Trenton Bureau
For anyone interested in learning how the Murphy administration prepared for the COVID-19 pandemic, or where it sent protective gear, or how it decided to reopen parts of the economy, or who is eligible for vaccines, it has a litany of reasons you can’t.
“Advisory, consultative or deliberative material” is a popular one. So is “no responsive records.”
The threat of terrorism was cited once.
And the urgency of the pandemic itself was all Democratic lawmakers and Murphy needed to bypass voters and borrow up to $10 billion for the budget.
Despite frequent pledges by lawmakers and Gov. Phil Murphy to run government transparently in the pandemic, a year later there is a large body of evidence suggesting otherwise.
NJ COVID: Phil Murphy administration on transparency during pandemic
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Leslie Anderson
Anderson is the president and chief executive officer of the New Jersey Redevelopment Authority the first and only African-American woman in the nation to lead an independent redevelopment financing agency, and thanks to her effectiveness she has been reappointed to this position by four consecutive governors. Since Anderson took over more than a decade ago, the authority has leveraged nearly $4 billion in new investments – including about $500 million in direct investments – in some of the state’s most economically distressed communities. That funding has been vital to redevelopment efforts around New Jersey, with the authority claiming credit for 15,000 new housing units and more than 10 million square feet of commercial and retail space. And the authority is now poised to play a significant role in the Opportunity Zone program. In response to the COVID-19 pandemic, NJRA created the Small Business Lease-Emergency Assistance Grant Program
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Over 100 New Jersey Leaders Come Out in Support of Economic Recovery and Tax Incentives Reform Legislation December 21, 2020, 11:56 am | in
Over 100 New Jersey Leaders Come Out in Support of Economic Recovery and Tax Incentives Reform Legislation
12/20/2020
TRENTON – Over 100 leaders in government, the private sector, and labor from across the state expressed their support for the New Jersey Economic Recovery Act of 2020, which will be voted on in the Legislature on Monday:
GOVERNOR MURPHY AND LEGISLATORS
“We are proud to announce that we have reached an agreement on a comprehensive economic recovery package that will support small businesses, drive sustainable economic growth, and reform our tax incentives system. This plan will specifically target historically underserved communities that have also been disproportionately impacted by COVID-19 with tailored programs to combat food deserts, spur brownfields redevelopment, and suppor
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