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The Brian Lehrer Show

Ask Governor Murphy: The Final Recap

The Brian Lehrer Show

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4.61.5K Ratings

🗓️ 15 January 2026

⏱️ 31 minutes

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Summary

Nancy Solomon, WNYC reporter and host of 'Ask Governor Murphy,' offers the final recap of her monthly call-in show.

Transcript

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0:00.0

It's the Brian Lair Show on WNYC.

0:12.9

I'm Bridget Berg and senior reporter in the WNYC and Gothamist Newsroom, sitting in for Brian today.

0:18.7

Now we turn to WNYC's Nancy Solomon, who did her very last asked Governor

0:24.8

Murphy call-in show last night. In recent years, she's joined us the morning after for a recap and

0:30.3

analysis. She's been doing her show for all eight years of New Jersey Governor Phil Murphy's tenure. Governor Murphy is, of course,

0:40.0

term limited out. Governor Mikey Sherrill will be inaugurated next Tuesday, January 20th. For her very

0:45.8

last interview with the governor, Nancy was part of the signing of a bill that makes changes to a property

0:52.2

tax break for farmers, like an actual on-air bill signing.

0:57.6

There was a lot of looking back at what he could have done better.

1:01.0

For one, Nancy gave the governor a grade on transparency and spoiler alert.

1:05.1

It was not an A.

1:06.8

He also talked about regrets, as Sinatra would say, he had a few.

1:11.1

And he also talked about what he will do next.

1:14.5

Joining me now to recap that conversation with Governor Murphy one final time is WNYC host Nancy Solomon.

1:22.3

Hey, Nancy, happy morning after, as Brian would say.

1:26.1

Bridget Bergen. I'm so excited to do this with you.

1:29.1

I am so excited, too, Nancy. And listeners, as we'll hear, Nancy graded the governor to his

1:35.6

face on his transparency record. And a new Rutgers-Eagleton poll gives Governor Murphy a C overall

1:43.3

for his tenure with a D-plus grade on taxes and

1:46.6

affordability. We'll talk more about that in a few, but wondering if New Jerseyans would like to give

1:51.8

the governor their own grade. As his term comes to a close, what did Governor Murphy do well and

1:57.3

what did he do not so well? Maybe you want to assign a letter grade to different aspects

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