The legislature's Joint Budget Oversight Committee Friday approved another $154.2 million in spending for 42 items paid for by American Rescue Plan funds which leadership admitted includes some questionable items.
An NJ Dep. of Human Services worker, Kuan Bowleg, sued the state for violating his religious rights after he was fired for not being vaccinated against COVID-19.
The newly approved Moderna bivalent vaccine boosters for kids 6 to 17 are available in NJ while the Pfizer-BioNTech boosters will be available "soon," Murphy says.
The state's continued guidance to screen for coronavirus among school staff with no symptoms no longer aligns with the updated federal COVID recommendations.
President Joe Biden tested positive for COVID-19 on Thursday and has mild symptoms. The 79-year-old Biden is fully vaccinated and has received two boosters.