So how much does a door cost in New Jersey?
If you’re Gov. Phil Murphy, close to $13,000.
That’s how much Murphy has spent to install a new door for his wife’s office, according to an NJ.com report.
The money went to installing a doorway, part of efforts to convert a conference room close to the governor’s office into an office for Tammy Murphy.
Overall, Murphy—who is proposing hiking the state sales tax and instituting new taxes on internet purchases, ride- and house-sharing services and other items—spent $27,000 to update his office and create a space for his wife and staff.
Murphy representatives told NJ.com that the expenditures were “standard” for a change of administrations.
And, as NJ.com pointed out, Murphy’s redecorating is small potatoes compared to some other free-spending governors around the country.
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