That comes as the majority of university athletic conferences cancel, delay or scale back 2020 and 2021 sports seasons, and the NFL and NCAA roll out guidelines for how teams can reduce the risk of contracting or spreading the virus ahead late summer start dates.

“Absent this step I have yet to hear one idea from … opponents as to how to move forward,” the governor implored on July 17.

With an assist from the state, startups keep moving during the pandemic through programs offered through the New Jersey Economic Development, like the Authority Angel Investor Tax Credits.

The Casino Control Commission approved the deal in a 2-0 vote on July 17, after hearing three days of testimony.

The governor pushed back against assertions that the landmark plan – the largest in New Jersey’s modern history – would have the time to go before state voters during November's general election.

The rate of transmission has reached 1.11, meaning that each new positive is leading to more than one additional case.

A new survey from Farleigh Dickinson University finds that 67 percent of New Jerseysans approve of how the governor has navigated the COVID-19 crisis.

Under the deal struck last week between the governor and legislative leadership, the state would bond up to $2.7 billion through September – the end of the three-month extension of the current budget – and another $7.2 billion between Oct. 1 and the end of June 2021.

Republicans have promised to challenge the proposal in court – which could drag the process on for months – arguing that it’s unconstitutional.

The July 16 numbers are the state's highest-ever unemployment rate since the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics began compiling that data in 1976.

U.S. District Judge Brian Martinotti said he would allow a lawsuit brought by some of the nation's largest cinema chains to go forward, but not until Aug. 4, calling attention to the fact that states where such establishments were allowed to reopen have since begun to re-institute closures in the wake of COVID-19 resurgences.

Despite touting the power to "go after" non-compliant players, the administration is instead "focusing on personal accountability at this time," state Health Commissioner Judith Persichilli said.