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New Jersey Gov. Phil Murphy says he’s not ready to reinstitute mask requirements, now or when schools are back in session in September

New Jersey has vacated or dismissed nearly 88,000 cases related to marijuana convictions, following the decriminalization of certain marijuana offenses in the state. The New Jersey Courts announced Monday that these thousands of cases are the first of about 360,000 identified by superior and municipal courts as eligible to be vacated, dismissed, and expunged under the Marijuana Decriminalization Law that…

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 has set aside $4 million in its recently enacted budget for long-=needed repairs to the Wildwood boardwalk, one of the Jersey Shore’s main attractions

Gamblers will be able to light up again in Atlantic City’s casinos starting Sunday.

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 schools are set to return in the fall with a big change: masks will not be mandatory. NBC10 Philadelphia’s Miguel Martinez-Valle reports on masks still being required on public school buses.

New Jersey Gov. Phil Murphy has signed a record $46.4 billion budget, sending out checks of up to $500 to 760,000 families, making an almost $7 billion pension payment and boosting overall spending by 15% over last year.

New Jersey education and health officials are outlining health and safety guidance for the 2021-2022 school year on Monday, including mask rules for students and staff.

Atlantic City will remain under state control for another four years after Gov. Phil Murphy’s signing of a bill extending the takeover of most of the city’s major decision-making power.

New Jersey lawmakers have advanced a record $46.4 billion budget, a 15% increase over last year.

New Jersey lawmakers passed a bill Monday that would extend the state takeover of most of Atlantic City’s major decision-making powers for another four years

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 Gov. Phil Murphy had set a deadline to fully inoculate 4.7 million adult residents with the COVID-19 vaccine by June 30, and, like his colleague across the river, he has achieved that benchmark earlier than expected. “We have officially crossed 4.7 million individuals by the Department of Health’s count, and by the way we are not close to…

Though coronavirus case counts have gone up in states that have reopened, the uptick is slight thanks to the vaccines, says Dr. John Torres. More people with antibodies against COVID-19 means fewer cases and chances to spread to others.

New Jersey Gov. Phil Murphy says he will sign an executive order ending a prohibition on utility shutoffs aimed at helping people whose incomes took a hit because of COVID-19

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…

Frustrated parents are calling on New Jersey Gov. Phil Murphy to relax mandates for mask wearing in schools across the state

New Jersey will carry a $10.1 billion surplus into the new fiscal year that starts July 1, a stark turnaround from last year when Democratic Gov. Phil Murphy sought to borrow almost $10 billion because of a revenue downturn.

A schools superintendent is on leave after refusing to drop a mask mandate. Brian Thompson reports.