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FILE - New Jersey Gov. Phil Murphy talks to reporters after voting in Red Bank, N.J., Tuesday, June 8, 2021. New Jersey voters will decide Tuesday, June 8, 2021 who their candidates will be in the fall election for governor and in every seat in the Democrat-led state Legislature. (AP Photo/Seth Wenig, file)
Ciattarelli wins GOP nod, setting up contest with Murphy

By Mike Catalini Jun. 08, 2021 07:24 AM EDT

NJ Republicans wrestle with devotion to Trump in primary

By Mike Catalini Jun. 05, 2021 08:18 AM EDT
TRENTON, N.J. (AP) — New Jersey Republicans will decide Tuesday whether their standard bearer to take on Democratic Gov. Phil Murphy will be a strong supporter...

FILE - In this Dec. 15, 2020 file photo, New Jersey Gov. Phil Murphy speaks during a news conference after witnessing the first coronavirus vaccinations at University Hospital's COVID-19 vaccine clinic at Rutgers New Jersey Medical School in Newark, N.J. While Murphy has pledged to be transparent throughout the coronavirus pandemic, his administration has denied or slowly responded to requests for records related to spending, communications and decision-making.(AP Photo/Seth Wenig, File)
COVID-19 leads to burst of info, but some data blocked in NJ

By Mike Catalini Mar. 14, 2021 07:39 AM EDT

FILE - In this March 17, 2020, file photo, South Dakota Gov. Kristi Noem gives an update on the coronavirus in South Dakota, at the Sanford Center in Sioux Falls, S.D. Some of the nation's governors' offices routinely block access to public records to keep the public in the dark about key decisions involving the coronavirus pandemic. Noem's outspoken business-as-usual approach throughout the coronavirus pandemic has made her a darling of national conservatives and allowed her to hopscotch across the country as a fundraising force. (Abigail Dollins/The Argus Leader via AP, File)/The Argus Leader via AP)
Governors evade sunshine laws to keep records from public

By Stephen Groves Mar. 14, 2021 04:00 AM EDT

Turnpike, parkway toll hikes, $24B construction plan get OK

May. 27, 2020 03:01 PM EDT
TRENTON, N.J. (AP) — The New Jersey Turnpike Authority voted Wednesday to increase tolls on two of the state’s major highways and approve a $24 billion...

NJ cites Katrina-era law to block some virus records

By Mike Catalini May. 17, 2020 09:07 AM EDT
TRENTON, N.J. (AP) — New Jersey Democratic Gov. Phil Murphy's administration is citing a 2005 emergency powers law enacted after Hurricane Katrina to block...