The Latest Breaking News from Phil Murphy

Governor Phil Murphy (D) vetoed five bills from Nov. 20-26. Ballotpedia did not identify any responses from the bill sponsors as of Nov. 30. The five bills are below:

The new rule says that at least 42 percent of new car sales in the state must be zero-emission starting in 2027.

Nationally, state governors issued 43 executive orders from Oct. 2-15. Georgia Gov. Brian Kemp (R) and Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis (R) led the field with 13 each, followed by New Jersey Gov. Phil Murphy (D) and New Mexico Gov. Michelle Lujan Grisham (D) with three each. Governors in 36 states…

New Jersey is holding elections, including for state legislative offices, on Nov. 7, 2023. A number of candidates running in these elections completed Ballotpedia’s Candidate Connection survey. These survey responses allow voters to hear directly from candidates about what motivates them to run for office.

The Danish wind energy company Orsted has put up a $100 million guarantee that it will build New Jersey’s first offshore wind farm

A power company has abandoned plans for a natural gas-fired power plant planned for an already polluted low-income area in New Jersey

My state's remarkable history of political corruption continues, with the first U.S. senator to be indicted twice

Indicted Sen. Bob Menendez, D-N.J., denounced colleagues urging his resignation Monday, and said he'd fight to be exonerated.

Reactions came quickly to the federal indictment on Sept. 22, 2023, of New Jersey’s senior U.S. senator, Democrat Bob Menendez. New Jersey Gov. Phil Murphy joined other state Democrats in urging Menendez to resign, saying, “The alleged facts are so serious that they compromise the ability of Senator Menendez to…