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2 months ago | nj.com | Taylor Jung |NJ Spotlight

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Jan 17, 2025 | njspotlightnews.org | NJ Spotlight

On Chat Box, state Senate President Nicholas Scutari (D-Union) joins David Cruz to discuss some of the goals outlined Tuesday by Gov. Phil Murphy in his annual State of the State address. What are the prospects for Murphy’s ambitious proposals in his final year in office? Later, Tom Bracken, president and CEO of the New Jersey Chamber of Commerce, discusses the business community’s reaction to Murphy’s speech, grades the governor’s legacy and looks ahead to the upcoming gubernatorial race.

Jan 15, 2025 | njspotlightnews.org | NJ Spotlight

One or two more extended ovations, maybe one more tangent, and Gov. Phil Murphy would have hit the hour mark on his State of the State address on Tuesday. From the moment he started speaking to the final — and spirited — conclusion, Murphy clocked in at 59 minutes and 44 seconds. For those keeping score, it was a little shorter than last year’s address that came in at hour and two minutes. Read the whole speech and follow NJ Spotlight’s extensive coverage and analysis.

Jan 14, 2025 | njspotlightnews.org | NJ Spotlight

Lieutenant Governor Way. Senate President Scutari. Assembly Speaker Coughlin. Majority Leaders Ruiz and Greenwald. Minority Leaders Bucco and DiMaio. Members of the 221st Legislature, with special thanks to the bipartisan escort committee that walked me into this chamber. Chief Justice Rabner, Associate Justices Patterson, Pierre-Louis, Fasciale, Noriega, and Hoffman. Members of the Cabinet. Senior staff. Former Governors DiFrancesco, McGreevey, and Codey. Former Lieutenant Governor Guadagno.

Jan 14, 2025 | njspotlightnews.org | NJ Spotlight

As Gov. Phil Murphy gives his State of the State address today, one trend is apparent in New Jersey: the state is growing. In the latest U.S. Census estimate, New Jersey is home to an estimated 9,500,851 residents, a 1.3% increase over 2023 and more than 200,000 new residents since 2020, the biggest increase of any state in the Northeast. The racial breakdown is 52% White, 22% Hispanic, and 16% Black, according to the U.S. Census.