As the investigation into the attack at the Capitol continues, state capitols and police in the Delaware Valley are taking precautions to make sure they’re ready for any protests.
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Jan. 14, 2020: Gov. Phil Murphy during the State of the State address one year ago
Gov. Phil Murphy is set to make a routine speech Tuesday to mark what was anything but a routine year.
This year’s State of the State address comes as the COVID-19 pandemic continues to exact a deadly toll and as the state’s economy is anything but certain. In the speech, Murphy is expected to talk largely about the prospects for the economy in the coming year. The address will also serve as the backdrop for a personal Murphy milestone: his reelection bid.
Read Gov. Phil Murphy’s full 2021 State of the State address
Updated Jan 12, 2021;
Posted Jan 12, 2021
Gov. Phil Murphy delivers his latest State of the State address Tuesday in an empty theater at the Trenton War Memorial. It was broadcast Tuesday. Ed Murray | NJ Advance Media for NJ.com
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“My fellow New Jerseyans.
I don’t need to tell you these are different times. So, this is a different kind of speech.
Instead of delivering this address in a crowded state house, I’m standing in an empty theater.
Yet for all the changes, the most important things remain constant. Our values. Our priorities. Our vision. And that we are all New Jerseyans.
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HAMILTON (Mercer) Gov. Phil Murphy enacted a law Thursday authorizing nearly $14.5 billion in tax breaks, loans and grants for businesses, part of a long-stalled economic plan he says will support “thousands of good jobs.”
Murphy signed the law in a ceremony outside Carella’s Chocolates & Gifts in Hamilton to highlight that the wide-ranging plan includes $50 million for a Main Street Recovery Finance program providing grants, loans and loan guarantees to small businesses.
“After all, incentives are set aside only for big corporations, right? Well starting today, that could not be more wrong. That’s the old way of thinking. That doesn’t mean that it won’t apply necessarily to big corporations, but the days when it only applied to big ones are over,” Murphy said.