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Murphy signs bill allowing $10B in debt to fill budget holes

by Associated Press
| July 17, 2020 12:03 AM

TRENTON, N.J. (AP) — New Jersey Democratic Gov. Phil Murphy signed legislation Thursday authorizing nearly $10 billion in debt to plug budget holes that stem from the coronavirus pandemic, and Republicans sued him, arguing the bill runs afoul of the state constitution.

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