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The Brian Lehrer Show

Ask Governor Murphy: March 2025 Recap

The Brian Lehrer Show

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4.61.5K Ratings

🗓️ 13 March 2025

⏱️ 26 minutes

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Summary

Nancy Solomon, WNYC reporter and host of the “Ask Governor Murphy” monthly call-in show, recaps her conversation with New Jersey Governor Phil Murphy.

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0:00.0

Brian Lairn on WNYC and WNYC's Nancy Solomon joins us now with excerpts from her asked Governor

0:17.5

Murphy call in last night and to take some of your questions and comments,

0:21.0

she does that call in once a month with the governor and usually comes on with us the next morning.

0:25.7

One of the big topics last night, federal budget cuts and what they could mean for New Jersey,

0:30.7

especially from Medicaid, caller from Tom's River, shared her fears about how cuts could

0:35.8

threaten care for her disabled sister, and Murphy put the

0:39.5

blame on Washington, saying a few key congressional votes could make all the difference. We'll talk

0:44.6

about that. Also on the agenda, New Jersey's primary ballot redesign. Murphy signed a bill

0:51.7

meant to change the way ballots are structured to make it more fair to all the candidates.

0:56.4

But some advocates are saying it doesn't go far enough. School funding cuts came up too, along with housing affordability. When does that not come up?

1:04.4

And the I-80 sinkhole that's still causing major headaches. Did your car fall in?

1:11.6

Hey, Nancy, happy Thursday.

1:13.4

Hi, Brian.

1:15.9

And before we get to new business, a little bit of old business, being the ethical

1:20.8

journalist that you are, I know you wanted to come on and correct something that you

1:26.1

said inaccurately when you were on after

1:28.5

asked Governor Murphy last month.

1:30.1

What's that?

1:31.5

Thank you.

1:33.2

I said that federal funding for New Jersey Transit was $300,000 a month.

1:40.3

I was wrong.

1:41.5

It's $300 million a month from the federal government for New Jersey transit.

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