All three served in the Obama administration before joining Gov. Phil Murphy’s team and all are potentially Washington-bound after Joe Biden assumes the presidency next year.

Seven in 10 Newark businesses applied for relief through the city's COVID relief fund. And three in four Newark small business owners were unsure if they can pay their rent as the pandemic's economic impact took a toll on small businesses in Newark and nationwide.

Individuals traveling to or returning to New Jersey from nearly every state in the nation are advised to self-quarantine for 14 days.

New cases of COVID-19 totaled 4,060 on Nov. 17, with 38 fatalities reported - the highest number of deaths since May - as the state grapples with a resurgence of the pandemic and approaching holidays.

The majority of respondents said they were worried about the side effects of the vaccine, or that they needed more information about it.

Proposed Senate Bill 3015 would set up a tax credit program, capped at $10 million a year, for businesses to offset the costs of manufacturing gloves, face shields, masks and gowns.

The Division of Alcoholic Beverage Control inspected 104 establishments in Camden, Essex and Hudson counties, citing 15 of them for “various executive order violations,” New Jersey State Police Superintendent Col. Patrick Callahan and Gov. Phil Murphy said on Monday.

Senate Bill 2535 would decriminalize possession of up to six ounces of cannabis, and would also downgrade penalties for possessing up to an ounce of psilocybin from a third-degree felony to a disorderly persons offense.

The two sides appear to “have come to a loose agreement” around this potential tax rate.

As the state reported all-time record highs of new cases over the weekend, the governor is urging everyone to keep their holiday plans as small as possible. “We have got to get back in front of this virus. I understand why there may be frustration with this step. But as we have been saying for weeks, this will not be a normal Thanksgiving.”

Filed in state Superior Court in Essex County, a whistleblower lawsuit alleges the bus operator engaged in an “extensive multi-year, multi-million-dollar fraud” by failing to report tens of thousands of missed bus trips.

Under the $25 million Angel Investor Tax Credit program, investors can sell tax credits for up to 20% of investments into certain start-ups, or 25% for investments in low-income communities, federal opportunity zones, or businesses owned by women or people of color.