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New Jersey adopts public records law critics say tightens access to documents
News 12 New Jersey· 3 hours agoMurphy, a Democrat, said he acknowledged the disappointment of social justice, labor and other groups that vociferously objected to the bill. “If I believed that this bill would enable corruption ...
N.J. just weakened its public records law. Here’s why advocates are angry.
NJ.com· 4 hours agoGov. Phil Murphy on Wednesday signed controversial legislation that overhauls New Jersey’s...
Will Murphy enact OPRA's destruction? He must veto an affront to democracy - Editorial
The Record· 7 days agoGov. Phil Murphy still faces a choice: Will he hobble transparency in government in New Jersey? Will...
Gov. Murphy signs bill revamping public records law, in blow to transparency advocates
New Jersey Monitor· 5 hours agoGov. Phil Murphy signed a bill Wednesday that alters the Open Public Records Act in ways critics...
2024 primary: Democratic orgs win without the line, Trump endorsement loses to the line
Politico· 15 hours agoBob Menendez’s indictment — not only threw a hand grenade into New Jersey’s traditional ballot structure but became the party’s standard-bearer in the process ...
Murphy’s OPRA advisors: mayors with terrible secrets | Editorial
NJ.com· 15 hours agoAs attorney CJ Griffin, the open government expert, asked in an X thread last week: Don’t we need to...
A primary without the line
Politico· 3 days agoA FEALTY — NJ Republicans mostly stick with Trump after guilty verdict, with one notably silent, by POLITICO’s Dustin Racioppi: Most New Jersey Republicans ...
The Public Be Damned
Cape May County Herald· 13 hours agoA bill which 81% of New Jersey voters said they opposed passed both houses of the Legislature in record time and with strong margins of affirmation. The...
Murphy discusses OPRA, MDW and more during call-in show
NJBIZ· 6 days agoDuring his monthly call-in show this week, Gov. Phil Murphy touched on several of those items....
Will Toms River spur OPMA reform?
Politico· 7 days agoThe official, Tiernen Miller, emailed the staffer back saying that they would have to ask for the information — and that “someone is going to ask why.” “Menendez is asking,” the committee staffer ...