Tag: Phil Murphy

New Jersey Governor Seeks to End All Gas-Powered Vehicle Sales by 2035

New Jersey Gov. Phil Murphy proposed rules this week requiring car manufacturers to increase the sales of electric vehicles and would mandate a total ban of all gas-powered vehicles over the next 12 years. In a news release on Monday, the Democrat governor announced the Advanced Clean Cars II proposal was submitted to the state’s Office…


New Jersey Gov. Phil Murphy Quashes 2024 Presidential Bid Reports, Throws Support Behind Biden

New Jersey Gov. Phil Murphy has quashed rumors that he is planning to run in the 2024 presidential election while voicing his support for fellow President Joe Biden. Speaking on CBS’ “Face the Nation” on March 12, Murphy was asked by host Margaret Brennan if he is considering making a White House bid following a recent New York Times report…


GOP Councilwoman’s Murder Doesn’t Appear to Be Politically Motivated, Says NJ Governor

The shooting death of Eunice Dwumfour, a Republican councilwoman in Sayreville, does not appear to be politically motivated, New Jersey Gov. Phil Murphy said on Thursday. The Democratic governor said during an interview with WNYC that the Wednesday night murder of the 30-year-old councilmember feels “very specific,” but noted that there’s “very little that is known…


NJ Eliminates Immigration Status Requirements for Children on Medicaid, Allows 16,000 More to Apply

New Jersey Gov. Phil Murphy is encouraging parents in his state to take advantage of a newly enacted health care initiative that expands Medicaid coverage to an estimated 16,000 children who lack a legal immigration status. The Medicaid expansion marks the Phase 2 of the “Cover All Kids” initiative aimed to provide all New Jersey…


New Jersey Gov. Phil Murphy Tests Positive for CCP Virus

New Jersey Gov. Phil Murphy tested positive for the CCP virus following a regularly-scheduled testing regime, his office confirmed on Thursday. “This afternoon, as part of a regularly-scheduled testing regime, [Murphy] took a rapid antigen test that came back positive for COVID-19,” Mahen Gunaratna, a Murphy spokesman, said in a March 31 statement on social…


New Jersey Governor: State Will ‘Have to Learn How to Live’ With COVID-19

New Jersey’s governor said on Sunday that his state will have to learn how to “how to live with” COVID-19, the disease caused by the CCP (Chinese Communist Party) virus. “We’re not going to manage this to zero. We have to learn how to live with this,” Gov. Phil Murphy, a Democrat, said during an appearance…


Governors Say Time to Learn How to Live With COVID-19

Several governors said over the weekend that Americans will have to learn how to live in a world with COVID-19, the disease caused by the CCP (Chinese Communist Party) virus, present. “We’re not going to manage this to zero. We have to learn how to live with this,” New Jersey Gov. Phil Murphy, a Democrat, said during…


Mask Mandate to Remain in Place in New Jersey Schools, Governor Says

New Jersey Gov. Phil Murphy said the statewide mask mandate for schools will continue “for the foreseeable future,” even after his last remaining public health emergency powers expire. Under an agreement reached last summer between Murphy and state lawmakers, all of Murphy’s administrative orders, directives, and waivers that relied on the existence of the public…


Democrat Governor: Americans ‘Sick of Masks,’ Vaccine Mandates

Weeks after surviving a narrow statewide election, New Jersey Gov. Phil Murphy acknowledged that Democrat Party support is waning because Americans are “sick of masks” and mandates. When asked about his closer-than-expected victory over Republican gubernatorial candidate Jack Ciattarelli, Murphy explained that New Jersey residents “feel like government is not connecting with them.” “They’re sick…


Supreme Court Allows New Jersey to Quit Waterfront Commission

The Supreme Court is leaving in place a lower court ruling that allows New Jersey to unilaterally withdraw from a powerful bistate commission that was created to monitor corruption at the storied Port of New York and New Jersey. The case is Waterfront Commission of New York Harbor v. Murphy, court file 20-772. The port’s reckoning with…