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February 6, 2021

New Jersey Politics

Coronavirus

N.J. restaurants can expand outdoor dining under new COVID measure Murphy signed into law

New Jersey businesses will be able to extend their footprints and serve patrons in parking lots, yards, patios, decks and public sidewalks.

By Matt Arco | NJ Advance Media for NJ.com

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Politics

N.J. lawmaker pushing to impeach prison leader after 3 officers are charged with misconduct

'If Governor Murphy won’t act to remove the man at the top of all of this, I will,' a Republican Assemblywoman said Friday.

By Blake Nelson | NJ Advance Media for NJ.com

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Coronavirus

75K residents whose unemployment benefits lapsed will have claims resolved next week, N.J. Labor Department says

Some of the 75,000 claimants have been waiting for an update on the 11-week benefit extension since Dec. 26, 2020.

By Sophie Nieto-Munoz | NJ Advance Media for NJ.com and Karin Price Mueller | NJ Advance Media for NJ.com

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New Jersey Marijuana

Murphy gets more time on N.J. legal weed talks as Assembly extends Monday deadline for him to take action

The state Assembly has pushed back the deadline for Gov. Phil Murphy to sign two bills legalizing and decriminalizing marijuana.

By Amanda Hoover | NJ Advance Media For NJ.com

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Coronavirus

Hospitals, nursing homes will have to track COVID cases, death among its workforce under new N.J. law

Hospitals, surgery centers, long-term care facilities, hospice centers and home healthcare agencies must report the number of cases and fatalities to the state Department of Health.

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

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Politics

House members want memorial tree at the Capitol to honor N.J. officer killed in pro-Trump riot

Reps. Frank Pallone Jr. and Bonnie Watson Coleman asked the Architect of the Capitol to plant a tree in memory of South River native Brian Sicknick.

By Jonathan D. Salant | NJ Advance Media for NJ.com

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