Murphy said Republicans “want to ram a nominee through six weeks before a presidential election, when just four years ago they refused to offer even a hearing to a nominee whose name was put forward eight months before an election.”
Tag: COVID-19
Assembly Committee Approves Bill to Fine Those Refusing to Wear a Mask in Stores
The bill proposes fining an individual up to $500 for entering or remaining in a New Jersey store without properly wearing a mask that covers both their nose and mouth if the store has signage indicating a mask requirement.
North Jersey News Roundup for Sept. 22, 2020
Democratic lawmakers introduced a $32.7 billion, nine-month state budget proposal that increases taxes on millionaires and corporations, boosts the state’s surplus to more than $2.5 billion and calls for $4.5 billion in borrowing to help close a revenue shortfall.
Recent Increase in COVID-19 Cases not a Second Wave: New Jersey Department of Health
On the day that the state passed 200,000 coronavirus cases, health officials in New Jersey do not believe the recent increase in COVID-19 cases is an indication that a second wave has begun in the state.
New Jersey Officials Concerned About Uptick of New COVID-19 Cases
State officials want New Jerseyans to keep up the practices that contained the spread of the coronavirus after back to back days of over 500 new cases.
North Jersey News Roundup for Sept. 18, 2020
Gov. Phil Murphy reached agreement with Democratic legislator leaders to finance a middle class tax rebate by raising the rates on millionaires