State Owned Bank and Legal Weed: Perfect Together?

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On his Ask the Governor show on public radio last night, Governor Phil Murphy said he has a big meeting today about his idea to create a state owned bank, according to reporter Joe Hernandez.

.@GovMurphy says he has a big meeting tomorrow on his idea to create a public bank in N.J. which hasn’t gotten much attention since his campaign

— Joe Hernandez (@byJoeHernandez) February 5, 2019

As Hernandez noted in his tweet, the Murphy’s public bank idea has not gotten much attention since his 2017 campaign. So why now?

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Murphy cancels his ‘Ask the Governor’ appearance on NJ Public Radio

Governor Phil Murphy chickened out of his Ask the Governor radio show this evening because he could not control the questions, according to a tweet by Nancy Solomon, Managing Editor of New Jersey Public Radio and WNYC.

#Askgovmurphy call in show is canceled. @GovMurphy refused to go on air if we stuck with plan to have Politico reporter @Linh_Tat on the show to ask questions. We wanted to focus on school funding. We refused. He canceled. @MattFriedmanNJ

— Nancy Solomon (@NancySolomon2) May 24, 2018

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Ask The Governor

Governor Chris Christie will make his first appearance since the Bridgegate controversy broke on NJ 101.5’s monthly Ask The Governor show with host Eric Scott this evening.

The show is Christie’s monthly unfiltered interaction with New Jersey residents.   You can watch it via livestream here between 7 and 8 PM.

To call into the show and speak to Christie dial 1-800-282-1015.   You can also submit questions via 101.5’s website, here.  Questions can also be submitted via TEXT, by texting GOV to 8900.  A bounceback text will take your question.  Finally, you can tweet questions via #AskGov .

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Christie will chaperone Prince Harry at Jersey Shore

Governor Chris Christie told his NJ 101.5 listening audience that the Prince of Wales will keep his clothes on when he visits the Jersey Shore in May.

“I am going to be spending the entire day with Prince Harry,” the governor said, “believe me, no one is going to be getting naked if i am spending the entire day with them.  I think I can assure the people of New Jersey that, much to their relief.”

Prince Harry will be visiting the United States May 9-15 to visit survivors of Superstorm Sandy and to promote charities he supports that help injured service men and women in the United States and the UK.  In addition to New Jersey, the Prince will visit New York City, Connecticut, Colorado and Washington, DC.

When Harry visited Las Vegas last August, he lost a game of strip billiards.  Nude photos of him were leaked to TMZ.

If you missed Christie on Ask the Governor, you can view the show here.  The remarks about Harry start at about the 56 minute mark.

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