Overlooked budgetary move by Murphy administration, legislative Democrats meant half a billion dollars in additional spending stayed out of the limelight
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NJ lawmakers push for in-person early voting by 2021. County election officials fear it’s not doable
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The measure would give pandemic-hit tenants up to 30 months to make up missed payments. Landlords say it would cause bankruptcies
Results are finalized statewide except in Ocean and Salem counties, which have until Nov. 25 due to COVID-19-related delays
Across New Jersey, the demand for COVID-19 tests is soaring
Being forced to switch over to electric heat in homes and other buildings is not something New Jerseyans expected
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Gov. Phil Murphy warned the pandemic “is going to get worse” as one holiday gathering after another makes a recipe for further disaster. Murphy reiterated ...
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The governor's decision to keep schools open puts him at odds with the state’s largest teachers union and one of his most trusted supporters, the ...
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Retail faced an uncertain future in 2020 and then the pandemic hit, throwing the industry into a tailspin.
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The New Jersey State Interscholastic Athletic Association made the call to delay the winter sports season due to the current increase in COVID-19 cases, as ...
Pfizer says if it receives emergency use authorization from the FDA, the vaccine would be available for some high-risk Americans in December.
The governor is coming under pressure from the state's teacher's union, a usually solid ally, for not telling the full story on infection rates related ...
Last-minute amendments to legislation seemed set, but no consensus for Senate and Assembly
In-person voting was easy for some people, not for others. In many counties, about half the usual polling sites were open. One county opened only ...
More vigorous vegetation management programs have been met by stiff resistance in New Jersey for years
Kean concedes in 7th District race, on eve of deadline for election officials to certify the results
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The CDC says don’t travel this Thanksgiving because of the worsening coronavirus. It’s no different in New Jersey where Gov. Phil Murphy said on MSNBC, ...
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Gov. Murphy says the state’s Rt is among the lowest in the nation
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NJ was recently ranked Number One in US, based on educational achievement and test scores; on that basis, which ...
Kevin Dehmer takes over at a time when New Jersey’s education system has been turned upside down
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