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Getting New Jersey Right – The Murphy Economic Agenda
“The solutions to nearly all of our state’s problems are rooted in a stronger economy that works from the middle class out. When we get ...
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Getting Tough on Gun Violence
The gun violence epidemic is nothing short of a public health crisis. And yet, Governor Christie continues to stand in the way of sensible reforms.
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Making the Economy Work for All of Us
Under Governor Christie, while the rest of the nation moved forward, New Jersey fell to the bottom of every economic indicator.
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Ending the Era of High-Stakes Testing
Phil Murphy is committed to ending New Jersey’s reliance on PARCC tests and eliminating standardized testing as a requirement for graduation.
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Connecting New Jerseyans to Good Jobs
Phil is committed to building a stronger and fairer economy for every New Jersey family. First and foremost, he will focus on helping all New ...
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NJ Transit
“Governor Christie’s mismanagement of NJTransit has wrecked what was once a national leading transit agency. The quality of service has declined even as fares keep ...
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Keeping Our Promises and Putting Our State’s Finances Back On Track:
New Jersey has the worst funded pension system in the country, which is a result of this governor and other Trenton insiders.
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Creating a New Retirement Plan for Employees of Small Businesses
More than half of private-sector employees in NJ work for employers who do not offer retirement plans.
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Supporting Women’s Rights
It is unacceptable that gender inequality continues to exist in 2017.
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Lowering the Cost of a College Education
Phil understands that we don’t get our economy right without getting higher education right.
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Making Home Ownership More Affordable and Accessible
Phil is committed to helping make sure that anyone who works hard and plays by the rules has a chance to build a middle-class life.
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Building a Green Economy and Protecting Our Environment
Phil understands that we need to generate clean energy here in New Jersey and not import polluting electricity from neighboring states while exporting jobs.
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Healthcare That Works for All of Us
For too long we have let special interests like for-profit hospitals outweigh the interests of 9 million residents.
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Battling Addiction
As governor, Phil will remove the the stigma that surrounds addiction and tackle our opioid epidemic.
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Getting Education Right
Phil believes that our public schools are a critical part of what makes this state great.
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Ending the Mismanagement and Building a World Class Transportation Infrastructure
We cannot grow our economy without world-class infrastructure, but the same old politicians in Trenton have spent decades letting our roads, bridges, railways, and ports crumble.
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Honoring Veterans
New Jersey is home to more than 435,000 proud veterans, yet many live with wounds we cannot see.
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Ensuring LGBTQ Equality
In the era of Donald Trump, Phil will not give an inch on the equal treatment of our LGBTQ neighbors.
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Tearing Down Barriers to Voting
Phil believes that we are a better, stronger, more representative democracy when more people participate.
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Protecting Immigrant Rights, Protecting New Jersey Values
Phil will protect the Dreamers and oppose any efforts to use state and local police to assist in mass deportations.
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Putting the Justice in Criminal Justice
“We must work to bridge the gap between police and the communities they serve. I will be an inclusive governor that brings all parties together ...
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Ending Wall Street’s Influence on State Street
In New Jersey, the wealthiest 1% continue to pay a far lower share of their income in state and local taxes than the lowest-income residents.
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Making New Jersey More Affordable
“From property taxes to the cost of college to our transit fares and tolls, too many New Jerseyans no longer feel like they are getting ...
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A Public Bank – Investing in New Jersey Not Wall Street
Phil has proposed that New Jersey become the second state in the nation to start a public bank.
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A Strong Commitment to People with Disabilities
Phil is determined to make New Jersey the most inclusive and most accessible place to live, work and raise a family for people with disabilities.
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Reclaiming the Innovation Economy and Building a Middle Class for the 21st Century
Before there was Silicon Valley, there was New Jersey. From Pharma to bio and life sciences to telecoms, New Jersey was once flush with companies ...
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Building a Clean Energy Economy
“To get New Jersey right, we must both grow our economy and make it fair. Investing in clean energy does both. We can rebuild our ...
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Women’s Economic Agenda
New Jersey will not move forward, nor will we grow our middle class as long as half our workforce is unfairly paid less, has less ...
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Supporting – Not Demonizing – Working People
“The union door is a primary door through which so many of us – and our parents and brothers and sisters – walked into the middle class. We will build a stronger, more inclusive New Jersey economy because of our support for organized labor, not the other way around.”
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