Governor Phil Murphy

This Wednesday, Governor Phil Murphy directed the NJ Board of Public Utilities (NJBPU) to launch New Jersey’s fourth offshore wind solicitation in early 2024.

Yesterday Governor Murphy has conditionally vetoed a bill passed by both houses of the Legislature in the fall.

The Advanced Clean Cars II rule will require vehicle manufacturers to increase the percentage of their total sales that are zero emission vehicles starting at 35% in 2026 and ramping up to 100% by 2035.

The federal funding will help 5 schools in Monmouth & Ocean County among 25 others around NJ

Those who commute to Manhattan on the North Jersey Coast Line will be glad to hear about new federal funding for passenger rail improvements.

OCEANPORT – Governor Phil Murphy today joined Netflix co-CEO Ted Sarandos, State officials, and labor representatives to highlight the benefits of New Jersey’s growing film and television industry and further advance the creation of a major Netflix production facility in Monmouth County at the site of the former Fort Monmouth campus. In doing so, the Governor approved the Fort Monmouth Economic Revitalization Authority’s (FMERA) recent meeting minutes, which will allow the Netflix project to continue moving forward and also pave the way for a new affordable housing component on the Fort.

TRENTON - Governor Phil Murphy and Department of Banking and Insurance Acting Commissioner Justin Zimmerman announced today $5 million in Navigator grants awards to 26 community organizations to assist in enrolling uninsured and underinsured New Jersey residents in health coverage through Get Covered New Jersey, New Jersey’s Official Health Insurance Marketplace during the Affordable Care Act Open Enrollment Period and throughout the year. The 2023-2024 Open Enrollment Period starts November 1st.

GLEN ROCK –Earlier this week, Governor Phil Murphy signed a bill (S-3275/A-4829) alongside members of his Administration, legislators, advocates, and public officials to launch a brand new website – the Reproductive Health Information Hub accessible at nj.gov/reproductivehealth – providing critical information on reproductive rights, access, and health care coverage across New Jersey. The Governor also highlighted forgivable loan awards for reproductive health care facility upgrades, the availability of funds for security upgrades, the recent implementation of a Medicaid rate increase for providers, and rollout of an initiative to grow the State’s reproductive health care workforce.

TRENTON - Governor Phil Murphy and Treasurer Elizabeth Maher Muoio announced today that the first round of ANCHOR Property Tax Relief payments for tax year 2020 will be deposited today for more than 700,000 New Jerseyans who elected to receive their payment via direct deposit.

Late last week, Governor Murphy announced Secretary of State Tahesha Way as the next Lieutenant Governor of New Jersey.