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.
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As Round 2 PPP awards hit $7.4B in NJ, another pair of companies return the aid
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.
Read More »NJ, neighboring states band together to buy PPE, ventilators, medical equipment
The group will purchase a combined $5 billion in medical equipment.
Read More »Social distancing, face masks ‘so far, so good’ at NJ’s reopened parks (updated)
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.
Read More »NJ hospitals to get $1.7B in federal aid for COVID-19, as peak winds down
“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.
Read More »Tracking PPP loans
These NJ companies got federal COVID-19 business relief. Now some are returning it.
Read More »Tactics vs. advice
The commission appointed to map out a path to reopening the state’s economy includes some surprising members.
Read More »Report: NJ unemployment could blow past Great Recession levels
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.
Read More »HUD disperses wave two of relief funds: $23M to low-income New Jerseyans
From Newark to Vineland, we ve got the full list of recipient organizations.
Read More »NJ will get 550K COVID-19 test kits from Trump admin, Murphy announces
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.
Read More »New Jerseyans weigh in on outbreak’s impact
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.
Read More »Federal aid for New Jersey, other states a ‘tough question,’ Trump says
In addition to the funding, Gov. Phil Murphy was at the White House to press for expanded testing capacity.
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