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Governor Phil Murphy (D) vetoes five bills from Nov. 20-26

Governor Phil Murphy (D) vetoed five bills from Nov. 20-26. Ballotpedia did not identify any responses from the bill sponsors as of Nov. 30. The five bills are below:

Ballotpedia · Nov 30, 2023

New Jersey Moves to Ban New Gas Powered Vehicle Sales From 2035

The new rule says that at least 42 percent of new car sales in the state must be zero-emission starting in 2027.

Motor1 · Nov 22, 2023

Orsted wants out of $300M forfeiture for scrapped New Jersey offshore wind farms

Offshore wind power company Orsted is trying to get out of a $300 million guarantee it agreed to pay New Jersey in the event it failed to build its first wind farm off the state’s coast

The Independent UK · Nov 6, 2023

Ballotpedia’s Candidate Connection survey: New Jersey roundup

New Jersey is holding elections, including for state legislative offices, on Nov. 7, 2023. A number of candidates running in these elections completed Ballotpedia’s Candidate Connection survey. These survey responses allow voters to hear directly from candidates about what motivates them to run for office.

Ballotpedia · Oct 16, 2023

Orsted puts up $100M guarantee that it will build New Jersey's first offshore wind farm by 2025

The Danish wind energy company Orsted has put up a $100 million guarantee that it will build New Jersey’s first offshore wind farm

The Independent UK · Oct 12, 2023

Company drops plan for gas power plant in polluted New Jersey area

A power company has abandoned plans for a natural gas-fired power plant planned for an already polluted low-income area in New Jersey

The Independent UK · Oct 12, 2023

Bob Menendez: Making N.J. corrupt again

My state's remarkable history of political corruption continues, with the first U.S. senator to be indicted twice

Salon · Sep 28, 2023

Menendez expects to win ‘biggest fight yet,’ defends seized cash - Roll Call

Indicted Sen. Bob Menendez, D-N.J., denounced colleagues urging his resignation Monday, and said he'd fight to be exonerated.

Roll Call · Sep 25, 2023

Menendez indictment looks bad, but there are defenses he can make

Reactions came quickly to the federal indictment on Sept. 22, 2023, of New Jersey’s senior U.S. senator, Democrat Bob Menendez. New Jersey Gov. Phil Murphy joined other state Democrats in urging Menendez to resign, saying, “The alleged facts are so serious that they compromise the ability of Senator Menendez to…

The Conversation · Sep 24, 2023

AOC joins calls for Bob Menendez to resign from Senate over corruption charges

Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez is just the latest voice in a Democratic chorus calling for the New Jersey senator to leave office

The Guardian - US · Sep 24, 2023