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Governor Murphy, Senate President Sweeney, and Assembly Speaker Coughlin Announce Intention to End COVID-19 Public Health Emergency May 14, 2021, 6:54 pm | in
Governor Murphy, Senate President Sweeney, and Assembly Speaker Coughlin Announce Intention to End COVID-19 Public Health Emergency
Governor Extends the Public Health Emergency for Another 30-Day Period, But Will Allow It to Expire if Legislation is Enacted Within the Next Month
TRENTON – As New Jersey continues to make progress in the fight against COVID-19 and with state metrics continuing to trend in the right direction, Governor Phil Murphy and his Administration have begun working with Senate President Sweeney and Assembly Speaker Coughlin on legislation that will end the COVID-19 Public Health Emergency in place since March 2020, while also ensuring that the Administration retains necessary tools to manage the ongoing threat to public health, as well as recovery and v
Good luck trying to understand this one, Save Jerseyans.
Governor Phil Murphy announced earlier Friday that he would NOT, for now, follow CDC guidance and continue to mandate masks even for fully-vaccinated residents.
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Then, later on the same day, Murphy announced that he’s consulted with Senate President Sweeney and Assembly Speaker Coughlin AND plans to FINALLY end the declared public health emergency…
in thirty days. He issued another executive order (which does not require legislative review) on Friday, continuing the no-longer-existent health emergency that’s been in place since last March.
There’s another big “if” attached to this.
Amid a recent spate of crimes aimed at Asian Americans, four Bergen County boroughs have passed resolutions decrying the violence and declaring racism a public health crisis.
Leonia, Fort Lee, Dumont and Harrington Park each adopted the identical statements. They promised to support measures at the municipal and state level to advance efforts to dismantle systemic racism, without discussing specific policies.
The towns called on local, county and state officials to
denounce racism, xenophobia and intolerance in all forms and stand with us in solidarity with the Asian and Asian Americans and Pacific Islanders communities.
Hate crimes motivated by anti-Asian sentiment have soared
Dear XXXX,
As you are likely aware, Governor Murphy recently signed Assembly Bill No. 21 into law to legalize marijuana for recreational use. As you may also be aware, the legislation, which passed the State Legislature without any Republican support, and the unprecedented “clean-up” legislation, Assembly Bill No. 5342, are riddled with dangerous public policy decisions, putting our communities, and especially our children and families, at risk. Though we were unable to prevent passage of the legislation, I am still determined to right this wrong, and I write to you now asking for your support in that endeavor.
Among the most offensive provisions of the new laws is the treatment of underage possession offenses. Not only are our law enforcement officers prohibited from notifying the parent of a minor who has been found in possession of marijuana or alcohol for the first time, but any officer who does so, or makes any other misstep during the interaction, would be convicted of a
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