“[N]ow is the right time to take this action, particularly as the final limits on gatherings are lifted tomorrow,” reads a joint statement issued on June 3 by Murphy, Assembly Speaker Craig Coughlin and Senate President Stephen Sweeney shortly after the bill was approved by the full state Legislature.

Sixty-one percent of residents said they would support some type of credential that would establish evidence that someone was inoculated against COVID-19.

The British ambassador to the U.S. talks about her recent meeting with Gov. Phil Murphy, the importance of the relationship between the U.K. and New Jersey, and the role diplomats can play in rebuilding strong manufacturing supply chains.

The state is rolling back one of its final rounds of pandemic restrictions, as the spread of the virus plummets and more than 4.1 million people are fully vaccinated.

"[N]ow is the right time to take this action, particularly as the final limits on gatherings are lifted ... " reads a joint statement issued by the governor, Senate President Stephen Sweeney and Assembly Speaker Craig Coughlin. "With passage of this bill today and its signing tomorrow, followed by the governor's signing of an executive order terminating the Public Health Emergency, we will move closer to normal than at any time since March 2020."

“If we’re in a position to make larger contributions it’s to our benefit to do that because it saves us a great deal of money in the long haul,” said Assemblyman John Burzichelli, who chairs the Assembly Appropriations Committee.

Leaders from Pure Genesis, OCan Group LLC and Garden State Harvest, each armored with industry experience in other states, will provide input and feedback to the Cannabis Regulatory Commission and the public in the hopes of helping to craft a strong state policy.

There are currently three participants in New Jersey: Cleantech Open Northeast, Morgan Stanley Multicultural Innovation Lab and now VentureWell’s Aspire Program.

The closures mark a shift toward hyperlocal deployment of vaccination efforts, as the state attempts to inoculate hundreds of thousands of vaccine-hesitant New Jerseyans. More than 2 million people have gotten their shots at one of the six mega-centers.

Unlike a version pulled in May, this proposal would employ legislative oversight for emergency powers the governor intends to use through Jan. 11, and he could ask lawmakers for a 90-day extension.

An estimated 8.5 million enterprises nationwide have received funding under the Paycheck Protection Program: The SBA approved 157,405 forgivable loans totaling $17.3 billion in 2020, and 134,362 loans totaling roughly $8 billion in 2021.

The state is looking at a closing balance of $6.3 billion this year thanks to $4 billion of new debt, spending freezes last year, and surges in consumer spending driven by pent-up demand following a year of COVID-19 closures.