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Phil Murphy’s New Jersey Wind Flop
5Nov By adminNo Comments
World

Phil Murphy’s New Jersey Wind Flop

Phil Murphy huffed and he puffed, and a giant wind boondoggle blew the New Jersey Governor down. That’s the story of another failed green-energy project, as the follies keep being exposed.The renewable energy firm Ørsted last week backed out of two megaprojects along the Jersey shore that it started planning in 2019. With his eye on support from the climate lobby for a White House run, Mr. Murphy courted the developments, which were meant to provide electricity for hundreds of thousands of homes. The company says cost overruns have made them impossible, and it wrote off $4 billion for the first nine months of this year.Copyright ©2023 Dow Jones & Company, Inc. All Rights Reserved. 87990cbe856818d5eddac44c7b1cdeb8
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New Jersey Lt. Gov. Sheila Oliver Dead At 71
1Aug By adminNo Comments
Politics

New Jersey Lt. Gov. Sheila Oliver Dead At 71

New Jersey Lt. Gov. Sheila Oliver has died, her family announced Tuesday. She was 71.Oliver, a Democrat, was recently hospitalized for an undisclosed medical emergency. At the time, she was serving as acting governor while Gov. Phil Murphy (D) was out of the country on vacation.“She was not only a distinguished public servant but also our cherished daughter, sister, aunt, friend, and hero,” her family said in a statement. “May her memory be a source of comfort and strength to all who knew her.”New Jersey Senate President Nicholas Scutari (D) has assumed the role of acting governor in Oliver’s place.In a lengthy statement honoring Oliver’s legacy, Murphy pointed to her work leading the Department of Community Affairs and addressing the state’s homelessness issues.“As someone who was born a...
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