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Newark NJ, new legislation allowing Horizon Blue Cross Blue Shield of New Jersey to change its corporate form to a more modern structure and one that would enable the nonprofit to invest a far greater amount into emerging technologies — passed in the NJ Senate and General Assembly on Thursday afternoon.
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Trenton NJ, Governor Phil Murphy today signed Executive Order No. 195, which permits municipalities and counties to impose additional restrictions on the hours of operation of non-essential retail businesses, food and beverage establishments, and recreation and entertainment businesses after 8:00 p.m. The Order prohibits municipalities and counties from imposing restrictions that prevent dining establishments from arranging for the pickup or delivery of goods or otherwise limiting their scope of operations. The Order will take effect immediately.
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Ridgewood NJ, Governor Phil Murphy today delivered to the Legislature a list of proposed projects for the first round of funding from the Library Construction Bond Act (LCBA). The Library Construction Bond Act authorized $125 million in state bonds to fund critical improvements to New Jersey public libraries. The bond issuance was approved by New Jersey voters in November 2017 and all applicants were required to identify a 50 percent match to fund their proposed projects.
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Ridgewood NJ, Governor Phil Murphy announced additional restrictions on businesses saying they are necessary due to recent state data on COVID-19. Restaurants, bars and casinos, clubs, and lounges must close at 10 p.m., and bar seating will no longer be allowed. The National Federation of Independent Business (NFIB) in New Jersey, which represents thousands of small businesses in the state, reacted to that news. The following comments are from NFIB’s New Jersey State Director, Eileen Kean:
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Trenton NJ, Governor Phil Murphy Imposes New Restaurant, Sports Restrictions. Directly impacting Village restaurants. All restaurants must close indoor premises by 10 p.m. cannot and cannot reopen until 5 p.m., effective Thursday, Nov. 12th. Outdoor dining can continue past 10 p.m., as can takeout and delivery service, and heated dining bubbles will be allowed, according to Governor Phil Murphy, who addressed the media this afternoon at the War Memorial in Trenton.
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Trenton NJ, Governor Phil Murphy today signed S864, which prohibits the use of single-use plastic and paper bags in all stores and food service businesses statewide. This bill is a significant step to reduce harm and pollution that these products cause to our environment.
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Trenton NJ, Governor Phil Murphy has one of the worst COVID safety records in the world despite locking down the New Jersey economy . The Governors policies has been accused of murdering nursing home patients and the Murphy administration is now being investigated by the Department of Justice for the COVID related deaths in Veterans facilities .
The Governor claimed in an ongoing efforts to safeguard New Jersey’s frontline workforce, Governor Phil Murphy signed Executive Order No. 192, providing mandatory health and safety standards to protect all New Jersey’s workers at work during the pandemic.
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Ridgewood NJ, Senator Kristin Corrado plans to introduce legislation to end the taxation of masks in New Jersey for the general public. Governor Phil Murphy’s executive orders require New Jerseyans to wear masks indoors and outside if they cannot properly social distance.
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Measure Would Have Reimbursed Restaurants for Losses After Governor Reversed Decision to Allow Indoor Dining to Resume on July 2nd
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Ridgewood NJ, Senator Anthony M. Bucco panned Governor Phil Murphy’s veto of legislation he sponsored to reimburse restaurants for losses incurred after the governor reversed his decision to allow indoor dining to resume on July 2nd.
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Paramus NJ, Governor Phil Murphy today announced a leadership transition at the New Jersey Department of Military and Veterans Affairs (DMAVA). Effective immediately, current DMAVA Deputy Adjutant General, Colonel Dr. Lisa J. Hou, D.O., will become Interim Adjutant General and Commissioner of the New Jersey Department of Military and Veterans Affairs, replacing Major General Jemal J. Beale.
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Trenton NJ, Governor Phil Murphy and Lieutenant Governor Sheila Oliver are running again in 2021.
This from a letter by First Lady Tammy Murphy to his supporters:
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Morris Plains NJ, Six months after Governor Phil Murphy issued numerous Executive Orders in response to the COVID-19 pandemic, a lawsuit filed on Wednesday, Sept. 23 in the Sussex County Superior Court, Law Division, is seeking a declaratory judgment against the Governor.
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Trenton NJ, Assembly Republican Leader Jon Bramnick panned the reported deal between Governor Phil Murphy and legislative Democrats that would raise income taxes on millionaires, costing them thousands of dollars.
June 14, 2018, was a landmark day for New Jersey. By putting $20 on Germany to win the World Cup and another $20 on the NJ Islanders to win the NHL’s Stanley Cup, Governor Phil Murphy marked the first-ever legal wagers on sports in the state.
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Newton NJ , The members of the Sussex County Board of Chosen Freeholders voted unanimously at their Wednesday night meeting on resolutions urging Governor Phil Murphy to fully reopen Sussex
County businesses in the near future; and a resolution against the increase in taxes and fees on firearms and ammunitions.
“I am very concerned that we will have a poor survival rate of many of our businesses,” said Freeholder Herbert Yardley. “I find it very unfortunate there was not an opportunity to say, ‘Let’s
see if it (a regional reopening) works.’”
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