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

The ranking publication analyzes how well states serve their residents in a variety of ways, as the Graden State saw some highs as well as some lows.

The New Jersey Election Law Enforcement Commission found that overall spending between 2019 and 2020 jumped by 3.4% with the heaviest activity on legislation and executive orders regarding COVID-19.

Cristine Delnevo will be one of nine voting members on the team advising the FDA on tobacco product regulation through the end of a four-year appointment.

“These bills will help our economy and hopefully address these distressing numbers,” New Jersey Business and Industry Association Vice President of Government Affairs Christopher Emigholz said.

With the Garden State expecting to see roughly $6.4 billion of President Joe Biden’s $1.9 trillion “American Rescue Plan,” major stress could be relieved from New Jersey’s pandemic-hit finances.

A coalition is asking the governor to provide “definitive thresholds” of data that would prompt further relaxation of restrictions.

“Our partnership with other states has been really good,” but “it doesn’t mean we all move in lockstep together,” the governor said.

A bill proposed in the Senate does not look to enact any new taxes or fees, but rather attempt to undo a practice of raiding the hotel and motel tax revenue which the law earmarks for these industries.

From June forward last year, a myriad of business restrictions were in place in an effort to curb the spread of the virus: mask mandates, bans on indoor dining, theaters and gyms, and reduced capacity at casinos and retail.

Data released March 4 by the New Jersey Department of Labor found that just 10,384 people filed for unemployment, or 9,214 claims according to the federal labor department.

Thanks to the infusion of Johnson & Johnson’s one-shot vaccine Gov. Phil Murphy believes the supplies of all the COVID vaccines on either side of Easter are going to explode.