Months of restrictions are loosening as the state ramps up its inoculation efforts and key metrics like daily cases and hospitalizations are brought under control. But, following new CDC guidance, Murphy says a change in the state's mask policy is unlikely.

The couple will go to the Atlantic City site at the convention center to complete their vaccines.

Hetty Rosenstein - who was referred to by the governor as “a force of nature for organized labor” in the state - will be a senior advisor for his reelection campaign as he squares off against the presumptive Republican nominee former state Assemblyman Jack Ciattarelli in November.

The president is proposing corporate and income tax hikes to pay for his latest package, aimed at bringing the nation out of the COVID-19 recession.

The recommendations from the Centers for Disease Control include a handful of settings where fully vaccinated people do not have to wear a face covering, among them: Outdoor activities regardless of the vaccination status, among people who are alone or gathered with immediate family members.

Registration to get a piece of a $28.6 billion pot of money to help eateries devastated by the pandemic over the past year begins April 30. Applications will remain open until funds run out., with grants capped at $10 million per business, and $5 million per location, that must completely used by March 11, 2023.

The U.S. senators are outlining a trove of methods - including negotiations and budget maneuvers - they can employ to push measures through Capitol Hill, with or without bipartisan support.

The expansion includes the addition of a 400-spot parking deck and a 10,000-square-foot pedestrian plaza, which city officials said will “revitalize the commercial corridor and develop open space for community events.”

The new orders will go into effect May 10, expanding outdoor gatherings from 200 people to 500 people while outdoor venues with at least 1,000 people will have their capacity set at 50%.

The American Jobs Plan is the second leg of the president’s effort to jump-start the nation’s economy, following a $1.9 trillion relief bill that he signed in March.

You can apply to receive part of a $16 billion pot of money meant to help theaters, museums, venues and other live event spaces hit hard by the COVID-19 pandemic beginning at noon on April 26.

The first awards under the state’s new corporate incentive program have yet to be handed out, but lawmakers are already considering how to clean up the $14.5 billion package. And Gov. Phil Murphy is apparently on board.