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Trenton NJ, Gov. Phil Murphy painted a dire outlook for New Jersey public worker jobs on Saturday afternoon, pleading for more financial aid to lift a state economy that has been cratered by the coronavirus. Gov. Phil Murphy said, “We will have layoffs that will be historic”
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TRENTON NJ, Assemblyman Jay Webber said there is no getting around the state constitution that prohibits borrowing money to balance the state budget, even in times of war or an emergency.“Borrowed funds cannot be used as income to balance the state budget,” said Webber (R-Morris). “The state Supreme Court in Lance v. McGreevey has already looked at this and given all the guidance we need.”
Continue reading COVID 19 Death toll Climbs but Significantly Lags Worst Case Scenarios
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MIDLAND PARK NJ, Assemblyman Chris DePhillips decided to introduce a pension divestment bill earlier this week after hearing complaints from leaders within the New Jersey pharmaceutical industry.
“The outbreak has really become a wake-up call for the state and industry,” said DePhillips (R-Bergen). “New Jersey is supposed to be the medicine chest for the world, but China is in control of our pharmaceutical manufacturing. That must change.”
Continue reading Bill to Ban Public Pension Investments in Chinese Pharmaceuticals
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Trenton NJ, New Jersey Gov. Phil Murphy says he wasn’t thinking about the Bill of Rights when he issued social distancing orders to stem the spread of the coronavirus.
“That’s above my pay grade, Tucker,” Murphy said Wednesday on Fox News’ “Tucker Carlson Tonight.” “So, I wasn’t thinking of the Bill of Rights when we did this. We went to all — first of all — we went to the scientists who said people have to stay away from each other.”
Billions in Spending Increases Proposed Before Crisis Remain Unchanged While Emergency Programs to Keep People Employed Run Dry Within Minutes
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Trenton NJ, The Republican members of the Senate Budget & Appropriations Committee called on Governor Phil Murphy to announce which of the billions of dollars in new programs and spending and school aid increases he proposed in February will be scaled back to better fund emergency programs that are critical to helping small businesses survive and hundreds of thousands of New Jerseyans to stay employed.
Continue reading COVID 19 State of Emergency Requires Massive State Spending Cuts
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Trenton NJ, State Senator Michael Testa Jr. says it is time for New Jersey to stop investing in Chinese pharmaceutical companies.
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Trenton NJ, Senator Declan O’Scanlon today called on the Legislature and Governor’s office to coordinate efforts to spearhead a rebirth of New Jersey’s once world-leading manufacturing and pharmaceutical research and production industries.
Sen. O’Scanlon is calling for a comprehensive re-evaluation and reform of State taxes, rules, regulations and incentives to help restore New Jersey as a global leader in manufacturing and pharmaceutical research and production industries.
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Ridgewood NJ, No one likes paying taxes. Yet, like death, taxes are inevitable. Zippia analyzed state income taxes, property taxes, and sales tax to find the states where residents pay the biggest chunk of their pay towards state taxes. Here are the states where residents are the most aggressively taxed:
The tax code is thousands of pages long, with different rates and intricate rules based on earnings and family situations. While the federal tax code is applied evenly throughout the country, each state has there own tax rates. This means citizens in some states enjoy a light tax load, while others are drowning in tax obligations.
Continue reading New Jersey is the Second Highest Taxed State in America
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New Brunswick NJ,
The Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has granted emergency use authorization (EUA) to Rutgers’ RUCDR Infinite Biologics and its collaborators for a new collection approach that utilizes saliva as the primary test biomaterial for the SARS-CoV-2 coronavirus, the first such approval granted by the federal agency.
The new saliva collection method, which RUCDR developed in partnership with Spectrum Solutions and Accurate Diagnostic Labs (ADL), will allow for broader population screening than the current method of nose and throat swabs.
Continue reading New Rutgers Saliva Test for Coronavirus Gets FDA Approval
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Trenton NJ, Recognizing that their states have one integrated regional economy, New Jersey Governor Phil Murphy, New York Governor Andrew M. Cuomo, Connecticut Governor Ned Lamont, Pennsylvania Governor Tom Wolf, Delaware Governor John Carney and Rhode Island Governor Gina Raimondo today announced Massachusetts Governor Charlie Baker is joining the multi-state council to restore the economy and get people back to work. This announcement builds on the states’ ongoing regional approach to combatting the COVID-19 pandemic.
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LINWOOD NJ, In response to many conversations with doctors and nurses pleading for assistance, Republican candidate for U.S. Senate Hirsh Singh has issued a statement calling for Governor Phil Murphy to start allowing healthcare professionals to use preventative medicines (prophylactically) as an option to protect themselves and their patients when COVID-19 infection is suspected if they choose.
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Trenton NJ,just one day after Trump Derangement Syndrome is propelled U.S. Rep. Bill Pascrell, Jr. (D-NJ-09) and Sen. Bob Menendez (D-NJ) to write to U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) Commissioner Dr. Stephen Hahn trying to block the use of hydroxychloroquine (HCQ therapeutics to combat COVID-19.
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PATERSON NJ, Trump Derangement Syndrome is propelling U.S. Rep. Bill Pascrell, Jr. (D-NJ-09) and Sen. Bob Menendez (D-NJ) who wrote to U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) Commissioner Dr. Stephen Hahn calling on his agency to be guided by science and not “politics or political interference” in granting approvals for therapeutics to combat COVID-19.
