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Murphy Signs Bill Releasing Thousands of Prisoners Early 

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Trenton NJ, Governor Murphy Signs Legislation Requiring Public Health Emergency Credits To Be Awarded to Certain Inmates and Parolees During a Public Health Emergency.

Governor Phil Murphy signed legislation (S2519) which requires public health emergency credits to be awarded to certain inmates and parolees during a public health emergency. The legislation includes certain exclusions and prohibits inmates or parolees to contact their victims upon their release.

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Another Postal Service Employee Admits Stealing Mail

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Camden NJ, A Gloucester County, New Jersey, man today admitted to stealing gift cards and cash from mail that passed through post offices where he was employed, U.S. Attorney Craig Carpenito announced.

Daniel Talorico, 40, of Sewell, New Jersey, pleaded guilty by videoconference today before U.S. District Judge Joseph H. Rodriguez to an information charging him with one count of theft of mail by a postal employee.

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NJ Attorney General Issues Guidance on Law Enforcement Involvement in Election Activities and Protections Against Unlawful Voter Intimidation

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Trenton NJ,  Attorney General Gurbir S. Grewal today issued guidance to New Jersey’s law enforcement leaders to ensure that voters can cast their ballot in the upcoming election safely and without fear of intimidation. The guidance marks the latest step by the Attorney General’s Office to bolster public confidence in New Jersey’s election process.

Since New Jersey is a vote-by-mail state we are not sure were the voter intimidation is going to come from?

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The New Jersey State Troopers Association throws support behind Rosemary Becchi in CD-11

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Parsippany NJ, Rosemary Becchi, Republican candidate running in New Jersey’s 11th congressional district, has been endorsed by the New Jersey State Troopers Fraternal Association.

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Astonishing Collapse in Labor Participation Rate in New Jersey

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MORRISTOWN NJ,  On October 15th, New Jersey’s Department of Labor and Workforce Development issued the monthly jobs report for September 2020. Dr. Charles Steindel, former Chief Economist of the State of New Jersey and current Resident Scholar, Anisfield School of Business at Ramapo College, analyzed the report for the Garden State Initiative:

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Murphy Lock Down Continues to Crimp New Jersey Tax Collections

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NJ September Revenue Collections Down 4.4 Percent

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Trenton NJ,  The Department of the Treasury today reported that September revenue collections for the major taxes totaled $3.467 billion, down $161.0 million, or 4.4 percent below last September. Fiscal year-to-date, total collections of $5.607 billion are down $535.7 million, or 8.7 percent below the same three months last year.

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Fallen NJ State Trooper’s Memorial Vandalized

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Cape May NJ,  The New Jersey State Police is seeking the public’s assistance with identifying the suspect(s) who vandalized Trooper Bertram Zimmerman’s memorial in Dennis Township, Cape May County.

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Richter Campaign Blast Democrat Andy Kim in New Ad

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TOMS RIVER NJ, David Richter, the Republican nominee for Congress in New Jersey’s Third District, today released the newest television commercial of his general election campaign against freshman Democrat Andy Kim.  The commercial, “Time for Results,” highlights David’s proven record as a businessman and job creator who possesses the experience necessary to jumpstart our economy.

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Senate Candidate Rik Mehta Push Defending Small Business Decimated by Governor Murphy’s Policies

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Chester NJ,  U.S. Senate nominee Rik Mehta’s campaign has secured a large ad and advertising push for the final weeks of the 2020 election. Mehta’s campaign has targeted voters from the Asian American community with a large radio, TV, and digital ad buy that will reach hundreds of thousands of eligible voters. Additionally, the campaign has also rolled out a billboard advertisement in Newark questioning whether the current Senator was scared to debate Rik Mehta and defend his failed record in the wake of his refusal to return scheduling calls. Appearing on local NJ Channel 12 News, Booker agreed to debate Mehta on September 09 and has since failed to return phone calls from both the Mehta campaign and interested media outlets.

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New Jersey has the 5th Most Coronavirus Restrictions

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Trenton NJ, With some states choosing to delay further reopening or even bring back some previously lifted restrictions due to surges in COVID-19, the personal-finance website WalletHub today released updated rankings for the States with the Fewest Coronavirus Restrictions .

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Governor Murphy Continues Ignore Vote By Mail Ballot Issues

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Totowa NJ, in response to news that 200 mail-in ballots were found next to a dumpster this weekend, Senator Kristin Corrado and Senator Michael Testa urged Governor Phil Murphy to acknowledge the recurring problems with vote-by-mail ballots and to allow New Jerseyans to vote securely in person on voting machines this November.

In response to news that 200 mail-in ballots were found next to a dumpster, Sens. Kristin Corrado and Michael Testa urged Gov. Phil Murphy to acknowledge the recurring problems with VBM ballots. (SenateNJ.com)

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Cato Institute Fiscal Policy Report Card Gives New Jersey Governor Phil Murphy a Failing Grade

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Trenton NJ, Cato Institute Fiscal Policy Report Card on America’s Governors 2020. Governors receiving an A are those who have cut taxes and spending the most, whereas governors receiving an F have raised taxes and spending the most.

Four governors were awarded an A on this report: Chris Sununu of New Hampshire, Kim Reynolds of Iowa, Pete Ricketts of Nebraska, and Mark Gordon of Wyoming. Seven governors were awarded an F: Ralph (Black Face) Northam of Virginia, Andrew Cuomo of New York, Gretchen Whitmer of Michigan, Phil Murphy of New Jersey, J. B. Pritzker of Illinois, Kate Brown of Oregon, and Jay Inslee of Washington.

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New Jersey’s real GDP fell at a 35.6% annual rate in the second quarter

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Morristown NJ,  On October 2nd, the United States Bureau of Economic Analysis issued its report on the Gross Domestic Product (GDP) by State for the 2nd Quarter of 2020. The report, which covers April through June, is the second GDP report to show the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on the U.S. economy.

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NJ Department of Health Memo Mandated Long Term Care facilities take COVID Positive Patients and were Prohibited from Testing Them

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River Vale NJ, Assemblywomen Holly Schepisi : “Since March I’ve been banging a drum about our failures to protect our most vulnerable residents in our Long Term Care Facilities. I started reaching out to the Governor’s office and the Department of Health in late March to ask for assistance and provide suggestions regarding outbreaks that were starting to occur in Bergen and Passaic based facilities. I offered up suggestions such as closing the FEMA testing sites for several days to mandatorily test staff and personnel at the facilities. I begged them to allocate some PPE to the facilities. I offered medically trained professionals to assist with contact tracing. And I warned that unless we took immediate action we would see outbreaks throughout every facility in the State.”

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After making October “Pregnancy and Infant Loss Remembrance Month,” Governor Murphy announces support for pro-abortion bill

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Trenton NJ, Governor Murphy made clear his support for the Reproductive Freedom Act. In response, Shawn Hyland, Director of Advocacy at Family Policy Alliance of New Jersey issued the following statement:

“Just this past January, Governor Murphy declared October to be “Pregnancy and Infant Loss Remembrance Month.” At the beginning of the solemn month, it is the epitome of hypocrisy to today announce his support for a radical abortion proposal. We expect that if this plan is like similar proposals (now laws) in New York and Illinois, it would allow the taking of life up to the moment of birth for any reason in New Jersey.

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