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31.03.2021 / 17:31

'The light is real': Murphy sees hopeful future despite recent uptick in COVID-19 cases, hospitalizations

TRENTON - Despite an increase in coronavirus cases and hospitalizations in New Jersey over the last several weeks, Gov. Phil Murphy believes the light at the end of the tunnel is getting larger. In an interview with Good Day Philadelphia, Murphy acknowledged the state current rate of transmission, which now sits above 1, and said he said his administration "expected" the uptick. "We're down, thank god from the horror we saw last spring and we're down meaningfully from where we were in January, but we're up from where we were a couple of weeks ago," Murphy said. He attributed the rise in infections and hospitalizations to a number of things, including COVID-19 variants, population density, and the fluctuating spring weather.

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New Jersey becomes latest state to offer early in-person voting

TRENTON, N.J. - New Jersey has become the latest state to enact a law allowing early in-person voting.Democratic Gov. Phil Murphy signed the legislation Tuesday alongside Georgia’s Stacey Abrams.

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Parents must be told of cannabis offense under new New Jersey state law

TRENTON, N.J. - New Jersey parents must be notified if their minor child is caught buying or possessing marijuana under a bill Gov.

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New Jersey will expand vaccine eligibility to include those 55+ in April

TRENTON - New Jersey will expand COVID-19 vaccine eligibility beginning April 5 to people ages 55 and older, as well as to people 16 and older if they have intellectual or developmental disabilities, Gov. Phil Murphy will announce Friday, his office said.The expansion to millions of residents and those who work in New Jersey means millions more people will be able to get the vaccine.

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Booker aide tapped for cannabis panel after NAACP pressure

TRENTON - New Jersey Gov. Phil Murphy on Wednesday named a staffer for U.S.

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New Jersey schools should be all in person in fall, Murphy says

TRENTON, N.J. (AP) - There should be no option for remote learning, and all students should be back in person when the new school year starts in September, New Jersey Gov.

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Gov. Phil Murphy pauses additional reopening plans due to rising coronavirus cases

NEW JERSEY - New Jersey Governor Phil Murphy is holding off on additional reopening plans for now due to rising coronavirus cases.At Camden County's vaccination site in Blackwood, residents gladly rolled up their sleeves for a shot of Moderna.Bonnie Johnson is a realtor moving homes in a seller's market now with two doses of vaccine onboard."Showing houses with masks, gloves, not touching things, open houses everything was different for us," Bonnie Johnson said.The Blackwood site can jab 2,400 people in a day but a slow-down in shipments of Moderna limited shots to under 1,000 Monday.

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Parents must be told after 1st cannabis arrest under NJ bill

TRENTON, N.J. - Parents must be notified if their minor child unlawfully possesses or buys marijuana under a bill lawmakers advanced Wednesday, not even a month since Gov. Phil Murphy signed cannabis legislation that explicitly prohibited parental notification.The measure appears to be on a fast track, coming after concerns that the law left parents in the dark.

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Outdoor interstate youth sports can resume in New Jersey on Friday

TRENTON - Outdoor youth sports competitions in New Jersey involving teams from out of the state can resume on Friday but indoor travel competitions will remain prohibited, Gov. Phil Murphy announced on Wednesday.To reduce crowding at parks and fields, Murphy's order limits two spectators per player.

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Parents must be told after 1st cannabis arrest under bill NJ lawmakers pushed forward

Loose marijuana. (DEA file photo) TRENTON, N.J. - Parents must be notified if their minor child unlawfully possesses or buys marijuana under a bill lawmakers advanced Wednesday, not even a month since Gov.

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First lady Jill Biden to visit Burlington County, NJ on Monday

BURLINGTON COUNTY, N.J. - First Lady Jill Biden is making a visit to Burlington County, New Jersey on Monday.The First Lady will tour a school in the afternoon. The nature of the visit is not yet known. Afterward, she's expected to deliver remarks with New Jersey Governor Phil Murphy.Her visit to the area comes just a day before President Joe Biden is expected to visit Delaware County, Pennsylvania. Last week, President Biden directed states to make all adults eligible for the COVID-19 vaccine no later than May 1.

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Murphy names civil rights division head to high court

NEWARK, N.J. - New Jersey Democratic Gov. Phil Murphy has nominated Rachel Wainer Apter to be an associate justice of the state Supreme Court.Murphy made the announcement Monday.

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COVID-19 leads to burst of info, but some data blocked in NJ

TRENTON, N.J. - While New Jersey Gov.

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New Jersey Supreme Court justice annouces retirement

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Educators now eligible for COVID-19 vaccine in New Jersey

TRENTON - New Jersey on Saturday opened COVID-19 vaccine eligibility to include teachers and staff from pre-K to 12th grade as the most densely populated state in the country continues its arduous vaccine rollout. Touring one of New Jersey's six mass vaccination clinics at Rowan College, Gov. Phil Murphy addressed the challenges presented by vaccinating teachers who spend most of their weekdays teaching students.

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New Jersey GOP questions Murphy’s COVID-19 handling in hearing

New Jersey Gov. Phil Murphy TRENTON - Rebuffed by the Democrats who control the Legislature, New Jersey Republican lawmakers Friday conducted their own hearing on Democratic Gov.

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N.J. Gov. Murphy signs bill requiring schools teach diversity, inclusion

HADDONFIELD, N.J. - Governor Phil Murphy, with the stroke of a pen, signs a bill into law requiring diversity and inclusion to be taught in New Jersey schools."I think so! I mean, you’ve got to start somewhere," James Gaddy exclaimed.Gaddy likes the sound of the new law, as he works with young people through fitness and yoga. He calls the new diversity in education law a concrete step that long needed taking."So, I love where it’s actually being known that it is a law where it needs to be taken more seriously.

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Cuomo allegations leave Democrats grappling with response

NEW YORK – Democrats across the country celebrated New York Gov. Andrew Cuomo as the face of governing competence as President Donald Trump fumbled his administration's response to the exploding pandemic last year.

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Gov. Murphy: Allegations against Gov. Cuomo 'deeply troubling'

NEW YORK - In response to the controversies surrounding New York Gov. Andrew Cuomo, New Jersey Gov.

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Pot decriminalization brings sweeping enforcement changes in NJ

TRENTON, N.J. - New Jersey's top law enforcement official has released guidelines for police in the wake of the state's decriminalization of marijuana.Under the guidelines released by state Attorney General Gurbir Grewal, police are no longer allowed to detain or arrest people for possessing or distributing small amounts of marijuana.Officers also won't be able to use the smell of marijuana as justification to conduct a search of a person or vehicle.On Monday, Democratic Gov.

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Murphy proposes $44.8B budget, boosting pension, school aid

TRENTON, N.J. - New Jersey Democratic Gov. Phil Murphy unveiled a $44.8 billion budget proposal, seeking to boost spending by nearly 9% on a host of programs, including the public pension, school aid and a $500 tax rebate to nearly 800,000 families.Murphy’s proposal includes no new taxes or fees and relatively few spending cuts, mostly in the form of savings from what his administration says are underused programs."This is the time for us to lean into the policies that can fix our decades-old – or in some cases centuries-old – inequities," Murphy said.

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New Jersey governor signs laws to set up recreational marijuana market

TRENTON, N.J. - New Jersey Gov. Phil Murphy has signed into law legislation to set up a recreational marijuana marketplace, decriminalize cannabis and loosen penalties for underage possession of the drug and alcohol.The move comes more than three months since voters overwhelmingly approved a ballot question to legalize adult use of the drug.The Democrat-led Assembly and Senate passed the last-minute measure Monday to ease penalties on underage possession of both alcohol and marijuana as a way to secure Democratic Gov.

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The Latest: Fans to be allowed at New Jersey sports venues

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NJ considers new cannabis bill to advance legalization

TRENTON, N.J. - New Jersey’s Democrat-led Legislature is set to vote on a measure that loosens penalties for underage marijuana and alcohol possession seen as the linchpin to getting support for broader legislation setting up the recreational marijuana market.The Assembly and Senate will meet Monday morning to consider legislation that advanced from a committee on Friday.The bill’s sponsor, Democratic Judiciary Committee Chairman Nicholas Scutari, said he hopes the bill will get enough support to pass and will persuade Gov.

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Deadline for Murphy to act on marijuana bill moved to Monday

TRENTON - For a third time, the Democrat-led Assembly has moved a deadline for Gov. Phil Murphy to act on legislation setting up New Jersey’s recreational marijuana plan.The new deadline is Monday.The change announced Thursday stems from the winter weather dumping snow, rain and ice on the state, but also comes as the governor and lawmakers negotiate out of public view over changes to the bills that have been on the governor’s desk since December.

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NJ allows parents and guardians to attend high school, youth sporting events

TRENTON - New Jersey Governor Phil Murphy on Friday signed an executive order that immediately allows a limited number of parents and guardians to attend high school and youth sporting events. Murphy, who has been in isolation since Wednesday after possible exposure to COVID-19, said schools and leagues can choose when to welcome limited spectators. The edict applies to both indoor and outdoor sports competitions.Athletes 21-years-old and younger can have up to two parents or guardians in attendance, provided it doesn't exceed the 35% indoor capacity limit.

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Gov. Murphy to quarantine after family member tests positive

TRENTON, N.J. - New Jersey Gov. Phil Murphy’s office says he is canceling in-person public events because a member of his family has tested positive for COVID-19.The statement didn’t identify the family member and said the governor received a test earlier Wednesday, and it came back negative.Murphy, a Democrat, doesn’t qualify as a close contact to the family member, his office said, but "out of an abundance of caution" he was voluntarily quarantining.New Jersey officials are expected to host a coronavirus briefing at 3 p.m.

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Moorestown Mall megasite closed Sunday due to incoming snowstorm

People hopeful to get the coronavirus vaccine lined up outside the megasite in Burlington County. TRENTON - New Jersey Gov.

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Murphy signs bill extending outdoor liquor permit deadline

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New Jersey expanding capacities for indoor dining, gatherings, and some businesses on Friday

TRENTON, N.J. - Restaurants across New Jersey can expand their indoor seating up to 35% come Friday morning as part of an executive order Gov. Phil Murphy announced on Wednesday. Under the order, Gov.

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NJ Gov. Murphy declares state of emergency due to winter storm

NEW JERSEY - Governor Phil Murphy announced that New Jersey will enter a state of emergency beginning Sunday at 7 p.m. in response to the Nor'easter. It is anticipated that snow accumulation for the storm, which beganSunday afternoon, may cause hazardous conditions may continue through Tuesday morning.Executive Order No.

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New Jersey vaccine supply to increase 30% over 3 weeks

A vial and a syringe TRENTON, N.J. (AP) - New Jersey is set to get a 30% increase in the number of coronavirus vaccine doses over the next three weeks, the state's top health official said Wednesday.New Jersey's allotment of vaccines from the federal government will rise from about 100,000 doses a week to 130,000 for three weeks, Health Commissioner Judy Persichilli said during a news conference.The boosted figure comes after President Joe Biden announced Tuesday his administration would increase how much states got by about 16%.Democratic Gov.

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Murphy's top message to Biden? Ramp up vaccine production

New Jersey Gov. Phil Murphy TRENTON, N.J. - The Biden administration should make manufacturing more COVID-19 vaccines its primary focus as it confronts the coronavirus pandemic, New Jersey Gov.

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NJ first lady's plan aims to cut childbirth deaths, race gaps

ASBURY PARK, NJ - MAY 06: New Jersey Governor Phil Murphy and First Lady Tammy Murphy attend the 2018 New Jersey Hall Of Fame Induction Ceremony at Asbury Park Convention Center on May 6, 2018 in Asbury Park, New Jersey. (Photo by Bobby Bank/Getty Im TRENTON, N.J. - New Jersey first lady Tammy Murphy has unveiled a sweeping plan to help reduce maternal and infant mortality and racial gaps that experts say lead to deaths.The 94-page Nurture New Jersey plan comes almost two years to the day since the first lady called for a public awareness campaign about maternal and infant mortality.New Jersey has among the worst maternal mortality rates in the country, ranking 47th, according to the plan.

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New Jersey launches live hotline to address vaccine

NEW JERSEY - New Jersey launched a staffed COVID-19 vaccine hotline on Monday, Gov. Phil Murphy said.People with questions about the vaccine can call 855-568-0545 from 8 a.m.

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New Jersey vaccination hotline goes live

A vial and a syringe TRENTON, N.J. - New Jersey officials have launched a COVID-19 vaccine hotline that is staffed 12 hours a day.Residents with questions about the vaccine and the state's vaccination program can call 855-568-0545 from 8 a.m. to 8 p.m.

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Gov. Murphy: NJ needs more vaccine doses now

TRENTON, N.J. - New Jersey has the infrastructure set up to start vaccinating more people against COVID-19 but doesn't have the supply of shots to meet demand, Gov. Phil Murphy said Tuesday. Murphy said the state has opened two-thirds of the mass vaccination sites across the state, with more set up at CVS and Walgreens under a federal partnership.Health Commissioner Judy Persichilli said the state needs 470,000 vaccine doses per week to meet the demand.

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New Jersey allows smokers to get early coronavirus vaccine. Here’s why

COVID-19 vaccine, including smokers, a move that prompted gripes about them skipping to the front of the inoculation line.Democratic Gov. Phil Murphy made people 65 and older and those 16 and older with medical conditions eligible to get the vaccine.

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Authorities ready for protesters, but Trenton remains quiet

TRENTON - New Jersey’s statehouse remained quiet Sunday even as officials in all 50 states said they were preparing for the possibility of violence after the siege at the U.S. Capitol.Authorities closed the road leading to the golden-domed building that houses legislative and other state offices.

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New Jersey state employees ordered to work from home Inauguration Day

TRENTON, N.J. - New Jersey Gov. Phil Murphy on Friday ordered state employees to work remotely Wednesday, the day of President-elect Joe Biden’s inauguration, because of the "tension" in the country after an attack on the U.S.

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Murphy: People 65, older cleared to get vaccine in New Jersey

Credit: Gov. Murphy TRENTON - New Jersey residents 65 and older, as well as those from 16 to 64 with serious medical conditions such as cancer, heart and kidney disease, can begin to be vaccinated with the COVID-19 shot on Thursday, Gov.

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Murphy to deliver 3rd state of the state remotely Tuesday

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Gov. Murphy orders flags to be flown at half-staff for officer killed in Capitol Riot

TRENTON, N.J. - Governor Phil Murphy ordered that the U.S. and New Jersey flags be flown at half-staff to honor Officer Brian Sicknick. As such, the order says that all state buildings and facilities should fly their flags half-staff on Monday, January 11, 2021. Officer Sicknick was a former resident of South River and died following injuries sustained while defending the Capitol during the violent insurrection on January 6th. Sicknick was the youngest of three boys growing up in South River, a small borough of about 16,000 people in central New Jersey, 20 miles from Staten Island.

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NJ opens megasites planned to vaccinate thousands

NJ Gov. Phil Murphy toured coronavirus megasites in the state Friday.

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Fallen Capitol Police officer was New Jersey native, Air Force veteran

U.S. Capitol Police Officer Brian Sicknick (inset) was fatally wounded while responding to the riot at the Capitol on Jan.

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Delaware Valley governors order National Guard to D.C. following insurrection at capitol

TRENTON - Pennsylvania is sending around 1,000 members of the National Guard to Washington D.C. in the wake of a pro-Trump insurrection at the capitol on Wednesday afternoon."The unprecedented and disturbing events yesterday in our nation’s capital are cause for ongoing concern and Pennsylvania is prepared to assist as needed in securing peace and an orderly transfer of power on January 20," Gov.

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New Jersey, Delaware send National Guard members to D.C. after insurrection at capitol

TRENTON - New Jersey is sending hundreds of National Guard troops to Washington D.C. in the wake of an insurrection at the capitol by pro-Trump supporters Wednesday afternoon. Governor Phil Murphy said he has mobilized 500 members of the National Guard to "protect our democracy and facilitate the peaceful transition of power." "Our republic is built on the principles of democracy, peace, and the right of the American people to freely choose their leaders," Murphy said.

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