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Gov. Andrew Cuomo of New York was not the only state leader to have directed nursing homes to admit patients who had been hospitalized for COVID-19. Governors from Michigan, California, New Jersey, and Pennsylvania, all Democrats, enacted similar policies last year as fears grew that hospitals would be overwhelmed with new patients and too few healthcare providers. New York Gov. Andrew Cuomo speaks to a member of the National Guard at a COVID-19 vaccination site in the Brooklyn borough of New York, Monday, Feb. 22, 2021. (AP Photo/Seth Wenig, Pool) Seth Wenig/AP
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This photo shows Gov. Phil Murphy as he has signed into law legislation to set up a recreational marijuana marketplace. | Edwin J. Torres/AP Photo
New Jersey legalizes cannabis after years of failed efforts and toxic negotiations
New Jersey Gov. Phil Murphy finally delivered on a 2017 campaign promise when he signed legislation Monday that legalizes cannabis for adults, decriminalizes the possession of up to six ounces of the drug and codifies criminal justice reforms that will upend how police officers interact with underage offenders.
Despite New Jersey s deep-blue political backdrop and strong tailwinds in support of loosening Reagan-era drug policies, Murphy, a progressive Democrat, came close to rejecting the measures.
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File photo: Dec. 15, 2020 , health commissioner Judy Persichilli and Gov. Phil Murphy applauded as the first COVID-19 vaccination was administered in New Jersey to emergency room nurse Maritza Beniquez, University Hospital, Newark.
For months, New Jersey Gov. Phil Murphy has highlighted the state’s goal of vaccinating 4.7 million people against COVID-19 within six months, something he said can be done by this summer. By Memorial Day, or by the Fourth of July, things will “look much better,” Murphy predicts.
But state health commissioner Judy Persichilli, who often appears next to the governor during their media briefings, seems to have a different timeline. She talks about immunizing 4.7 million people within six months of when there is an adequate supply of the vaccine, something that doesn’t yet exist. When briefing lawmakers in October, Persichilli indicated it could take until fall to reach this 4.7 million goal which is 70% of those el
Lack of clarity on details of COVID-19 vaccine rollout leaves area residents with lots of questions
The first health care worker in the state receives the COVID-19 vaccine on Dec. 15. File photo, by Edwin J. Torres. The vaccine rollout has been slower than expected in New Jersey.
A state website where residents can pre-register for the COVID-19 vaccine is still not up yet, even though vaccinations for health care workers in New Jersey already have begun. Most county websites have little specific information about the vaccine rollout, and instead redirect people to the state website. Adding to the confusion, at least one local online news chain published an article listing dates when various groups would be vaccinated, but much of the information was wrong or out of date.