Georgia on his mind: Murphy on why Senate election results could be big win...
The apparent victories by Democratic U.S. Senate candidates Raphael Warnock and Jon Ossoff in the runoff elections Tuesday for Georgia’s two seats likely will have a big impact in New Jersey, Gov. Phil Murphy...
Murphy appoints 23-member Wealth Disparity Task Force
The Wealth Disparity Task Force, which was announced on Juneteenth earlier this year, was formally created by executive order Tuesday, Gov. Phil Murphy announced.
The 23-member task force, which will advise the Murphy administration on...
CRDA names new executive director
The state Casino Reinvestment Development Authority announced that its executive director would be leaving for the private sector, and named a replacement.
In a series of tweets Tuesday, the CRDA said Christopher Howard will leave no...
Montclair State offers free training workshop for federal employees during shutdown
Montclair State University is offering a free professional training workshop on Friday from 8 a.m. to 1:30 p.m. for all federal employees in response to the government shutdown.
Montclair, together with the American Federation of Government Employees...
Murphy releases full transition team membership
Gov.-elect Phil Murphy has announced the full membership of his Transition2018 committees, with more than 500 people joining his transition team, working on a variety of issues.
Murphy had previously announced the committee chairs and...
Health care groups eager to make voices heard
Health care groups aiming to get their goals and objectives in front of the incoming gubernatorial administration have been increasingly vocal about initiatives the state should focus on to improve health care cost and...
Show & Tell: Steve Fulop talks about raising the minimum wage for municipal employees...
Steve Fulop is mayor of Jersey City.Â
He and the city council will raise the minimum wage for municipal employees
to $17 an hour this month, a $2-an-hour increase.
"Prioritizing workers and families most impacted by the...
Christie: Newark was ‘clear winner’ of state’s backing for Amazon bid
On Monday at the Rutgers Business School, Gov. Chris Christie decisively announced that the city of Newark had won the competition to have the state’s full support in a bid to land Amazon’s new...
Economic master plan means extraordinary opportunity
For several years, the New Jersey Chamber of Commerce has said the state of New Jersey needs an economic master plan — a practical and realistic roadmap to get our state out of its...
EDA receives $255M in federal grants to support small business community
The state of New Jersey will receive more than $255 million in funding through the federal State Small Business Credit Initiative, the New Jersey Economic Development Authority announced Tuesday.
The EDA will utilize the funding...
