On Monday, New Jersey logged an additional 478 cases of the virus – well below the 1,301 that Gov. Phil Murphy announced on Oct. 8.
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In what ordinarily would seem like the 11th hour, due to COVID-19, bipartisan advocacy groups on either side of the issue are navigating new waters: How can they get through to voters, who they can’t interact with in person, to answer one way or another Public Question No. 1: “Do you approve amending the Constitution to legalize a controlled form of marijuana called ‘cannabis’?”
Read More »Here’s the breakdown of $60M in COVID relief for NJ counties, towns
Many of these local governments have not received federal aid thus far, while also seeing revenues dry up and new costs due to the pandemic.
Read More »New NJ COVID cases drop day after state sees highest numbers since May
On Oct. 9, data from the New Jersey Department of Health showed 881 instances of the virus, compared with 1,301 reported just the day before.
Read More »Bill advances to delay multi-billion dollar business unemployment tax hikes
A Senate committee approved a measure aimed at staving off potential increases that are meant to refill the state's exhausted unemployment fund in the wake of the unprecedented impact of the COVID-19 pandemic.
Read More »Murphy taps Garg as new chief counsel
Second-in-command Parimal Garg will replace Matt Platkin as the top lawyer at the governor’s office when he leaves his post this month to return to private practice.
Read More »NJ labor officials eye week of Oct. 19 for long-awaited FEMA jobless aid
The checks can total up to $300 a week for up to six weeks for anyone out of work between Aug. 1 and Sept. 5. All told, nearly 1.7 million residents have filed for unemployment since the COVID-19 pandemic slammed into the state in March.
Read More »NJ logs 1,300 new COVID cases overnight
While the governor described the surge as "sobering," he said that any new restrictions would likely involve indoor gatherings, not dining, and be targeted toward specific regions.
Read More »NJ gets $58K in multi-state data breach settlement
The agreement with acute care hospitals operator CHS/Community Health Systems Inc. is related to a 2014 incident that resulted in the copying and transfer of information belonging to 6.1 million patients, including more than 45,000 Garden State residents.
Read More »Murphy admin pushes back on notion of anti-business climate amid pandemic
Speaking during a panel discussion at the 2020 Propelify Innovation Festival powered by TechUnited New Jersey, NJEDA Chief Executive Officer Tim Sullivan said his agency has handled “something like 55,000 applications” in the wake of COVID-19, compared to a "normal year" in which the agency typically interacts with less than 500 companies seeking state financial assistance.
Read More »At Rowan, Birx calls for ‘self-sacrifice’ to slow NJ outbreaks
“As Americans, we should be willing to alter our social experiences through the fall to protect one another. Collectively, we can have a fall with less transmission if we work together,” the head of the White House Coronavirus Task Force said speaking at an event at the Glassboro university.
Read More »NJ adds New Mexico to COVID-19 quarantine advisory for 35 total hotspots
While one state was added, no locations fell off the list following its latest update.
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