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TODAY'S FORECAST (1/20)
39°

Partly cloudy with highs in the mid-40s.

Today's top stories —

  • N.J. immigration advocates denounce Murphy for handling of $40M pandemic relief fund for undocumented workers (NJ.com)
  • Judges side with A.G. on waiving mandatory minimums for nonviolent drug offenses (NJ Monitor)
  • Murphy intensifies vaccine mandate for health care, congregate living workers (NJ Globe)
PLUS: How we tracked the pay of 24,000 cops (NJ.com)

COVID-19 IN NEW JERSEY:

  • New PCR-confirmed cases: 8,467
  • New confirmed deaths: 145
  • Rate of transmission: 0.96
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🏛️ Politics

  • Senate Democrats fail to advance voting rights legislation and changes to filibuster (NorthJersey.com)
  • U.S. Senate blocks change in the filibuster for voting rights bills (NJ Monitor)
  • NJ’s tax revenues have been thriving, but watch out (NJ Spotlight)
  • Activists incensed after N.J. fund for immigrant workers cut by 85% (NJ Monitor)
  • Smith secures federal funds beach replenishment, Sherrill announces flood mitigation plans (NJ Globe)

🌎 Environment

  • $30M from federal infrastructure bill will repair beaches in Bay Head, Ortley Beach (Asbury Park Press)
  • N.J. weather: When will the snow start falling? Latest update on timing of Thursday’s storm. (NJ.com)
  • N.J. to get $1B to address flooding, climate change after Hurricane Ida. Here’s where it goes. (NJ.com)
  • Snow expected to hit NJ during morning commute Thursday, last past noon (NorthJersey.com)

📝 Education

  • Wall football hazing: Lawyers for accused students slam prosecutor over publicity (Absury Park Press)
  • Maplewood teacher accused of pulling hijab won't face charges, Essex prosecutor says (NorthJersey.com)

🦠 Coronavirus

  • N.J. to drop COVID test option, require vaccines for health, long-term care workers (NJ.com)
  • N.J. reports 145 COVID deaths, 8,467 cases as Murphy announces new vaccine requirements (NJ.com)
  • All NJ health care workers must get COVID booster shots or face firing, under Murphy order (NorthJersey.com)
  • Reinstated public health emergency allows for release of some prisoners (NJ Spotlight)
  • Paterson receives $1M grant to help fight opioid addiction (NJ Spotlight)

☝️ Lastly —

  • Prisoner details alleged beating, sexual assault at N.J. women’s prison in lawsuit (NJ.com)
  • NJ Transit electric bus pilot in Camden delayed as battery technology sees snags (NorthJersey.com)
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