Rep. Josh Gottheimer is at the forefront of an attempt to forge a coronavirus stimulus deal in Washington.

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Rep. Josh Gottheimer is at the forefront of an attempt to forge a coronavirus stimulus deal in Washington.
Rep. Josh Gottheimer is part of a Congressional group from both houses and parties proposing a $908 billion coronavirus stimulus bill.
A Hopatcong woman was arrested at her home Nov. 25 on charges she sent money to a Syrian foreign terrorist organization.
State officials expressed hope the coronavirus vaccines will arrive in New Jersey in the next month
Former Gov. Chris Christie said the election was over and President Donald Trump lost to Joe Biden.
Coming off a recent White House coronavirus meeting, Gov. Phil Murphy believes the exclusion of President-elect Joe Biden’s team must come to an end.
“The fact that the Biden…transition team is being blocked out from being in those discussions is putting lives at risk,” said Gov. Phil Murphy. “You can’t just saunter in on Jan. 20 and pick up the playbook and execute it.”
New Jersey’s Department of Health provided guidelines to long-term care facilities on visitation policies for the holidays.
About 40% of New Jerseyans will “probably” or “definitely” not get vaccinated against COVID-19 despite surging caseloads across the nation, according to the latest Rutgers-Eagleton
New Jersey recently committed $60 million in CARES Act funding to fulfill small business grants.
The number of people who were not at all confident that a vaccine would be adequately tested for safety rose seven percentage points since the same question was asked in June.
New Jersey’s Senate Republicans launched an online petition to investigate the 7,000 deaths reported at the state’s long-term care facilities, including nursing and veterans homes.
The 50% capacity limits on NJ Transit (NJT) and private-carrier buses, trains, light rail vehicles and Access Link vehicles will be lifted effective 8 p.m. July 15.
New Jersey schools will be allowed to hold in-person graduation ceremonies beginning July 6.