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Latest Headlines
May 21, 2020
NJ lawmakers show frustration with Murphy’s COVID-19 restriction rollbacks
The governor is facing calls for more collaboration, and quicker action, from both sides of the aisle in Trenton.
Government
May 21, 2020
Assembly Speaker comes on board with Murphy’s emergency borrowing plan
The COVID-19 Budget Recovery Bond Act – which would see the state take advantage of a Federal Reserve bond program to shore up its finances – will be set for a floor vote on June 4.
Government
May 20, 2020
NJ sports fans could see pro football this year – from afar – Murphy says
The ability of professional sports leagues to play at empty stadiums home viewers could spell a boom for the state’s online sports betting industry.
Latest Headlines
May 20, 2020
NJ workers with exhausted jobless benefits to finally see CARES Act extension
“Many of these workers were unemployed before the pandemic began, and the current health crisis has obviously made their job search exponentially more difficult,” New Jersey Labor & Workforce Development Commissioner Robert Asaro-Angelo said in a Tuesday statement.
Latest Headlines
May 20, 2020
NJ allowing 18,000 pharmacists to offer COVID-19 tests, without a prescription
According to Gov. Phil Murphy, CVS will begin offering take-home self-swab tests at 50 of its Garden State locations by the end of May.
Latest Headlines
May 19, 2020
NJ to resume car sales at dealerships, reopen bike shops (updated)
Auto sales make up a sizable portion of sales tax revenue for the state, which has been shattered as numerous COVID-19 restrictions suspend swathes of the economy.
Health Care
May 19, 2020
NJ hospitals take nearly $2B hit during COVID-19 pandemic, report finds
But even with elective surgeries set to resume on May 26, a source of revenue, New Jersey Medical Society President Marc Levine warns that the health care system could undergo growing pains as it reopens for such procedures.
Government
May 18, 2020
Here’s the order Murphy says NJ businesses will reopen (updated)
“Even within each stage we will phase in our restart,” the governor said during his daily COVID-19 briefing in Trenton on May 18. “Then we will step back as we look at these steps and make sure the data works. We will move through each step, we will do so with public health firmly in mind.”
Transportation
May 18, 2020
Feds follow through on $1.4B COVID-19 rescue aid for cash-strapped NJ Transit
As of May, the agency saw more than 90 percent drops in both rail and bus ridership - with daily ticket sales down from just over $1 million to $41,000 as of March.
Latest Headlines
May 15, 2020
NJEDA to see $50M from Trump admin for COVID-19 business relief
The organization's existing grant program ran out of money just over an hour after applications opened, with more than 32,000 businesses vying for funds.
Latest Headlines
May 15, 2020
Murphy admin rolling back elective surgery ban as COVID-19 cases drop (updated)
The move could boost revenue for hospitals and other medical providers who rely on such procedures for much of their income.
Latest Headlines
May 15, 2020
Lawmakers send Murphy $100M hospitality emergency loan program
The measure is meant to help restaurants, bars, cafes and other businesses by providing interest-free, 10-year loans of up to $10,000 per month per business.
