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State officials will weigh vaccine exception for disabled adult day programs, Murphy says

April 5, 2021 3:51 pmApril 5, 2021 3:54 pm

The Department of Health will weigh whether to create exceptions for vaccinated individuals that could allow adult residents with developmental disability to rejoin day programs that must remain shuttered in areas of the state with high levels of COVID-19 activity,...

Murphy: Administration will review request to loosen disabled adult day program reopening guidelines

April 1, 2021 1:45 pm

Gov. Phil Murphy said his administration is reviewing Republican requests to loosen reopening guidelines for day programs for adults with developmental disabilities, but it’s not clear any immediate changes are forthcoming. “The mental health stress on everybody has been overwhelming,...

Bucco, Corrado urge Murphy to loosen disabled adult day program reopening guidelines

March 31, 2021 6:36 pmMarch 31, 2021 7:51 pm

This article was updated with comment from the front office at 7:51 p.m. Two Republican senators urged Gov. Phil Murphy to allow day programs for adults with developmental disabilities, many of which have remained shuttered under strict reopening guidelines released...

Lawmakers send latest marijuana cleanup bill to Murphy’s desk

March 25, 2021 4:58 pm

The Senate and Assembly cleared a bipartisan bill that would move parental notifications to underage marijuana users first offense by overwhelming margins in bipartisan votes Thursday. The bill cleared the Senate 36-0, passing the Assembly 72-0. If Gov. Phil Murphy...

Bucco, O’Scanlon bill would raise bar to charge police over illegal searches

March 19, 2021 10:07 amMarch 19, 2021 8:11 pm

Two Republican state senators introduced a bill that would once again make it more difficult to charge police officers who illegally search minors Thursday. The measure would reverse a change to the state code made by the bill creating the...

O’Scanlon, Bucco introduce bill to reinstate protections for police officers

March 5, 2021 11:01 amMarch 6, 2021 10:21 pm

Two Republican Senators will introduce a bill to reinstate criminal protections for police officers who illegally searches those under the age of 21 and to allow authorities to notify parents on an underage user’s first marijuana offense. It’s likely dead...

New Jersey to expand indoor dining capacity to 35% Friday

February 3, 2021 12:22 pmFebruary 3, 2021 12:26 pm

New Jersey will soon allow more diners to eat indoors, Gov. Phil Murphy announced Wednesday. The governor will sign an executive order expanding indoor dining capacity from 25% to 35% starting Friday. It’ll be the first capacity expansion since Murphy...