4 more New Jersey counties receive Major Disaster Declarations
Ten New Jersey counties will now receive aid from the federal government after the remnants of Hurricane Ida rocked the state last week leaving a wake of widespread destruction.
Gov. Murphy tours flood-damaged area in NJ as Biden approves federal aid
While Gov. Murphy toured flood-damaged areas of Lambertville on Labor Day, President Biden approved major disaster declarations that greenlit federal aid for people six of the state's counties hit hardest by last week's storms.
Murphy, Ciattarelli to debate twice in New Jersey gubernatorial race
Democratic Gov. Phil Murphy and Republican rival Jack Ciattarelli will go head to head in two debates in late September and mid-October while their running mates will clash once.
New Jersey governor announces mask mandate for K-12 students, school staff
During Friday's announcement, Murphy made it clear that New Jersey schools would still be reopening fully, as planned, for in-person instruction.
New Jersey 'strongly recommends' mask-wearing in certain indoor settings
New Jersey is urging its residents to resume mask-wearing in certain indoor settings after the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention issued updated mask-wearing guidance amid a spike in new COVID-19 infections propelled by the Delta variant.
NJ sets aside $4 million for Wildwood boardwalk repair
New Jersey has set aside $4 million in its recently enacted budget for long-needed repairs to the Wildwood boardwalk. But city officials say the walkway needs work that could cost $60 million.
Gov. Murphy extends state's Atlantic City takeover 4 more years
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 advance $46.4B budget, up 15% over last year
New Jersey lawmakers advanced Tuesday a record $46.4 billion budget, a 15% increase over last year, boosting the state’s public pension payment, allocating hundreds of millions for tax givebacks and setting aside almost $4 billion to cover debt.
New Jersey hits goal of 4.7M fully vaccinated ahead of schedule
New Jersey on Friday hit Democratic Gov. Phil Murphy’s goal of vaccinating 4.7 million people.
Murphy runs on record, Ciattarelli asks are you better off?
New Jersey’s gubernatorial election came into focus Wednesday, with Democratic Gov. Phil Murphy defending his progressive record and Republican Jack Ciattarelli homing in on affordability and taxes.
New Jersey businesses can let vaccinated employees drop masks, social distancing on Friday
New Jersey will allow fully vaccinated employees to drop masks and social distancing on Friday if they can prove they have been fully vaccinated against COVID-19.
New Jersey lawmakers pass bill to end public health emergency
The measure, which passed with Democrats in favor and Republicans against, ends most of the more than 100 executive orders that Democratic Gov. Phil Murphy enacted to address the pandemic, but leaves about a dozen of them in place until January.
NJ offers free wine, state park passes, dinner with Gov. Murphy as vaccine incentives
New Jersey Gov. Phil Murphy on Wednesday rolled out three new vaccine incentives to push residents to get their shots, including a free glass of wine, a state park pass and a chance to win dinner with the Murphys.
Pa, SEPTA raise capacity limits; NJ students head to school in the fall as travel advisory is lifted
While Governor Phil Murphy announced students will head back to school in the fall and lifted the travel advisory, SEPTA and the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania raised capacity limits.
Murphy keeps indoor mask mandate, plans emergency power end
The governor said it’s “only a matter of time,” perhaps weeks before the mask mandate is lifted in New Jersey.
Gov. Murphy optimistic MetLife Stadium will be at full capacity for 2021 NFL season
"I think the prospects are pretty good," Murphy said during his latest COVID-19 briefing.
New Jersey starts program offering free beer at select breweries to vaccinated
Any New Jerseyan 21 and older who gets their first vaccine dose during the month of May can bring their vaccination card to a participating brewery to get a free beer.