As of March 15, there were 3 million vaccine doses administered, of which 1 million were the second shots required from Pfizer and Moderna. State health officials are aiming to have 4.7 million adults fully vaccinated by some point in June.

Rachel Wainer Apter has been nominated to fill in the seat of retiring Associate Justice Jaynee LaVecchia whose term expires on Aug. 31. If approved, she would mark the governor’s second pick for the state’s high court. - the first being Fabiana Pierre-Louis last summer.

Gov. Phil Murphy’s $45 billion budget outlined last month calls for fully funding the public worker pension fund for the first time since 1996. Should he convince lawmakers to sign off on that measure, the governor would ultimately fulfill a key campaign promise.

The funds will go to the local Atlantic County Improvement Authority where they will be used to “grow the region’s critical aviation technology cluster” with the addition of a new office building that will provide “growing aviation companies with the office space and room for research and development they need to thrive.”

These companies will take part in New Jersey’s 22-year old Net-Operating Loss credit program, an incentive that helps companies offset many of the financial losses that come with research and development.

Nearly 3.7 million New Jerseyans will be eligible for $1,400 direct payments, meaning a total of $9.6 billion in stimulus checks will go out the door to state residents.

“Once the American Rescue Plan is signed by President [Joe] Biden, the IRS is expected to extend the April 15 tax filing deadline,” reads a March 11 statement from the organization. “The [NJCPA] is calling on New Jersey lawmakers to follow suit.”

Congress approved the $1.9 trillion package on March 10, sending the landmark stimulus to the president's desk. It includes $350 billion of state and local aid, of which over $10 billion could go to New Jersey and its municipalities. There are $1,400 relief checks and an added $300 of federal unemployment relief in the package.

Gov. Phil Murphy said as of March 19 more people will be permitted inside eateries and other establishments and the limit on private gatherings is will be raised as New Jersey continues to loosen COVID-19 restrictions.

Under the program, film projects can be awarded a tax break equaling 30% of their production costs, or 35% for filming in Atlantic, Burlington, Camden, Cape May, Cumberland, Gloucester, Mercer or Salem counties.

Two million dollars will be available to help eligible businesses cover the costs of scaling up their operations and offering direct assistance to New Jersey-based establishments.

This latest round of funding comes in the second year of this new program as a bid by the Murphy administration to steer more students toward “work-based learning.” Under NJ PLACE, students can earn college credit and apprenticeship wages at the same time