Brian Ler on WNYC, and now we turn to New Jersey every month.

WNYC's Nancy Solomon, hosts Ask Governor Murphy, a call-in show with New Jersey Governor Phil Murphy, on WNYC

and public radio stations in Philly and elsewhere in Jersey.

Yesterday, the governor addressed a new potential policy of merging school districts.

Remember, New Jersey has some of the highest property taxes in the country, largely because

of their focus on the quality of their schools,

but also because there are so many individual school districts in the state,

each of which needs its own little bureaucracy, like 600 school districts in the little

state of New Jersey.

Other issues that came up included a smoking ban in

New Jersey casinos. Will they continue to allow casinos to be exempt from no smoking that applies

almost every other indoor space? How artificial intelligence might solve for the frustration New Jerseyans face when

contacting a public office, what the governor thinks about the electoral college, and basketball.

That was topic number one that Nancy brought up last night. Did you hear this? The governor

is offering the Philadelphia Sixers a ginormous tax break to move across the river to Camden.

So we'll talk about all those things, hopefully, and more, and take your calls.

Hey, Nancy, happy morning after.

Thanks, Brian.

Hello.

As Nancy usually comes on with us, the morning after, ask Governor Murphy.

And listeners, as always, we can take some of your comments or questions for Nancy on these morning after segments.

212, 433, WNYC, 212, 433-962, call or text.

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