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Gov. Murphy pledges more funds to fight opioid epidemic March 5, 2021
Gov. Murphy's administration released data showing opioid-related overdose deaths have slightly increased. The state wants increased funding for treatment and prevention programs. The post Gov. Murphy pledges more funds to fight opioid epidemic appeared first on NJ Spotlight News.
Lindsay Rassmann
Senate Republicans hold hearings on Murphy administration’s handling of COVID-19 in long-term care March 5, 2021
Republican lawmakers, who cried foul for months, on Friday began their own hearings into the statewide pandemic response and policies used for long-term care centers. The post Senate Republicans hold hearings on Murphy administration’s handling of COVID-19 in long-term care appeared first on NJ Spotlight News.
Lindsay Rassmann
Business Report: Hiring picks up, airline worker contract talks, additional COVID-19 vaccination sites March 5, 2021
CVS says it’s added 100 additional locations in the state. And another retailer, Wegman’s, is also offering vaccines now, although appointments booked up quickly. The post Business Report: Hiring picks up, airline worker contract talks, additional COVID-19 vaccination sites appeared first on NJ Spotlight News.
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LIVE UPDATES: Tracking the coronavirus in New Jersey March 5, 2021
This data is provided by the state Department of Health and updated daily The post LIVE UPDATES: Tracking the coronavirus in New Jersey appeared first on NJ Spotlight News.
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Bill would reduce how much energy, water household devices use March 5, 2021
Legislation is meant to mesh with Murphy administration’s push to conserve water, electricity. Advocates argue it would also help cut pollution in low-income communities The post Bill would reduce how much energy, water household devices use appeared first on NJ Spotlight News.
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It’s not over: NJ food banks brace for persistent demand even when pandemic fades March 5, 2021
Emergency food assistance expected to stay at record levels for some time The post It’s not over: NJ food banks brace for persistent demand even when pandemic fades appeared first on NJ Spotlight News.
mcrowe
Op-Ed: Facing the facts — nuclear subsidies or a huge spike in greenhouse gases March 5, 2021
I spent much of my law career fighting nuclear proliferation in New Jersey. But the ongoing reliance on fossil fuels puts our state, our country and our planet in danger The post Op-Ed: Facing the facts — nuclear subsidies or a huge spike in greenhouse gases appeared first on NJ Spotlight News.
mcrowe
Climate, not just weather, takes center stage at science summit March 5, 2021
TV meteorologist says he’s given up long-range forecasts because weather is now too wild and unpredictable The post Climate, not just weather, takes center stage at science summit appeared first on NJ Spotlight News.
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10,384 March 5, 2021
At times during the past year it seemed as if there would be no letup in the rate at which New Jerseyans were being pitched out of work. Since the coronavirus pandemic hit New Jersey in March 2020, the state Department of Labor and Workforce Development has provided unemployment benefits at record levels — $23.8 […]
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NJ Spotlight News: March 4, 2021 March 4, 2021
It all started one year ago today: The state’s first case of COVID-19 was officially confirmed when a 32 year-old Fort Lee man tested positive for the coronavirus. He was a canary in a coal mine, and no one was prepared for what would come. One year later, there has been a total of 712,585 […]
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