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New Jersey has Gained back only 58% of the jobs lost due to the Coronavirus Pandemic

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Trenton NJ, New Jersey’s lackluster recovery private sector employers added to their payrolls in November for the seventh consecutive month while employment in the public sector moved lower. Estimates produced by the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics indicate that total nonfarm wage and salary employment in New Jersey increased by 7,100 in November to reach a seasonally adjusted level of 3,896,300. The gains were recorded in the private sector (+9,700) of the state’s economy while employment in the public sector fell by 2,600.

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State Senator Blasts Bill Legalizing Adult-Use Marijuana Sent to Governor Murphy to Sign

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Trenton NJ, Acting to implement the public referendum legalizing adult-use marijuana approved by the voters, the Senate today approved and sent to the Governor legislation sponsored by Senator Nicholas Scutari and Senate President Steve Sweeney that will create the organizational and regulatory system needed to oversee the operations of the cannabis industry in New Jersey.

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Wealthy People and Companies are Leaving the Northeast for Sunshine , Pro Business Policies and Lower taxes

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Ridgewood NJ, yes that’s right tax the rich but according to the New York Post analysis which found that almost 1,000 people a day are moving to Florida ,mostly from the northeast. Its seems high taxes, high crime rates and lock downs have taken there toll.

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NJ State Police Urges Motorists to Stay Off of the Roads during Winter Storm

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Ridgewood NJ, The New Jersey State Police is urging New Jersey residents to prepare for a nor’easter that will affect nearly the entire state Wednesday into Thursday. The storm is expected to create hazardous travel conditions statewide, so if you do not need to travel, please stay home to allow crews to safely treat our roadways. If you must travel, here are a few tips safety tips to follow:

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Governor Murphy Declares State of Emergency In Response to Expected Winter Storm

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Trenton NJ, Governor Phil Murphy today declared that New Jersey will enter a state of emergency beginning Wednesday, December 16, 2020, at 2:00 p.m. in response to the expected winter storm. The storm is anticipated to start in the late morning and hazardous conditions may continue through Thursday evening.  Executive Order No. 208 declares a state of emergency across all 21 counties in New Jersey, allowing resources to be deployed throughout the state during the duration of the storm. The Governor has also initiated a staggered closing for state offices beginning at 1:00 p.m. this afternoon. The early dismissal does not include weather-essential employees, who shall remain until the normal close of business. Private companies and businesses should dismiss their employees at their own discretion

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New Jersey Leads the World in COVID Deaths Per Million

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Trenton NJ, New Jersey leads the world in COVID deaths  and the Governor continues contemplating potentially more devastating mandates to contain the spread of the coronavirus amid growing confusion about the accuracy of the daily numbers released by the Department of Health and the reliability and interpretation of virus testing.

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NJ State Police Arrest Two U.S. Postal Employees for Drug Trafficking

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Detectives Seize 2 Kilograms of Fentanyl with an Estimated Street Value of $3 Million
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West Trenton NJ,  Attorney General Gurbir S. Grewal and Colonel Patrick J. Callahan announced today that the New Jersey State Police have arrested Andre Sulimenko, 56, of Barnegat, N.J., and United States Postal Service employees William Woolley, 52, of Jackson, N.J., and Nicholas Gooskos, 41, of Spring Lake, N.J. for various drug and weapon offenses and seized 2 kilograms of fentanyl, heroin, 54 guns, and high-capacity magazines.

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Judge Denies Request to Expedite Case for Shuttered Business Reinforcing NJ’s Anti Small Business Stance

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Morris Plains NJ,  the Appellate Division denied a request on Thursday to expedite proceedings for a New Jersey business that closed its door because of Gov. Phil Murphy’s back-to-back emergency COVID-19 executive orders, which have since resulted in the closure of more than one-third of the state’s small businesses.

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Senate Candidate David Winkler , “My Campaign has started the recall process to remove Gov Murphy from office”

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Middletown NJ, New Jersey state Senate candidate David Winkler Starts Governor Murphy Recall Process. David Winkler is a highly decorated Combat Veteran of both the US Marine Corps and the US Army for 14 years. David is formerly the Chief Executive Officer of a National 501(C)3 Veterans nonprofit organization called Wings for Warriors which has helped thousands of Veterans Nationwide. David cares about protecting the American Dream and her people. David is dedicated to fighting for all Americans and his district, and will be the people’s champion on Capitol Hill.

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Murphy Administration Shuts Down Bars Violating the Heightened COVID Restrictions

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TRENTON NJ,  NJ AG is ramping up enforcement of COVID-19 orders as the virus surges in New Jersey, Attorney General Gurbir S. Grewal and the Division of Alcoholic Beverage Control (“ABC”) today announced they are seeking to suspend the liquor licenses of 10 New Jersey bars and restaurants accused of violating the heightened restrictions placed on eating and drinking establishments by Governor Murphy last month. To bad the bars did proclaim they were holding  “mostly peaceful protests” and things would have been different.

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Legislation Proposed to Make Public Health Emergency Reports Available to the Public 

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Trenton NJ, Legislation sponsored by Senator Declan O’Scanlon and Assemblywoman Serena DiMaso (both R-Monmouth) which makes certain information related to public health emergencies accessible under the Open Public Records Act (OPRA) was approved by the Assembly Health Committee.

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Concerns Raised Over Basing Public Health Policy on One-Size-Fits-All PCR COVID Test

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Trenton NJ, Concerned that aggressive testing for the COVID virus could be yielding ambiguous data, Senator Joe Pennacchio today called for the state to revise laboratory reporting on positive case numbers.

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Residents Who Choose to Receive a COVID-19 Vaccine will be Enrolled into the New Jersey Immunization Information System

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Trenton NJ,  In preparation for the arrival of COVID-19 vaccines to New Jersey, Governor Phil Murphy signed Executive Order No. 207, which automatically enrolls residents who choose to receive a COVID-19 vaccine into the state’s existing vaccine registry. The Governor’s Executive Order changes inclusion into the New Jersey Immunization Information System from an opt-in to an opt-out program for residents who elect to receive a COVID-19 vaccine. That group of residents will be automatically enrolled into the system, and will then be permitted to opt-out of the registry 30 days after the public health emergency expires. Currently, all individuals born on or after January 1, 1998 are automatically enrolled in the registry, unless they opt-out of the registry. Any individual born prior to January 1, 1998 can elect to opt-in to the registry.

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New Jersey Division of Highway Traffic Safety Kicks Off “Drive Sober or Get Pulled Over” Year End Campaign

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Trenton NJ,  To help ensure safety on the State’s roadways, the Division of Highway Traffic Safety (“the Division”) today announced the kick-off of a statewide traffic safety campaign targeting drunk and impaired drivers.

Starting today, law enforcement agencies across the state will be patrolling New Jersey roads looking for drunk and impaired drivers as part of the annual “Drive Sober or Get Pulled Over” holiday campaign, which runs through January 1, 2021.

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GOP Chairman Calls Out Governor Murphy on “knucklehead” Tweet

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Trenton NJ. New Jersey Republican Chairman Doug Steinhardt called out  Governor Phil Murphy once again  on his comments to Florida representative Mat Gaetz :

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