenue shortfalls and expenditures caused by the COVID-19 pandemic, by issuing bonds and notes. The final legislation included improvements recommended by Murphy in his prior conditional veto issued on July 30, according to a press release…
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Gov. signs order allowing gyms, indoor amusement and water parks to reopen
Gov. Phil Murphy has signed Executive Order No. 181, which permits gyms and health clubs, as well as amusement parks and water parks, to reopen their indoor premises to the public on Sept. 1 at 6 a.m., provided these facilities comply with the health and safety standards issued by the New Jersey Department of Health.…
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Gov. signs bill, eliminates title of ‘freeholder’ from county government
Say goodbye to the centuries-old title of freeholder in New Jersey county government. Democratic Gov. Phil Murphy has signed Senate bill 855 into law and the legislation requires the title of “chosen freeholder” to be changed to “county commissioner” and all “boards of chosen freeholders” to be known as “boards of county commissioners,” according to…
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Mercer County freeholders embrace name change to county commissioner
Mercer County Freeholders will officially be known as county commissioners come 2021, after Gov. Phil Murphy recently signed state legislation (S855) eliminating the title. State officials had signaled the potential elimination of the term freeholder since July with Murphy making the phasing out of the term official on Aug. 21. Mercer County’s title of freeholder…
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Murphy, legislators enact significant laws under cover of pandemic
By Marc Gaswirth Soon after the nightmarish effects of the coronavirus pandemic subside, school district administrators may ask themselves this question: Where is Chris Christie now that we need him? The reference to the former governor may seem odd if not for the enactment during the past six months of three laws approved overwhelmingly by…
