TRENTON – Gov. Phil Murphy Friday, May 15 signed Executive Order No. 145, allowing elective surgeries and invasive procedures, both medical and dental, to resume 5 a.m. Tuesday, May 26. These procedures will resume according to policies that will be issued by the New Jersey Department of Health and the Division Read more…
TRENTON – Gov. Phil Murphy today announced his vision, “The Road Back: Restoring Economic Health Through Public Health,” to restart New Jersey and put the state on the road to recovery. He outlined six key principles and benchmarks to guide the process for restoring New Jersey’s economic health by ensuring Read more…
WASHINGTON, D.C. – The U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention and the United States Department of Agriculture’s National Veterinary Services Laboratories today announced the first confirmed cases of SARS-CoV-2 (the virus that causes COVID-19) infection in two pet cats. These are the first pets in the United States to Read more…
TRENTON – In celebration of Earth Day and building off last week’s release of the Regional Greenhouse Gas Initiative Strategic Funding Plan, New Jersey will invest an additional $45 million from the national Volkswagen settlement to reduce greenhouse gases from the transportation sector, NJDEP Commissioner Catherine R. McCabe announced today. Read more…
ATLANTIC CITY – At a special board meeting April 7, the Casino Reinvestment Development Authority approved an agreement with the New Jersey Economic Development Authority to provide $2 million in direct assistance for the Small Business Emergency Assistance Grant Program. The funds, being allocated from the CRDA’s general fund, will Read more…
TRENTON – The New Jersey Department of Labor and Workforce Development has made a series of moves – from upgrading computer technology to adding personnel and boosting phone capacity – to get unemployment claims processed faster and customers’ questions answered quicker, Gov. Phil Murphy announced today. The announcement comes as record numbers of unemployment claims continue to flood the New Jersey Labor Read more…
TRENTON – Gov. Phil Murphy today announced he would sign an Executive Order ordering all non-essential construction to cease indefinitely, effective 8 p.m, Friday, April 9. He said he would take the action to further the state’s aggressive efforts to enforce social distancing. Exceptions include projects at hospitals, schools, transportation Read more…
TRENTON – Gov. Phil Murphy today signed Executive Order No. 120, postponing the June 2 primary election to Tuesday, July 7 in response to the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic. This includes primaries for President, the U.S. Senate, the U.S. House of Representatives, 25th District of the New Jersey Legislature, and county and Read more…
TRENTON – Attorney General Gurbir S. Grewal today announced a series of measures to help law enforcement address the manpower challenges that result from officers being sick or quarantined at a time when unprecedented demands are being placed upon them. Grewal announced the following steps, among others: Facilitating the hiring Read more…
The State New Jersey has put a call out for qualified health, mental health, and related professionals who wish to increase the state’s healthcare capacity by treating seriously ill coronavirus patients may fill out the Healthcare Professional Call to Serve online form. The Governor’s Office is working directly with business partners Read more…