Local leaders send well wishes to President Trump, first lady following coronavirus diagnosis

State and local leaders from around the Delaware Valley are sending well wishes to President Donald Trump and first lady Melania Trump after they both tested positive for the coronavirus.

New Jersey announces coronavirus exposure app Alert NJ

New Jersey and New York join a network already comprised of Pennsylvania and Delaware. Connecticut will reportedly roll out its coronavirus exposure alert app in the near future. 

Murphy signs law exempting combat pay from NJ income tax

New Jersey Democratic Gov. Phil Murphy on Monday signed bipartisan legislation exempting combat pay earned by members of the military from the state income tax.

New NJ law seeks to stem pollution in minority areas

Gov. Murphy cast the legislation in sweeping terms by calling it a historic and saying it amounted to a“monumental reform."

NJ enacts 4 laws aimed at nursing homes after virus response

Long-term care residents account for roughly half of the state’s more than 14,000 confirmed coronavirus deaths, according to state Health Department figures.

Murphy: Many refusing to cooperate with contact tracers

Almost three-fifths of people who respond to New Jersey’s COVID-19 contact tracers are refusing to cooperate, Democratic Gov. Phil Murphy said Friday.

New Jersey spending $6M for wind and other clean energy projects

New Jersey is spending almost $6 million to train workers for jobs in the wind energy industry and to support young companies that deal in clean energy.

NJ residents can register to vote online

Gov. Phil Murphy says New Jersey residents can now register to vote online.

Gov. Murphy stops removal of flag displays on highways

Murphy announced that the removal of flags would be suspended and that he did not like the idea during his afternoon coronavirus briefing on Tuesday. 

Murphy says smoking inside casinos won’t be allowed

Smoking inside Atlantic City’s casinos won’t be allowed after all as restaurants reopened Friday, New Jersey Gov. Phil Murphy said.

1st Black woman sworn in as justice on New Jersey high court

Fabiana Pierre-Louis took the oath of office Tuesday during a private ceremony in Trenton. She had been confirmed by the state senate on Thursday.

NJ gas tax going up more than 9 cents starting in October

New Jersey’s gas tax is going up 9.3 cents a gallon, a roughly 22% increase, Democratic Gov. Phil Murphy’s administration said Friday.

1st Black woman confirmed to be justice on New Jersey high court

The nomination of the first Black woman to sit on New Jersey’s Supreme Court was confirmed Thursday by the state Senate.

Murphy, Cuomo, Lamont oppose new CDC recommendation to limit asymptomatic COVID-19 testing

In a joint statement issued Thursday, Governors Phil Murphy, Andrew Cuomo and Ned Lamont said their states will continue to prioritize asymptomatic testing in opposition of new recommendations made by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. 

NJ Gov. Murphy signs law abolishing ‘freeholder’ title

Gov. Phil Murphy has signed legislation abolishing the county-level title of freeholder, which sponsors say alludes to a time when Black people and women were excluded from government.

'Bring it on': Murphy rebukes Trump following lawsuit over NJ's mail-in ballot plan

Murphy claimed that hat the Trump campaign is trying to "delegitimize" the election through efforts that include "weaponizing the United States postal service."

Trump campaign sues New Jersey over mail-in ballot plan

President Donald Trump's re-election campaign has sued New Jersey Gov. Phil Murphy over his plan to distribute mail-in ballots to the state's 6.2 million voters for the November election.