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New Jersey Democratic Gov. Phil Murphy and Republican Jack Ciattarelli were virtually deadlocked early Wednesday after a campaign centered on the incumbent’s progressive policies and handling of the pandemic. Tracie Strahan reports.

First lady Jill Biden is set to campaign Friday for Democrats in governors’ races in Virginia and New Jersey, her most overt foray into politics since arriving at the White House nine months ago. Her involvement is the latest sign that Democrats are pulling out the stops in the upcoming elections, particularly in Virginia, where Democrat Terry McAuliffe appears to…

Phil Murphy and Jack Ciattarelli face off in the first of two debates for the 2021 New Jersey gubernatorial election. Brian Thompson reports.

New Jersey Democratic Gov. Phil Murphy and Republican Jack Ciattarelli sparred in an at-times testy and raucous debate Tuesday in the first of two meetings in this year’s campaign for governor.

New Jersey will host about 500 Afghan evacuees, Gov. Phil Murphy said Monday. New Jersey’s Joint Base McGuire-Dix-Lakehurst served as an arrival point for “many thousands” of Afghans who left their homeland as the United States withdrew its troops from the country, according to Murphy. It’s unclear how exactly the state is helping the refugees, but Murphy said the...

Workers at New Jersey child care centers must be vaccinated against COVID-19 or undergo regular weekly testing, Gov. Phil Murphy said Monday. Murphy, a Democrat running for reelection this year, said he was signing an executive order Monday. Workers at child care facilities must be fully vaccinated by Nov. 1 under the order, or have regular COVID-19 tests administered. That…

New Jersey will institute universal pre-K to all families across the state over the next several years, Gov. Phil Murphy announced Thursday. Murphy, a Democrat running for reelection this year, has increased state funding for pre-K since he took office in 2018 by 35%, but the pledge Thursday will expand the availability of early childhood education. Thursday’s round of funding…

When the last U.S. plane took off out of Afghanistan earlier this week — thousands of Afghan citizens who aided the US during our 20-year-occupation of the country — and scores more who were critical of the Taliban regime now in power were left behind....

This week, Adam Kuperstein talks to one such man, a journalist in hiding, living in fear...

Residents protest against a recent NJ mask mandate. Jen Maxfield reports.

Gov. Phil Murphy has signed legislation that will prohibit housing evictions and provide utility assistance for New Jersey renters who have been financially impacted by the COVID-19 pandemic. The legislation (S-3691) appropriates an additional $500 million for the COVID-19 Emergency Rental Assistance Program (CVERAP) and $250 million for utility assistance, both programs administered by the New Jersey Department of Community…

Dr. Rochelle Walensky, director of the CDC, signed an order stating that evicting tenants could be detrimental to public health control measures as the COVID-19 delta variant continues to spread. The moratorium on evictions applies to counties “experiencing substantial and high levels of community transmission levels of SARS-CoV-2.”

Former U.N. ambassador and South Carolina governor Nikki Haley endorsed New Jersey GOP gubernatorial candidate Jack Ciattarelli on Friday. Haley will attend a fundraiser for Ciattarelli on Sunday, according to the candidate’s campaign. Ciattarelli is a former Assemblymember and small business founder, aiming to defeat incumbent Democratic Gov. Phil Murphy in November’s election. New Jersey and Virginia are the...

New Jersey Attorney General Gurbir Grewal will resign from his post in order to join the Securities and Exchange Commission as its Director of the Division of Enforcement, officials announced Tuesday. Grewal will start his new SEC position effective July 26. Grewal has served as the Garden State’s attorney general since January 2018 when he was appointed by Gov. Phil...

New Jersey lawmakers and Gov. Phil Murphy announced an agreement on key middle-class tax relief and property tax relief measures in the Fiscal Year 2022 Budget, including expanded tax relief for lower-income and senior homeowners as well as those with disabilities. Lawmakers contend that the agreement will make New Jersey — a state known for its high property taxes —…

New Jersey is on its way to having a COVID-19 task force focusing on racial and health disparities. Gov. Phil Murphy signed legislation of Friday creating the Coronavirus Disease (COVID-19) Pandemic Task Force on Racial and Health Disparities. Last month, the bill was returned to the Legislature with recommendations to strengthen the task force by adding additional members, including representation…

While Gov. Phil Murphy is running unopposed on the Democratic side, four candidates are vying for the Republican nomination to challenge him in November. NBC New York’s Brian Thompson reports.

Police departments in New Jersey reached a deadline Tuesday for all officers on patrol to begin wearing body cameras, although many departments across the state still have not implemented the technology. Democratic Gov. Phil Murphy, alongside other state and local officials in Camden, said that 487 departments across New Jersey had applied for and been approved for about $58 million…

President Joe Biden called on Congress to come together to enact police reform, referring to the George Floyd Justice in Policing Act that recently passed the U.S. House. “We need to work together to find a consensus, but let’s get it done next month, by the first anniversary of George Floyd’s death,” Biden said.

Those who qualified for unemployment benefits in 2020 and already filed their taxes may be entitled to get some money back. NBC New York’s Lynda Baquero reports.

New Jersey has reached 1 million people fully vaccinated against COVID-19, the state’s online data dashboard showed on Monday. Just over 3 million people have had at least one of the two-shot vaccines, according to the state Health Department site. Gov. Phil Murphy had also set Monday as the eligibility date for teachers and other school staff, but they got…