31May/19

‘Facts matter.’ Top Democrat says Murphy vetoes too much legislation. Murphy disagrees. – NJ.com

‘Facts matter.’ Top Democrat says Murphy vetoes too much legislation. Murphy disagrees.  NJ.com

Gov. Phil Murphy (left) and state Senate President Stephen Sweeney (right). New Jersey’s top two elected state officials now have a new issue they’re arguing about: how many vetoes Gov. Phil Murphy has issued so far. On Thursday, state Senate President Stephen Sweeney criticized Murphy, a fellow Democrat, for issuing nearly as many vetoes as Republican predecessor Chris Christie, even though Democrats control the state Legislature. Sweeney called Murphy’s actions “way beyond normal.” But Murphy on Friday disputed those remarks, saying “facts matter.” “I don’t want to let facts get in the wa…

31May/19

‘Why not me?’ Man, 84, becomes nation’s oldest living kidney donor – TODAY

‘Why not me?’ Man, 84, becomes nation’s oldest living kidney donor  TODAY

Frank Dewhurst knew his neighbor was in desperate need for a kidney. They’d lived in the same townhouse community for 20 years and he kept seeing Linda Nall’s signs pleading for a donor — first placed in the back window of a car, then recently in her front yard. She was looking for someone with type O blood, and he was a match. “I was walking in the neighborhood one day and I just said, why not me?” Dewhurst, 84, who lives in Austin, Texas, told TODAY. “I just called her up and said, ‘I’d like to come up and visit with you’… she thought I was coming up there because I’m very involved in our…