September 14, 2022 New Jersey lawmakers consider tweaking plastic bag ban as reusable bag plan causes 'problem' New Jersey lawmakers are contemplating tweaking the state's ban on one-use plastic bags after shoppers reported collecting stockpiles of reusable bags that are often used once.
July 15, 2022 New Jersey’s Murphy to spotlight youth mental health as he begins chairing bipartisan governors’ group Democratic Gov. Phil Murphy of New Jersey, who's taking over as National Governors Association chair, predicts that Democrats "will absolutely rally around" President Biden in 2024.
April 13, 2022 NJ Gov. Murphy distances himself from 2nd graders learning gender identity, calls for age-appropriate content New Jersey Gov. Phil Murphy has softened his resistance to criticisms of the state's recently leaked gender education materials.
April 11, 2022 NJ state senator rips 'uber-progressive' gender identity lessons for first-graders: 'It goes way too far' GOP State Senator Holly Schepisi warned against the "extreme" curriculum and called for a return to teaching core topics.
April 11, 2022 NJ Gov. Murphy willing to 'entertain' changes to gender identity lessons for 2nd graders Gov. Murphy defended gender identity lessons for New Jersey public elementary school students.
April 9, 2022 Gov. Murphy doesn't respond to questions about NJ gender identity lessons for 2nd graders Gov. Phil Murphy has remained silent on New Jersey public school system lessons on gender ideology for children.
April 7, 2022 New Jersey's American Dream mall shooting sends shoppers running for cover in nightmare scenario Shots were fired early Thursday evening at the American Dream Mall in East Rutherford, New Jersey, sending shoppers fleeing into stores for cover.
March 1, 2022 Democratic governors 'expressing deep anxiety' over voters' frustrations with party, Biden: New York Times Democratic governors and gubernatorial candidates are feeling "deep anxiety" over voters' frustrations as the 2022 midterm elections approach and as President Biden's approval rating continues to plummet.
February 7, 2022 Biden at odds with governors from both parties over school mask mandates Biden has been going after several states for not implementing mask mandates in schools, attacking state leaders like Govs. Greg Abbott of Texas and Ron DeSantis of Florida for banning mandates.
February 7, 2022 New Jersey will eliminate school mask mandate for children and staff New Jersey Gov. Phil Murphy will lift the state’s school mask mandate for children and staffers.