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How N.J. is trying to reduce police violence in the wake of George Floyd’s murder
N.J. was already in the midst of an effort to reduce police use of force against civilians when Floyd was murdered. Here’s where these efforts stand now.
4 years ago
N.J. could sue gun companies, close legal loophole under Murphy proposals
Murphy said the combination of proposed legislation and increased funding would help clamp down on illegal guns and bolster community safety measures.
4 years ago
Gov. Phil Murphy said the statewide pause in the use of the Johnson & Johnson vaccine would not impact the state’s goal of reaching herd immunity by the end of June.
4 years ago
N.J.’s new legal weed market faces municipal bans, slow adoption by medical industry
The N.J. Cannabis Regulatory Commission held its first meeting and began writing the rules and regulations necessary before legal weed sales can start.
4 years ago
N.J. fund offers loans to Black-owned firms impacted by COVID-19
The Equitable Small Business Initiative is a $5 million (and growing) pot of money used to award loans to businesses owned by people of color impacted by the pandemic.
4 years ago
Murphy, first lady receive first vaccine shots at South Jersey mega site
Gov. Phil Murphy joined the more than three million people who have gotten at least one of their COVID-19 vaccine shots in the Garden State.
4 years ago
N.J. to enter consent decree with DOJ over plagued women’s prison, commissioner says
There is a tentative agreement on how to address allegations of rampant physical and sexual abuse at the state’s only prison for women.
4 years ago
N.J. coronavirus update: State now ranks 3rd in U.S. for hospitalizations
The Garden State ranks third in the nation for hospitalizations per capita and seventh nationwide for COVID-19 deaths per capita, officials said Wednesday.
4 years ago
Moran suddenly resigned as Camden’s mayor. Here’s who wants to replace him
The South Jersey Democratic machine has already picked its candidate to replace Moran, which has inspired other candidates who want to buck the status quo.
4 years ago
Listen 4:09N.J. residents 55 and older, adults with disabilities now eligible for coronavirus vaccine
Now up for the shots too: 55 and older; those with intellectual and developmental disabilities; more essential frontline workers
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N.J. to offer $25 million in grants to ‘microbusinesses’ with up to 5 employees
New Jersey’s smallest businesses are the target of the state’s latest economic relief effort related to the coronavirus.
4 years ago
‘A big day for democracy’: Murphy signs N.J. in-person early voting into law
The state now requires counties to hold nine days of early, in-person machine voting ending the Sunday before Election Day in November.
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