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May 18, 2021

New Jersey Politics

Coronavirus

Gov. Murphy doubles down on N.J. indoor mask mandate as N.Y., Pa. switch to adopt CDC guidance

Gov. Phil Murphy stressed it's too soon to drop indoor masking, but he did sign an order to remove the requirement for outdoor masks.

By Brent Johnson | NJ Advance Media for NJ.com

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N.J. spent more than $11M on unemployment call center in first 6 months. How did it do?

To help manage the deluge of calls, the Department of Labor opened a new call center last June.

By Karin Price Mueller | NJ Advance Media for NJ.com

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Education

N.J. parents must send kids to in-person school this fall, Murphy says

"We are declaring that all students will be back in school for full-time, in-person instruction," Gov. Phil Murphy said Monday.

By Adam Clark | NJ Advance Media for NJ.com

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N.J. public worker pension fund could be heading toward â€˜best yearâ€™ in 2 decades

Assets as of April 30 reached $90 billion.

By Samantha Marcus | NJ Advance Media for NJ.com

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N.J.â€™s huge $6.3B budget surplus will be even bigger, treasurer predicts

The budget adopted in the fall assumed a $4.3 billion revenue shortfall, which Gov. Murphy and the Legislature plugged with borrowing that ultimately proved unnecessary.

By Samantha Marcus | NJ Advance Media for NJ.com

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Politics

N.J. should act to protect abortion rights with Supreme Court case looming, advocates say

A majority of voters support abortion. But in an election year, even Democratic legislators are reluctant to talk about it.

By Susan K. Livio | NJ Advance Media for NJ.com

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