Nicholas Pugliese

The New Jersey governor on Wednesday clarified COVID-19 testing protocols and called on federal lawmakers to help states “in their most profound hour of need.”

New Jersey will be the first state to let foreign-licensed doctors practice during the coronavirus pandemic.

New Jersey paid out $336 million in benefits in the last month. And some workers are now getting $600 supplemental payments.

Ten sites around Philadelphia are now providing free food, diapers and other supplies for babies.

Investigators slammed New Jersey for failing to curb rampant sexual abuse at the Edna Mahan Correctional Facility for Women.

Internet and phone service cannot be shut off to customers until 30 days after the current public health emergency has ended.

The move is meant to protect people whose age or health status puts them at risk of life-threatening complications while behind bars from COVID-19.

N.J. Gov. Phil Murphy has ramped up savings, but it will be too little, too late to weather the financial wreckage caused by the coronavirus pandemic.

Also: N.J. creates a grace period for paying insurance premiums, and stores can deny entry to customers who don’t wear face coverings.

Gov. Phil Murphy also emphasized that families should not gather for the upcoming Passover, Easter and Ramadan holidays.

Gov. Phil Murphy left it up to municipalities whether to keep their parks open.

The bigger problem remains the overall shortage of ventilators — in New Jersey and nationally.