Maine and New Hampshire were added to the list from which travelers are asked to self-quarantine for 14 days when arriving in the state.
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NJ hits ‘devastating’ 6-month record high with 3,800 new COVID-19 cases
The state also reported 1,645 total hospitalizations, a level not seen since the start of June. “We are still in the midst of a pandemic. Wear a mask. Social distance. Stay safe,” Gov. Phil Murphy said via Twitter.
Read More »Newark to ‘shut down’ swaths of city as pandemic surges (updated)
Mayor Baraka said the restrictions were triggered in part by a citywide positivity rate of 19%, and the rates have soared closer to 35% in three zip codes in the East Ward and North Newark.
Read More »RWJF exec tapped for Biden’s COVID-19 task force
Dr. Julie Morita will be one of the incoming administration's 13 advisors on how to navigate the pandemic.
Read More »NJEDA launches phase 2 of PPE access program
$20.4 million is now available to subsidize small and micro-businesses’ PPE purchases from Staples and Office Depot
Read More »Sports betting on NJ college teams may become reality
Lawmakers are looking to change a 2018 law that states sportsbooks doing business in New Jersey cannot accept wagers at New Jersey sites on games involving a New Jersey college sports team.
Read More »Lawmakers push ahead legalization amid calls for higher taxes, social justice
The Assembly and Senate committees are ironing out the details on how to legalize and open up the market for cannabis now that voters overwhelmingly approved it on Nov. 3rd.
Read More »As pandemic surge, Murphy to restrict when restaurants can stay open (updated)
Beginning Thursday, restaurants, bars and lounges must close their indoor premises between 10 p.m. and 5 a.m., “This is not a lockdown, this is tweaking our parameters at the edges,” Gov. Phil Murphy said.
Read More »The Walk to Washington is a no-go in 2021; NJCC and African American Chamber team up on economic equality partnership
“Clearly, in the current environment, it is not a good idea to host a networking event that packs together hundreds of business and government leaders on a charter train and then in a hotel for a dinner,” Chamber President and CEO Tom Bracken said.
Read More »Regional leaders named to Rand Institute advisory board at Rutgers University–Camden
Four regional leaders were named on Friday to new roles within the advisory board for the Senator Walter Rand Institute for Public Affairs at Rutgers University–Camden.
Read More »NJ gets second credit-downgrade under Murphy
The state received its second credit downgrade under Gov. Phil Murphy, this time from S&P Global, which cited the financial hit the state has taken because of the COVID-19 recession, and the mass infusion of debt to make up for those losses.
Read More »Long-awaited legal cannabis bill up for vote today
Lawmakers are set to vote Nov. 9 on a long-awaited set of bills legalizing, taxing and regulating adult-use recreational marijuana.
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