Murphy is still working the phones and hoping for help from Sweeney to get enough votes to pass the bill.
Craig Coughlin
Gov. Phil Murphy highlighted the social justice ramifications and economic benefits of legalizing adult-use marijuana.
The governor says more cleanups of smaller sites will produce better results across the state.
On Wednesday, Murphy acknowledged the atmosphere surrounding him and Democratic leaders has improved.
Legislative leaders were briefed on the budget Monday afternoon by treasury officials.
The annual jaunt from Newark to Washington D.C. is a fairly reliable barometer of what decision makers are thinking and talking about.
Advocates from the 'Let's Drive Campaign' petitioned the Assembly speaker to advance a driver's license expansion bill.
On the annual Walk to Washington, Coughlin discussed Murphy's upcoming budget address and reiterated his stance on no new taxes.
The Senate passed the so-called dark money bill 31-0. The ball is now in Speaker Coughlin's court. However, the ACLU says if this bill becomes ...
At a diner in South Amboy, the governor, Assembly speaker, and Senate president touted their deal to raise the minimum wage to $15 an hour.
As employers plead with lawmakers about the harmful consequences of the proposed $15 minimum wage bill, workers appealed to the financial security the legislation would ...
The proposal increases the minimum wage to $10 an hour in July and increases to $11 by 2020, with a $1 a year increase until ...
A deal on the long negotiated minimum wage bill that would affect over 1 million workers has been reached.
The agreement comes after months of negotiations between the state's top legislative leaders.
The speech covered a lot of territory. Whether it moved the needle on Murphy’s relationship with Sweeney, we’ll have to wait and see.
Assembly Speaker Craig Coughlin and other legislators toured a food bank in Neptune as Coughlin continues his fight against what has become a marquee issue ...
Gov. Phil Murphy put off a much-anticipated meeting with legislative leaders in favor of a sit down with preschoolers where he announced the release of ...
The undercurrent to legislation carried over from 2018 is the still-dicey dynamic between the governor and Sweeney, which they still insist is a figment of ...
The Democratic governor and Democratic lawmakers are sparring not over whether there should be a $15 minimum wage, but how long it should take to ...
For this fiscal year, Gov. Phil Murphy and the Legislature raised taxes by $1.4 billion, and many legislative leaders are opposed to raising them again.