Chapter 1: What is the main topic discussed in this episode?
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Across New Jersey, bomb threats at multiple polling locations have prompted closures, relocations today. We are very happy that he's making some time for us. We have with us now Attorney General Matt Platkin, the New Jersey Attorney General. So tell us, law enforcement responded to these email threats at polling places. Where do things stand right now and what are you telling voters today?
Well, first off, I want to reassure every voter that we are not going to tolerate anyone trying to interfere with our elections. Voters should have full confidence that today's elections will be free, fair, and they should be able to cast their vote safely. We received by email earlier this morning a number of threats to polling places across
about eight counties law enforcement responded immediately at each polling place they've secured the polling places and voters can vote safely at this time there is no indication that any of those threats were credible and almost all of them have been reopened and we direct you to vote.nj.gov if you have questions about your particular polling site how many polling sites did this did these threats actually impact this morning
It's around two dozen polling sites across the state. And I should note, there's no clear pattern of where they went to. They were statewide. But again, I want to thank law enforcement for their incredible response, quickly securing these sites. Again, no indication that any of these threats were credible. We've secured all the polling sites and almost all of them have reopened.
Matt, talk to us about turnout here. What are the expectations for voter turnout across my home state of New Jersey?
Well, over the past eight years, under Governor Murphy's leadership, the state has dramatically expanded access to voting. So we've seen significant increases in early voting in person and vote by mail. And we hope that everyone who wants to do so will cast their vote today. It's an exciting day in the state. This is a fundamental right, people's right to vote.
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Chapter 2: What recent events affected polling locations in New Jersey?
dozens of times in restoring billions and billions of dollars of federal funding that had been unlawfully held. Funding for things like, as we're dealing with right now, for 850,000 New Jerseyans who rely on SNAP for their food, for themselves, for their kids, for their seniors. Things like funding for education.
funding for kids with special needs, health care, funding for housing for our seniors. All of these have been unlawfully cut or threatened to be cut by this administration. So my response is very simple. If this administration violates the law and hurts the people in our state, I've been very clear we will go to court to protect them.
matt i think i speak for most if not all new jersey transit riders which i've been a new jersey transit commuter for 40 years nearly uh what's the state of some of the uh gateway projects that were moving along so so quickly uh but now under threat from uh this federal administration what's the status there yeah and and i thank governor murphy who has been a champion of of the gateway project and deferred to him in his office um uh on uh the transportation infrastructure in the state but look uh
The president made some comments. It is our understanding that the project has not been affected, but we are going to continue to monitor very closely. Just like I was just saying, any unlawful threat to or cut to funding that affects the state of New Jersey is something we take very seriously. And we've been very clear that we're prepared to stand up for our residents should we need to do so.
All right, Matt, thank you so much. We really appreciate it. Matt Plankin, he is the New Jersey Attorney General, Democrat, and he is a proud graduate of Madison High School, home of the Dodgers.
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