A piece of legislation approved at the state Legislature's first-ever committee hearing conducted remotely would create a $5 million emergency loan program under the New Jersey Economic Development Authority for certain small businesses.

According to the U.S. Small Business Administration, Round 2 of funding for the Paycheck Protection Program has so far yielded $7.4 billion to New Jersey enterprises.

The group will purchase a combined $5 billion in medical equipment.

An order allowing visitors at the outdoor spaces and golf courses went into effect on the morning of May 2, as the number of new cases, hospitalizations and deaths due to COVID-19 trend downward.

“Many of our hospitals have taken a financial hit,” Gov. Phil Murphy said May 2 at his daily press briefing on the outbreak in Trenton.

These NJ companies got federal COVID-19 business relief. Now some are returning it.

The commission appointed to map out a path to reopening the state’s economy includes some surprising members.

There are now 930,000 residents without work, which according to New Jersey Policy Perspective represents a 1,500 percent increase between February and April.

From Newark to Vineland, we ve got the full list of recipient organizations.

The state currently offers between 7,000 and 9,000 tests a day, and according to the governor, the influx of kits could bring that number up to 20,000.

A new poll conducted jointly by Rutgers, Northeastern and Harvard Universities, finds that 79 percent of respondents strongly approve the course charted by federal, state and local governments for the next 30 days that keep people at home to prevent the spread of COVID-19.

In addition to the funding, Gov. Phil Murphy was at the White House to press for expanded testing capacity.