Over 650,000 New Jerseyans have signed up at the New Jersey Vaccine Scheduling System for the COVID-19 vaccine in its first week.

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Over 650,000 New Jerseyans have signed up at the New Jersey Vaccine Scheduling System for the COVID-19 vaccine in its first week.
North Jersey officials, including local legislators, groups and unions, have come out in support of the bill they say is needed to keep businesses in New Jersey.
The work is slated to begin immediately with $30 million in renovations and restorations, with additional upgrades scheduled over the next five years totaling $160 million, all funded by the state.
Rep. Josh Gottheimer is part of a Congressional group from both houses and parties proposing a $908 billion coronavirus stimulus bill.
NJDOE would be required to compile and report on student progress and break the data up into ethic, racial and socioeconomic categories.
The bill legalizes possession of up to six ounces of marijuana and automatically expunge certain marijuana-related offenses.
The legislation approves the use of campaign contributions for childcare expenses related to activities related to the purpose of either campaign for or holding the office. These are expenses that would not otherwise incur.
Rep. Josh Gottheimer is pushing a suite of legislative initiatives to combat terrorists increasingly using social media platforms
With many students kicking off a new school year virtually, State Sen. M. Teresa Ruiz (D-29) introduced a pair of bills aimed at making remote learning easier for teachers and parents.
A bipartisan bill permitting the use of campaign funds to pay for childcare in certain instances heads to the desk of Gov. Phil Murphy after passing in the Assembly.
A new bill introduced by would reduce criminal penalties for cannabis and hashish-related offenses across the Garden State.