On the season premiere of Chat Box, David Cruz talks with Gov. Phil Murphy about a range of issues including the recent U.S. Department of Justice report on conditions at state-run veterans homes in Menlo Park and Paramus. Murphy also discusses the upcoming legislative races, school and parental rights, New Jersey’s role in the migrant crisis, offshore wind projects and the fate of a bill that would loosen restrictions at breweries. The governor also answers viewers’ questions.

Watch Chat Box on NJ Spotlight News and the NJ Spotlight News YouTube channel Thursdays at 6 p.m., and on NJ PBS Saturdays at 6:30 p.m. and Sundays at 10:30 a.m.