New Jersey 'close' to new pandemic restrictions
Murphy didn't elaborate on the exact steps the state would take amid new restrictions but said something needs to be done.
New Jersey warns: Marijuana isn't legal yet
Gov. Phil Murphy on Thursday echoed a statement that Attorney General Gurbir Grewal issued the day before: That recreational weed isn't legal yet and may not be for a year or so.
Tristate area officials remain concerned over rise in COVID cases
Officials say the COVID caseload in the tri-state area is still worrisome.
New Jersey bans single-use bags, foam containers
Gov. Phil Murphy on Wednesday signed a bill into law that prohibits single-use plastic and paper bags and disposable food containers and cups made out of polystyrene foam as of May 2022.
COVID-19 travel advisory list for NJ, CT; NY qurantine requirements
Which states are on the travel quarantine list for New York, New Jersey, and Connecticut?
'Second wave is coming now,' says Murphy during COVID briefing
Gov. Phil Murphy had a dire warning for New Jerseyans Thursday: the second wave of the coronavirus pandemic is coming in now.
New COVID requirements in place for NJ businesses
Gov. Phil Murphy has announced new COVID requirements for New Jersey businesses in an effort to reduce the spread of the coronavirus.
COVID hospitalizations surpass 1,000 in New Jersey
The number of hospitalizations in New Jersey related to the coronavirus pandemic has surpassed 1,000, for the first time in nearly four months.
Gov. Murphy: 2.6 million ballots already cast in NJ
A week until Election Day and more than 2.6 million ballots have already been cast in New Jersey, Gov. Phil Murphy said Tuesday. That amounts to 67% of the voter turnout in 2016 and stems from the state holding its first mostly mail-in election.
Daily COVID cases in NJ reach nearly 2,000 for first time since May
New Jersey's daily total of COVID cases spiked by over 850 on Friday, to 1,994.
Murphy: COVID-19 cases are climbing in northern New Jersey
New Jersey Gov. Phil Murphy says the climbing number of COVID-19 cases are beginning to spread to northern counties around New York.
Gov. Murphy in quarantine after senior aide tests positive for COVID-19
New Jersey Gov. Phil Murphy abruptly left an event after announcing he was going into quarantine.
NJ reports 1,282 new COVID-19 cases, highest total since May
The daily count of new COVID-19 cases in New Jersey soared past 1,000 on Sunday, with the Garden State recording 1,283 positive cases.
More than 900 new COVID-19 cases in NJ, more than 700 hospitalized
The percent of COVID-19 cases is up across nearly the entire state of New Jersey.
More than 200 black bears killed during latest NJ hunt
Hunters have killed 201 bears so far during New Jersey’s latest black bear hunt.
Second wave? New Jersey COVID-19 cases spike
The health commissioner said most of the positive cases in Ocean County stem from Lakewood, predominantly among white men ages 19-49 and could be related to religious services or celebrations that occurred in late September.
New Jersey governor to introduce bill codifying Roe v. Wade
The bill would protect a woman’s right to “reproductive freedom and remove barriers” that prevent women from being able to get abortions.
Gov. Murphy urges attendees of Trump Bedminster event to quarantine
Gov. Phil Murphy is urging anyone who attended President Donald Trump's fundraising event in Bedminster to self-quarantine.
Federal government approves $300 jobless benefit for NJ
Phil Murphy says the federal government has approved New Jersey’s application for a $300 benefit for people who lost work because of COVID-19.