New Jersey’s Murphy Proposes More Liquor Licenses, Upgraded Boardwalks

Phil Murphy during the 2023 State of the State Address in Trenton, New Jersey, on Jan. 10.Photographer: Aristide Economopoulos/Bloomberg

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By Elise Young

January 10, 2023 at 7:59 PM UTC

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January 10, 2023 at 8:24 PM UTC

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New Jersey Governor Phil Murphy proposed expanding the number of liquor licenses in the state and providing shore towns with funding to help upgrade their boardwalks.

“Our liquor licensing regime is antiquated and confusing,” the governor said Tuesday during his annual policy address.