As the rates of new cases and hospitalizations appear to plateau in the state, and plans for re-opening begin to develop, the Senate president is calling for consideration as to "how low-risk businesses and industries can safely reopen now."

“So anybody that took the money that shouldn’t have taken the money, one it won't be forgiven, and two, they may be subject to criminal liability, which is a big deal," U.S. Treasury Secretary Steven Mnuchin said in a recent Fox News interview.

An executive order signed by the governor gives local governments the option to extend the due date beyond the typical 10-day maximum.

Headed by leaders from Princeton University and Merck, the group will be responsible for plotting the timeline to lift the COVID-19 restrictions imposed on businesses across the state. From CEOs to labor leaders, see who made the team.

“[E]veryone up here, and our respective teams – will be guided by one overarching principle – and one principle only – as we plan our state’s reopening,” the governor said in prepared remarks on April 27. “It is this: public health creates economic health.”

In the Garden State, 71 percent of people say the pandemic has impacted their daily lives, compared with just 62 percent across the country, according to Monmouth University Polling Institute.

Applications for round two of the $310 billion small business aid effort go live at 10:30 a.m. on April 27.

The move will still need the nod of approval from the state’s gaming regulators and the Federal Trade Commission.

“Although much remains to be determined about the coming budget year, one thing is certain—we cannot and will not close this gap on the backs of our students and their families,” university President Robert Barchi wrote in a letter to the school's board of governors.

“Treasury’s guidance renders much of this funding literally unusable,” Gov. Phil Murphy said Thursday. “Without additional flexibility, we’ll likely have to return a good chunk of it to the federal government.”

“Support for the marijuana ballot measure is widespread in part because many who have no opinion on whether legalization is a good idea figure they might as well vote for it,” Monmouth University Polling Institute Director Pat Murray said in a report accompanying the poll results.

According to the governor, as of Monday the state had sorted through 60 percent of submitted claims.