Category Archives: General

From the Star Ledger: N.J. unemployment exceeds 1.9 million filings since March. $300 payments hit bank accounts next week.  More than 1.9 million unemployment claims have filed since the start of the coronavirus pandemic in mid-March, and new claims are starting to … Continue reading →

From NJ Spotlight: Murphy hails new tax break law as investment in state’s economy Gov. Phil Murphy signed into law on Thursday a massive, $14 billion corporate tax-break bill that he said will help foster a stronger state economic recovery … Continue reading →

From Mansion Global: U.S. Home Inventory Hits Historic Lows Booming demand for U.S. homes drove the number of properties for sale to new lows in December, according to a report on Thursday.  Nationwide, the number of homes for sale fell … Continue reading →

From the Hill: Five metro areas with highest 2020 move outs located in NY, NJ: study The five metro areas with the highest move outs in 2020 were located in New York and New Jersey, according to a study from … Continue reading →

From the NY Post: Alarming number of US health care workers are refusing COVID-19 vaccine U.S. health care workers are first in line to receive the COVID-19 vaccine — but an alarming number across the country are refusing to do … Continue reading →

Happy New Year! Remember, the new normal is always better than the old normal. From Bloomberg: New Jersey Minimum Wage Increasing to $12/Hour, Faces Criticism New Jersey’s minimum wage will rise to $12 per hour on Friday even as businesses … Continue reading →

From InsiderNJ: New Jersey Employment Increases in November; Unemployment Rate Increases To 10.2%  New Jersey private sector employers added to their payrolls in November for the seventh consecutive month while employment in the public sector moved lower. Estimates produced by … Continue reading →

Way to go Punch and Judy – Doses Administered Texas – 140kCalifornia – 128kFlorida – 119kNew York – 113kIllinois – 102k…New Jersey – 37k

Nearly a full year in mobility:

From NJ Spotlight: Tracking sites suggest early vaccinations lagging in NJ New Jersey officials say they are pleased with how the state’s coronavirus vaccine program has launched at hospitals, and health care and labor leaders reported few significant glitches with … Continue reading →

From WaPo: Moderna vaccine shipments set to arrive in states on Monday, Operation Warp Speed logistics chief says Shipments of the second coronavirus vaccine approved by health regulators are set to arrive in states Monday, according to the Trump administration’s vaccine operations … Continue reading →

From Northjersey.com ‘Historic day’ in pandemic fight as health care workers first in NJ to get COVID vaccine At 8:10 a.m. Tuesday, with a single needle prick to nurse Maritza Beniquez’s arm, New Jersey began its counterattack on a virus that … Continue reading →

From CNN: US Covid-19 vaccinations expected to begin Monday as CDC head gives final nod US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention Director Dr. Robert Redfield gave the final nod Sunday to the first coronavirus vaccine for the United States, … Continue reading →

From the NYT: F.D.A. Clears Pfizer Vaccine, and Millions of Doses Will Be Shipped Right Away The Food and Drug Administration authorized Pfizer’s Covid-19 vaccine for emergency use on Friday, clearing the way for millions of highly vulnerable people to begin receiving … Continue reading →

From the NY Times: F.D.A. Advisory Panel Gives Green Light to Pfizer Vaccine Pfizer’s Covid-19 vaccine passed a critical milestone on Thursday when a panel of experts formally recommended that the Food and Drug Administration authorize the vaccine. The agency … Continue reading →