State officials recently warned that the increase of coronavirus variants in the Garden State is an issue they are monitoring.
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North Jersey News Roundup for March 4, 2021
New Jersey Republicans in the State Senate and Assembly will join together to hold an investigation into Gov. Phil Murphy’s handling of the coronavirus pandemic.
North Jersey News Roundup for Feb. 24, 2021
Gov. Phil Murphy said the state’s priorities as laid out in the 2022 budget are to “build a New Jersey that emerges from the pandemic healthier and more resilient, both physically and economically.”
North Jersey News Roundup for Feb. 23, 2021
Gov. Phil Murphy signed into law three bills that legalized and decriminalized marijuana in New Jersey.
North Jersey News Roundup for Feb. 22, 2021
Long-time North Jersey GOP State Senator Gerry Cardinale passed away on Feb. 20 after a brief non-coronavirus illness
North Jersey News Roundup for Feb. 19, 2021
The weather is the latest obstacle New Jersey officials are facing when it comes to administering the COVID-19 vaccine to state residents.
North Jersey News Roundup for Feb. 18, 2021
The UK variant of the coronavirus has made New Jersey officials hesitant to ease restrictions imposed during the pandemic.
North Jersey News Roundup for Feb. 17, 2021
New Jersey recently administered its 1 millionth first dose of the COVID-19 vaccine.
North Jersey News Roundup for Feb. 15, 2021
The chairs of the independent 9/11 commission want a similar blue-ribbon panel to investigate the Jan. 6 riot at the U.S. Capitol.
North Jersey News Roundup for Feb. 10, 2021
Scheduled school and fire district elections on April 20 as well as the municipal nonpartisan elections scheduled for May 11 will be conducted in person after last year’s elections were held primarily by mail-in ballot
North Jersey News Roundup for Feb. 8, 2021
Reps. Tom Malinowski (NJ-7) and Josh Gottheimer (NJ-5) are looking for guidance from the federal government to accelerate getting teachers back into the classroom
North Jersey News Roundup for Feb. 1, 2021
New Jersey-based Johnson & Johnson findings for its COVID-19 vaccine trial released Jan. 29 showed effectiveness believed high enough to warrant approval.
North Jersey News Roundup for Jan. 29, 2021
Gov. Phil Murphy warned those not following the protocols of administering the COVID-19 vaccine will face consequences for their actions.
North Jersey News Roundup for Jan. 28, 2021
The Biden Administration is altering the COVID-19 vaccine schedule to give states a larger window of what doses they will receive.